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| Author: | TMF [ Fri May 28, 2010 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Rattlesnake |
At least someone is trying to protect access to Rattlesnake! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37384042/ns ... cities_wa/ |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Fri May 28, 2010 12:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rattlesnake |
I don't think "Doc" has a clue about the players involved from DOE to the Yakamas who have moved most of the antenna sites off the hill. I think it will stay closed as there is very little money to enforce any problems that would occur from 'opening' it up, including fire suppression. |
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| Author: | Rich [ Fri May 28, 2010 12:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rattlesnake |
In case anyone finds this confusing, keep in mind there are two Rattlesnake Mountains in Washington (King county and Benton county). This is the one in Benton county. |
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| Author: | TMF [ Fri May 28, 2010 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rattlesnake |
You may be right Chris.. but it's worth a shot! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnak ... Washington |
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| Author: | kb7dqh [ Sat May 29, 2010 12:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rattlesnake |
Hmmm... a number of government and non-government radio/microwave sites up there. I have personally been involved in a couple installation/removal projects up there... They aren't kidding about the high wind situation... Ground is littered with shattered radomes from commerical antennae that have failed over the years... :mrgreen: Access protection? From the West side, one travels through a bunch of farm/ranch land on a "road"... which when running up the side of the mountain becomes less of a "road"... more like a multilane divided trail! One of my co-workers managed to get a Saturn sedan up there, but was a white-knuckle drive, one false move and it would have high-centered and a rock hole in an oilpan up there would be a disaster. My 2WD F150 made it up there, and I have driven a 2 ton boxvan up there once... More than a decade ago a bunch of hams ran the June VHF contest from up there... complete with a 6 foot dish installed on a trailer... towed up with a 4X4... Eric KB7DQH |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Sat May 29, 2010 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rattlesnake |
I think they really want people and structures off there as much as possible. The observatory may still be there. I occasionally go over to Joe Butte but the rf is a killer up there |
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