ACØPR, ham radio blog: Flat Top South W7U/SU-050

Looking up from the "upper base"

Flat Top is another go-to every spring. When I'm ambitious I'll try and go when there's still a winter bonus in March but often the lower road is impassible, given that it's steep and in shade all day so if there's ice and snow anywhere in the area, it's there. A little later in the year and it does look better, but this one isn't too far from home.

Trail report:

Access is gained from Enterprise, UT, 200 E. then a dirt road that goes up almost to the top. A 4x4 pickup can make it most of the way. There is a small turn off near the top to get to the base of what remains of the hike, an ATV is preferred or just hike that portion. In winter and spring these are often filled with snow. Once at the base, it is a pleasant hike, easy grade with grass and dirt until the very
end when it becomes rocky. There are two benchmarks on the top.

The experience.

A few years back a group of OHV guys set up a monument for a plane that had crashed on the mountain long ago. The monument is nice with a big US flag that they check on to make sure it's still up and looks good. They came when I was on the summit. They didn't come up but I was back down before they left. I had looked at all the documentation the year before. I talked with one guy, from a distance, COVID-19 you know.

Up on top it's pretty rocky, so a mast is easy to setup, but running wire out can be a pain. The bands were open and lots of chasers out there, so it was fun. With the OHV'ers down below, I got distracted when I was changing the links on the antenna and tripped on a rock, scraped up my leg. Dumb. Always got to pay attention to what you're doing on a mountain.

Date:30/04/2020 | Summit:W7U/SU-050 (Flat Top Mountain South) | Call Used:AC0PR | Points: 4 | Bonus: 0

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
16:25	KG3W	14MHz	CW
16:25	W0MNA	14MHz	CW
16:26	AB4PP	14MHz	CW
16:26	K3TCU	14MHz	CW
16:27	W0ERI	14MHz	CW
16:27	AC7P	14MHz	CW
16:28	N4LAG	14MHz	CW
16:28	WA2USA	14MHz	CW
16:29	NG6R	14MHz	CW
16:30	K4MF	14MHz	CW
16:30	AC1Z	14MHz	CW
16:31	NE4TN	14MHz	CW
16:32	WB2FUV	14MHz	CW
16:33	K2KJD	14MHz	CW
16:37	WU7H	14MHz	CW
16:43	WB5USB	7MHz	CW
16:44	WD7Y	7MHz	CW
16:45	K6KM	7MHz	CW
16:45	KX0R	7MHz	CW	S2S W0C/FR-052
16:47	W7GT	7MHz	CW
16:47	W7USA	7MHz	CW
16:48	W7RV	7MHz	CW
16:49	K8TE	7MHz	CW
16:50	NW7E	7MHz	CW
16:50	KD7WPJ	7MHz	CW
16:51	NS7P	7MHz	CW
16:51	KE6MT	7MHz	CW
16:52	KI7RS	7MHz	CW
16:52	K7MK	7MHz	CW
16:53	WW7D	7MHz	CW
16:54	NM5BG	7MHz	CW
16:55	K6QCB	7MHz	CW
16:59	NA6MG	7MHz	CW	S2S W6/CT-029
17:04	K6HPX	10MHz	CW
17:05	K7GT	10MHz	CW
17:06	N6PKT	10MHz	CW
17:08	W9MRH	10MHz	CW