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)

(vertical scale exaggerated 10x) - marker is for Black Hill - 12 miles 1575 ft @ 310°
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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)
(vertical scale exaggerated 10x) 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)
(vertical scale exaggerated 10x) 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)
(vertical scale exaggerated 10x) 11° Bush Hill 16 miles 1332 ft 275° Padrone Hill 4 miles 919 ft 335° Black Hill 14 miles 1575 ft