For a combination of campfires and great operating environment you might look into one of the beaches on the coast, such as New Brighton State Park in Capitola, just south of Santa Cruz on the Monterey Bay. You probably won't have any issues with a campfire in the locations designated for camping and it's hard to beat the effects of that huge, unobstructed ground plane to the west that we call the Pacific Ocean.
I'm sure there are many other camping beaches that a little on-line research will turn up. It's been a couple of decades since I lived in Capitola. 73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Satterwhite via Elecraft Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 1:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] QRP and Camping/Back packing in the Bay Area Hello everyone, I'm looking to go camping or Backpacking this weekend with my QRP set up and have some fun. Not to sure where a good place is in the Bay area or surrounding areas for that would be. I would prefer to get away from the crowds, some where I can have a small camp fire, bring my dog, and of course have decent propagation. My short list so far is Mt. Diablo, or Black Diamond mines. Does anybody have any other suggestions? I'm just getting back into the camping/back packing scene and would like to integrate QRP with it! Thanks, Dave KM6P ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
