[BAWUG] RE: Extending backbone to Pollock Pines, CA -- CORRECTED lat-long

[stan ulfeldt]

On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 10:29, Moebius wrote: "High", I went to the Pollock Pines site on Sunday and my son Arthur (KE6DRD) climbed a "natural tower" ( a 50 foot pine tree) and took a look around.  There is a tree covered hill directly to the west that blocks paths to the west.  BUT there is a clear view of a TV Tower located SW of Placerville along Hwy 49.  (38N 37' 57", 120W 51' 25").  This might be a good location for the link.  If I could talk somebody our of some space on a tower. I have Radio Mobile up and running so I can check things out.  What is the Lat,Lon of Curtis T1? I am seriously interested in getting a link up and running and "lighting up the foothills. thanks, stan ulfeldt (KE6DRC) Stan, The program is called Radio Mobile (its free), and I am using SRTM data. This is a possible link, but it’s a rough one (I have seen worse!).. Based on the coordinates you gave me.. We would need 100ft towers on both sides to clear some of the terrain on your side and get the fresnel out of the ground outside Sacramento: