{"id":915,"date":"2019-12-13T10:08:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T18:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/?p=915"},"modified":"2019-12-13T10:08:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T18:08:10","slug":"first-sota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/2019\/12\/first-sota\/","title":{"rendered":"First SOTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a very short hike, but steep. On Dec 8, I hiked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ke6mt.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rex KE6MT<\/a> up to Point 1272, a.k.a. SOTA peak W6\/NC-387. Rex is the W6 Association Manager for SOTA. Here is a video of the trip.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0puPiyyyN3M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a very short hike, but steep. On Dec 8, I hiked with Rex KE6MT up to Point 1272, a.k.a. SOTA peak W6\/NC-387. Rex is the W6 Association Manager for SOTA. 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