WA5IYX - San Antonio (since Jun 1972)
latitude 29° 28' 7.68" N - longitude 98° 35' 31.92" W
elevation 850 ft above sea level (20 ft above ground)
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This clearly shows the hill to my e.s.e. at c. 0.5 mile. A mixed blessing as it prevents LOS to all the RF from downtown (6 miles)
- which includes three 100-kw FMs (101.9, 102.7, 104.5).
IBC (International Bible College) Hill
latitude 29° 27' 56" N - longitude 98° 35' 7" W
elevation 952 ft above sea level (20 ft above ground)
from e thru s.e. the next highest ground ASL may be Cuba, Africa, Venezuela!
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Markers for:
1° Leon Hill 14 miles 1480 ft
241° Padrone Hill 9 miles 919 ft
276° Culebra Hill 10 miles 1135 ft
297° Blue Heaven 19 miles 1598 ft
309° Black Hill 13 miles 1575 ft
350° Middleton Hill 13 miles 1362 ft
356° Bush Hill 11 miles 1332 ft
My Prior QTHs
WA5IYX/0 - GB Hill Colorado (Jul-Sep 1971)
latitude 40° 5' 24.2" N - longitude 105° 7' 35.09" W
elevation 5253 ft above sea level (20 ft above ground)
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On clear days Pikes Peak was a definite spotting. Lots of multipath from the Rockies.
168° Pikes Peak 86 miles 14117 ft
170° Devils Head 57 miles 9633 ft
173° Warren Peak 40 miles 7969 ft
181° Mount Morrison 29 miles 7877 ft
182° Doublehead Mountain 37 miles 8894 ft
185° Berrian Mountain 38 miles 9137 ft
189° Genesee Mountain 28 miles 8278 ft
203° Coal Creek Peak 16 miles 8510 ft
207° Crescent Mountain 17 miles 8937 ft
208° Blue Mountain 18 miles 9337 ft
212° Scar Top Mountain 16 miles 8776 ft
215° South Boulder Peak 13 miles 8524 ft
220° Starr Peak 21 miles 10492 ft
222° Green Mountain 12 miles 7927 ft
232° James Peak 34 miles 13307 ft
245° Sugarloaf Mountain 16 miles 8888 ft
251° South Arapaho Peak 28 miles 13343 ft
252° North Arapaho Peak 28 miles 13451 ft
253° Mount Albion 26 miles 12575 ft
255° Kiowa Peak 27 miles 13156 ft
257° Apache Peak 28 miles 13432 ft
258° Shoshoni Peak 27 miles 12956 ft
260° Pawnee Peak 27 miles 12917 ft
261° Mount Toll 27 miles 12933 ft
263° Mount Audubon 26 miles 13209 ft
267° Sawtooth Mountain 27 miles 12267 ft
271° Saint Vrain Glaciers 29 miles 12037 ft
273° Saint Vrain Mountain 25 miles 12149 ft
274° Copeland Mountain 28 miles 13166 ft
276° Fairview Peak 12 miles 8530 ft
281° Mount Alice 30 miles 13281 ft
283° Chiefs Head Peak 29 miles 13520 ft
285° Mount Meeker 28 miles 13868 ft
294° Twin Sisters Mountain 25 miles 10909 ft
295° Twin Sisters Peaks 25 miles 11332 ft
300° Pierson Mountain 24 miles 9800 ft
301° Mount Chiquita 39 miles 13051 ft
302° Ypsilon Mountain 39 miles 13445 ft
303° Kenny Mountain 21 miles 9285 ft
304° Fairchild Mountain 39 miles 13504 ft
306° Mummy Mountain 37 miles 13383 ft
308° Mount Dunraven 38 miles 12562 ft
316° South Signal Mountain 36 miles 11240 ft
324° Storm Mountain 31 miles 9892 ft
327° Sheep Mountain 24 miles 8458 ft
333° Spruce Mountain 29 miles 7779 ft
344° Horsetooth Mountain 31 miles 7208 ft
WA5IYX - San Antonio (1957-1966)
latitude 29° 27' 6" N - longitude 98° 34' 32" W
elevation 781 ft above sea level (20 ft above ground)
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That's the same IBC Hill terrain to the n.w. of there!
WA5IYX - Austin (1966-1969)
latitude 30° 17' 43" N - longitude 97° 40' 34" W
elevation 634 ft above sea level (20 ft above ground)
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A lot flatter-looking than it seemed at the time there.
285° Mount Barker 6 miles 843 ft
287° Mount Lucas 6 miles 820 ft
297° Cat Mountain 7 miles 928 ft
WA5IYX - San Antonio (1969-1972)
latitude 29° 24' 1" N - longitude 98° 39' 21" W
elevation 814 ft above sea level (20 ft above ground)
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11° Bush Hill 16 miles 1332 ft
275° Padrone Hill 4 miles 919 ft
335° Black Hill 14 miles 1575 ft