First weekend had great conditions, second weekend we really had 
to work for the contacts plus major brush fires made the air very unpleasant.  
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 Glenn KE6HPZ and Larry KE6EG on Mt. Santa Ynez during the first weekend  | 
 
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 Larry KE6EG working the trough (name of his rig)  | 
 
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 KG6EG and KE6HPZ showing more of the Sante Ynez site. Takes an hour to get here from the highway.  | 
 
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 Setup in Goleta on the Beach.   | 
 
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 Glenn KE6HPZ zeroing in on Mexico.   | 
 
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 Not much better places to operate than on the beach in Santa Barbara. N6TEB dual 5 and 10 GHz dish  | 
 
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 From Gavoita Beach during the first weekend. Nice clear day. Worked serveral people by bouncing off the Islands and Oil derricks.   | 
 
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 2nd weekend shot from Gavoita. Notice the gray smokey sky as compared to the previous shot the month before.   | 
 
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 Myself, N6TEB working from the middle of nowhere. 1100 ft. in DM05. closest town nearby was Buttonwillow.   | 
 
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 Jim N9JIM with his 4 ft dish working Mexico from CM95.   | 
 
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 Another shot of N9JIM setup showing 2 10GHz and 1 24GHz dishes.   | 
 
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 Chip N6CA and Wayne KH6WZ set up in DM05 with Paul N6DN checking out the setup.   | 
 
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 Looking over the masters shoulder. N6CA was the only one who worked Mexico from this location in DM05 although we all tried. Size does matter!  | 
 
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 W6QIW Steve atop Santa Ynez. Thanks for the help in working the weak ones.  | 
 
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 W6QIW with N6DN working CW.   | 
 
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 N6DN Paul, working Mexico on CW from Gavoita. Kent K6WCI enjoying the view.   | 
 
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 Paul N6DN praying to the Aztec God of CW trying to complete with Mexico.   | 
 
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 Nice operating posistion Paul.  | 
 
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 Kent K6WCI waiting his turn from Gavoita. CM94  | 
 
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 Availalble light shot of Glenn KE6HPZ and Larry KG6EG setting up on the parking strcture in Downey.   | 
 
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 Glenn KE6HPZ making an easy shot to Mexico from DM03 Downey.   | 
 
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 Larry KE6EG working Mexico before he and Glenn moved on to their next stop. They where setup and gone in 10 minutes.   | 
 
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 Kent, Paul and my dish set up working Chip N6CA over 8000 ft mountains. What a shot. This shouldn't work!  | 
 
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