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Thank you so much for the comments Brian, and very true about not many summits having a wide paved trail to the SOTA activation zone! (-: I need to get back there next summer...

Great point! Hope you have a great day, and thanks for watching and quick comment!

Thank you Mike! Always appreciate your comments and support... Hope you get to a SOTA soon, and I actually need to as well. (-:

Thank you Tim! Was definitely great to see you and everyone else as well, and congrats to you again on getting Mountain Goat! That's a major achievement, and special to do as part of the campout! 73, James WA7JNJ

I have once but it's been too long... even created an instruction sheet for myself in the past )-: I will definitely relearn / refresh how to do it again...especially since no cell service on that last few great summits. 73, James

Thank you Bob for nice comments about use of 360 and editing... I definitely love the 360 for unique shots and still learning how to best use in videos. Fun you mention the WRC, and I felt bad about not being able to spot and make hf contacts that day. I definitely like it for certain situations, and generally don't mind hiking with it or the Elk Log Periodic for 2m/70cm. For 2m contacts I did post an alert, but many of the summits around the Puget Sound area have great line-of-sight and can relatively easily be activated on VHF only if needed. In other parts of the country it's pretty unique to be able to activate with 2m, but definitely fun to hear voices of many familiar SOTA/POTA chasers around the Puget Sound in Washington. The 2m qso's were on 146.52 and 146.56... we''ll also sometime use 146.58, and in Oregon most of the SOTA chasers monitor 146.58. Thanks again for nice comments and VHF questions! Have a great rest of the week! 73, James WA7JNJ

@@wa7jnjradio Sometime could you give me a 30 sec tutorial on how you made those smooth flyby in google map/earth (pro) ? Specifially like at 7:52 in the video...for a second I thought it was actual video vice google earth.

Of course... Google Earth Studio makes it much easier to actually use for videos! I had to apply in order to use, but went very quickly and they sent a link to use. The interface is much better, and I've started using a standard "Quick Start" views including the "circle" option. After choosing the quick start for circle, I'll input the SOTA GPS coordinates and then adjust a few setting for distance from location, etc. My email is on qrz, and open to chat by phone or zoom if you want to walk through... 73.

@@wa7jnjradio Thank you very much, I have a relationship with Google through YT so I will connect with them first and then reach out to you after i get it and understand it. Working with Google Earth and Earth Pro was not smooth! :-) thanks again, if there is anything I can do for you in the YT realm let me know! Bob KU3C

@@wa7jnjradio I got it and was able to figure it out after playing with it for about 30 minutes; powerful tool and MUCH easier than Google Earth! Thanks so much; it may have application in my Jet Ski videos, but definitely when I am in the mountains doing SOTA or just hiking. Thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction! I used to live in Puyallup and may move back to Colorado ...maybe we can do a joint video someday! Bob KU3C

Thank you and hope you're doing well! The sotamaps.org/activations website is pretty great and fun to show locations... I sometimes have to do manual updates, but in general is a great quick option. Thanks for the comment! 73, James

Thank you! Quite a few days and hours to edit this, but worth it and fun to share...and always nice to hear a quick comment! (-: Thanks again...

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. It definitely has been a great time the last 2 years, and recommend joining something like this event if you're able to in the future!

It definitely was! Hope you have a great rest of your day and almost weekend!

Thank you...and thank you for taking time for quick comment! 73

Sorry to hear about the plastic skid plate, but agree for the price this was a great deal. I do light off-roading and felt much better having this plate, along with later getting AT tires! A few years ago I finally starting changing my oil, and only change I needed was getting a cheap wrench to loosen the oil filter. Overall I've been very happy with this, and really wasn't too bad to install! Always takes a bit longer than you think...but I would definitely buy this again!

Thank you! Had to watch the video again, and fun to have some "Fort to Fort" & POTA to SOTA & P2P 2m and 1.25m QSO's. Thanks for watching and for the comment! 73, James

Love that you've been to this one as well, and definitely one of my favorite's also! Sauk W7W/SK-096 is nearby, and a bit easier and shorter hike... you may have done this one also, but another great SOTA option nearby (both of which are also in POTA parks - many of the summits are especially in the Nat. Forests). Again, great to hear your family out there this weekend! 73, James

Thank you, and glad to hear it was helpful! Fun again to make contacts with 3 of you, and was in a bad driving spot for making the last one. (-: Welcome to the radio and SOTA hobby, and please reach out if any questions or anything I can do to help! 73

Glad to hear it was useful, and helped to share another route option with others in the SOTA community! Thank you for sharing the comment! 73, James

Thank you for watching and taking time to comment! Much appreciated! 73

Thank you for comment and question! Short answer is that you can keep your family isolated from other, and when setting up devices for my wife and kids I won't include the public main channel. You can set up an encryption code that you only share with your family, and I've seen a new meshtastic software update will be making messaging even more secure in the future... Link attached is to the Comms Channel video about setting up channels, and I've watched a few times when thinking about how to setup for my family. ua-cam.com/video/2Z8_-EVwizw/v-deo.htmlsi=YIncLIsuSJCcyf6t This link is for channels on Meshtastic site, and AES 128 or AES 256 is encryption methodology (does sound like will be improving encryption in next update for privately communicating with another station that you don't have a shared private channel. meshtastic.org/docs/configuration/radio/channels/ Hope this helps! James

@@wa7jnjradio awesome answer and support

Thank you Chris, and hope you had a great time on your SOTA weekend trip a bit ago...our summer is going to fast and almost gone. )-:

@@wa7jnjradio it won't be long before we get our snowshoes out again!

Thank you Todd! That's funny about VHF vs. HF, and another reminder for me to continue learning CW for the automatic spotting when there is no cell! It was great to watch your videos from this summit and why I actually activated it...and so glad i did! 73, and thanks for comment!

Thank you Jim! Very kinds words, and the respect and appreciation goes both ways!!! 73, James

Thank you (-: Chasers are great and I love using VHF/UHF as able. My first SOTA summits were actually VFH only around the Puget Sound until getting general license and an HF radio. Thanks for watching and comment! 73, James

Thank you Reid, and hope you enjoy!!! Been a bit since we've caught up on air, but hope all is going well this summer and that you enjoy these last few weeks! Always hard to believe my kids start school in just over 2 weeks...(-: 73, James

Thank you so much for kind words about content, and glad you like the shirts! I'm working on the Park Butte video (one of my favorite hikes) now, and hoping to get posted in the next few days... Hope you have a great rest of the weekend! 73, James

Great idea and beautiful designs, love it!

Thank you!!! ... and I'll have to pass word to my YL. She put a lot of time working on the designs, and I'm grateful for! 73, James

Thanks for watching and reaching out with question! For N1CC, you only need to make 1 contact on each of the 10 bands for that park and the contacts can be on different days or activations. For nearly all my parks, I got the 10 bands over 2 or 3 activations... (I do still have 2 parks that I can activate together and need to get the last few bands to complete the award...) 73, James

Thank you Mike! It's definitely fun to share as an option to see what it's like on summit! 73

Thank you for watching and appreciate the comment! Sounds great about next time, and hope you have a great rest of the summer! 73

Agree Mike (-: ...and I believe someone donated to club just before I got licensed and joined the club. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Agree with you that it is beautiful landscape, and one of my favorite hikes! Awesome on soon being back to USA, and thank you for warm wishes. All the best to you as well!!! 73, James WA7JNJ

Love it Mike! I haven't been out as much this year, but it's been nice the hit a few summits the last few days... now back to work tomorrow. (-: 73

Thank you Bob for taking time to comment, and very cool to hear about doing your first SOTA activation in June! Love that you're a veteran POTA guy as well, and that you also enjoy sharing video with others! Thanks so much again for comments, and have a great rest of your week! 73

Thank you for taking time to comment, and appreciate your feedback on more permanent antenna install. After having a temp install the last few years when switching vehicles, I do want something more permanent and will have to check out your recommendations. I recently bought the Yaesu FTM-500, DIAMOND SG7500NMO, and a bracket to attach NMO mount to a ditch light hood bracket. Haven't bought the ditch light bracket yet and may reconsider? For your question, LP came up when searching for skid plates, and I liked the simplicity of their ditch light brackets as well. Also liked the simplicity of install, and opening are working well so far for oil changes. Overall really like it, and have felt much better getting to trailheads the last month or so...and also with new AT tires (-: 73, James WA7JNJ

Love it... Hope you have a great weekend, and thanks for watching!

Thank you Jeff...it's a little different on phone to move around, or on tv / computer etc...but fun for sure. Great to see you at campout! 73, James WA7JNJ

Thank you, and glad you found the video! Sorry for delayed response...just got back from southern Oregon hiking and summit adventure. (-: The Blue Mountain parking area is within Olympic National Park, and I've included a link to information on "Camping". It appears camping in vehicles is only allowed in campgrounds... )-: I've included a link to campground and camping guideline page for more info. Hope this helps and that you have a great time in the area! www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/camping.htm

Maybe if it helps save money for more radio equipment or get to a summit to play radio? (-: I normally just change the oil, but had fun trying a different style of video as I get ready for hiking and Summits on the Air (SOTA) adventures. Also loved that my dad was there to help, and hoping this non-radio video may help others learn about our great hobby! (-: 73, James WA7JNJ

@@wa7jnjradio Nice. 73

Love it! I need to get back over to that area and try a few more... but about 5-6 hours away from me. (-:

@@wa7jnjradio at least once this summer!

Congrats on getting your license, and fun to hear it's first time learning about SOTA! The main sota website is www.sota.org.uk.. If you're interested, I also have a SOTA getting started playlist which may help. Please reach out if questions. 73

@@wa7jnjradio Thank you Sir!

(-: smiled a bit this am when saw the comment. While it get's many of us in the hobby to learn about... I will say, when first bought a Baofeng... it was a massive step up from the bubble pack GMRS/FRS Motorola radios I spent too much money on previously. (-: 73, and have a great weekend!

Thank you for watching and taking time to post a quick comment! Much appreciated! 73

Hello Rick and appreciate the comment. Purpose of this video was to share what most SOTA activators learn pretty quickly through experience. Being overloaded, limited filtering, direct conversion receive, etc. are definitely things that work against you when on summit and I've experiences through testing and hearing from others. N7KOM has a video about the same topic with FT60 comparison ua-cam.com/video/vkd07g7AmBQ/v-deo.htmlsi=trKQMh2SkQq_lDW_ and at some point I may do similar comparison... since I've had the same experience on summit with Baofeng hearing half or less than what FT70 did. (-: Hope you have a great rest of the weekend! 73, James

Thank you, and appreciate you sharing your story as well! Think there's a lot of us who use one to start, and love that we use what we have and learn from it. I was definitely impressed with the FT70 on the second summit due to filtering and more sensitive receiver, especially since I was so reliant on 2m contacts early on before getting general license. Thanks again for comments, and have a great weekend! 73

Agree... I'm usually surprised at how well cheaper radios are, but better filtering and superhet receivers seem to work better. For me it was good learning to experience, and then compare the radios on my second (and other) summits. Hope you have a great weekend!