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Davis Mountain July, 2016

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Summit: 
W7O/CM-028
Voice Cellular Coverage: 
Spotty, may not work at all
Data Cellular Coverage: 
Spotty, may not work at all
Cellular Provider: 
AT&T

Davis Mountain is a drive up summit if you have four wheel drive. Passed Oakridge on hiway 58 turn left on the Crescent Cutoff then go and turn left again to get on the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway. Near the Davis Lake campground turn right on to National Forest Road 62. Then proceed on Davis Mt Lookout Road to the summit. The road gets very narrow and technical at times. I made it in my Jeep Wrangler and think you should stick to a 4x4. At the summit, there is a large activation area. Getting the required pre-summit yardage in is easy as ther is lots of places to check out and super views to see. No shade at the top and very little antenna support. I had zero cell coverage with AT&T. I had a hard time getting myself spotted on Sotawatch till W0MNA heard my puny three watts, and spotted me. Even made a summit to summit with a So Cal SOTA station. Lots of fun though and the bugs weren't too bad. It was an easy 6-pointer. Thanks to all the super chasers..

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