In 2001 VE7NUT/7 won the Division leader award in BOTH the June and September VHF QSO Party Contests. During that time period we operated from Promontory Ridge near Merrit , BC from the old forestry lookout as well as from the scout cabin on Beaconsfield mountain near Apex ski resort .The scanned picture is of some of the crew and how we set up everything in the cramped quarters we had on Promotory. The picture also shows the large Johnson 6 n 2, 1 kw 6 m Linear ( BIG BERTHA ) as we called it . Luckily for us we had 20 amp 115 vac power available ! This is the same amplifier which I use today at VE7BEE in Keremeos,BC along with the same stacked 5 el m2 yagis that Mike K6MYC from M2 sold me years ago. Thanks Mike! They still work as good as the day I bought them even after being up 20 different mountain tops and contests...so pick a mountain top, grab some ham friends and go have a blast mountain topping this summer.......oh and by the way ,in BC as in other areas.....bring your parka because we sometimes get snow even in July at 7000 ft ! 73s BUZZ
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