Anyone who has ever been on a VHF contest will tell you that it's a semi-terminal form of mental illness. Photo taken at Baker Butte Arizona June 94 VHF Sweepstakes contest site . We used WB7VVD as the contest call until this year when we got the club call K7UHF . Since this picture Mark KC7AZC and Adam KC7PCV have joined the contest efforts In Arizona this insanity happens on mountain tops that don't have even a tree or a shady spot . For those of you who haven't spent a summer in any of the Arizona desert areas, a shady spot is a premium item and in great demand.
Any shade is likely to be occupied by any number of critters seeking relief from the heat.
It's not a good idea to sit down in any shady spots without checking VERY carefully first. At any rate it's all in good fun. We generally have a good time and at the least have a few stories to tell later. Really good radio location but a really lousy campsite, pretty much like most desert mountaintops in Arizona. On the left is the trailer we built with a 30 foot crank up tower and dual antenna rotors mounted on it.