| Dateline PALM SPRINGS, CA. --A recent Toro Peak maintenance party has determined that Toro Peak sucks. All those in attendance were in unanimous agreement. Duane, AD5E was quoted as saying, "... and with gusto." Carl, WB6RUF, has often said, "You don't want to go there". Toro Peak's summit is certainly the most difficult to scale in the whole system. The mountain knows this, and with extreme prejudice, | knowingly makes repair and maintenance efforts far more difficult than necessary. In most Amateur Radio circles, such blatant misconduct is not tolerated from any mountain. Since Toro Peak is the only mountain available to do the job, Amateur authorities have refrained from prosecution until it's term is over. The term is open ended, due to some recent seismological disputes, so Toro Peak may continue to suck in perpetuity. |
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Toro Peak is located in the Santa Rosa Mountains, southeast of Palm Springs, California. At 8,716 feet,
Toro Peak enjoys a commanding view of the Lower Desert. Toro Peak is linked via dedicated 420 MHz
links to Frazier Mountain and Guadalupe Peak. Good mobile coverage is provided from
the Banning Pass I-10, East to Desert Center and South into Mexico and Yuma, Arizona.
Snow typically covers Toro Peak five months out of the year, so it receives special care every Autumn to be sure it will survive through the winter. The winters are especially harsh on Toro Peak, so only the most heavy duty antennas survive the ice loading with winds routinely exceeding 140 MPH.
For more information:
wb6rhq@sbcglobal.net |