08/09/2009 | KC8KSK I had to travel to the Atlanta, GA area for work related training the week after the contest weekend. I began to plan where I could operate from and immediately Stone Mountain came to mind (1600' + ASL). I had not been there in quite a few years and had not operated radio equipment from there before but after checking the park website I locked in my plans.

I hiked the 1.3 miles to the summit on a warm Saturday afternoon and got setup just before 1500 local time. I was happy to find some contacts on 432 as I was only there for a few hours.

Several people wondered by my position and asked me what I was doing. One person even wondered if I was tracking birds!

My equipment was a FT-817, gel cell battery, Arrow II antenna (with the 2 meter elements removed), and Maldol vertical antenna.

I had a great time. I enjoyed the hike and radio fun! I may come back to operate from here in the future. 73! -- KC8KSK