Borel Hill is located in the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. Click here for an aerial image showing the location of Borel Hill relative to the South Bay. Click here to see the location on a topographic map.
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Borel Hill - elevation 2572 feet. My cubical quad antenna and folding chair can be seen in the background. The mountain in the distance above the Borel Hill sign is Black Mountain. |
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The cubical quad antenna connected to a Yaesu VX-2R. I got a "full quieting" signal report on the 147.060+ Mt. Diablo repeater with 100 milliwatts. I also used a Yaesu FT-50R for higher power tests. I talked to someone in Seaside and got a good signal report. |
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The view looking east across the bay. Stanford University can be seen in the foreground. Mt. Diablo is visible in the distance. |
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The view looking north. Mt. Tamalpais can be seen in the distance. |
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The view looking west toward the Pacific Ocean. |