On July 17, 2021 The San Luis Valley Amateur Radio Association activated W0C/LG-027, known locally as Sargent’s Mesa for the first time ever! Operating under the K0SLV club call letters, numerous contacts were made on HF and 2-meters. A dozen members of the cub made the trek up to the 11,722′ Sergent’s Mesa peak, which is now officially logged in the SOTA Atlas.
This activation even caught the attention of other entities in the amateur radio world, including Amateur Radio Newsline and 100 Watts & A Wire.
Some pictures of the day. The club intends on continuing to pursue new SOTA and POTA activations in the coming months.
Pictures are courtesy of fellow hams Timothy Chittum and Erik Dunn.