While I was in the San Francisco Bay area on business, Dave and Barb Leeson
had several of us over to their house for dinner. The Leesons live south
of the town of Los Gatos, on top of a mountain at 3500' elevation. Dean
N6DE, Trey Garlough N5KO, and I all arrived a little before sunset.
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The two ham-only towers at the station of Dave W6NL and Barb K6BL, around
sunset.
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This 40 meter antenna has suffered in the high winds of the mountaintop.
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The view to the south. The body of water is Monterey Bay. The city of
Santa Cruz is just off-frame to the right. The city of Monterey is
located near the point of land on the far side of the bay,
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This is the view to the north. The body of water is the San Francisco Bay.
Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale are in the center of the photo.
San Jose would be off-frame to the right, and San Francisco off-frame to
the left.
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The view a little more to the east, including San Jose. The largest bump on
the horizon is Mount Diablo.
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The city lights of Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, and San Jose.
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Trey Garlough N5KO.
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Dave Leeson W6NL.
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