WNC> 12th Annual John Rock Event: 22-25 July 2021

**Slugger** · 07-15-2021, 09:31

Originally Posted by Phantom Grappler

Will we need more rope?
Or do we have enough rope ?
Who is bringing rope?

I have just about zero skills, pitching these larger tarps—big blue...son of blue
Now is bout time to learn

I'll have a couple of 50' paracords with me but we'll need someone to probably bring more.

**Tacoma96** · 07-15-2021, 09:43

Originally Posted by Slugger

I'll have a couple of 50' paracords with me but we'll need someone to probably bring more.

I can bring those

**smkymtns** · 07-15-2021, 10:56

Originally Posted by jb_outdoors

I'm keen to get into SOTA now that we're back in the mountains but I need some backpacking antenna ideas and I'm hoping smkymts has some thoughts in that domain

Sounds like we are going to have a mini-hamfest at the hang! My buddy that is hoping to attend is also a ham, Andy, N4LAG. I will never claim to be the smartest ham, but I hope that I may have learned something in so many SOTA activations.

Radio is a great hobby that you can put down when life takes you in other directions and pick back up later when things slow back down.

I have a large 16' Kelty Noah's tarp that I can bring if we need some covered area away from the campfire. Easy enough to throw in the truck just in case. A tip I picked up from a car camping friend is that ratchet straps make awesome ridgelines and tensioning devices for tarp cities.

pat aka ki4svm

**PappyAmos** · 07-15-2021, 12:32

Going to need at least one tarp for the Ham Shack!

Pappy
AKA
Chuck
AKA
KI4FJ

**Joyride** · 07-15-2021, 14:10

It looks like i'm going to make this one arriving Thursday. I'm looking foreward to my first John Rock Hang.

**Tacoma96** · 07-15-2021, 17:05

Originally Posted by Joyride

It looks like i'm going to make this one arriving Thursday. I'm looking foreward to my first John Rock Hang.

Outstanding and since it’s your first time I recommend viewing the video to the campsite that I posted earlier (post 16)

**Tacoma96** · 07-15-2021, 17:30

So far it looks like about 34 could show up to John Rock, hey if you have not posted this give us the day and approx time you will be at the Fish Hatchery parking lot, me thursday at 10:30am, it is alot more fun to hike up with a group.

**gunner76** · 07-15-2021, 17:35

I did operate a couple years ago during a group hang at Medoc Mtn

**Tacoma96** · 07-15-2021, 17:59

Originally Posted by gunner76

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yeah I can remember my days on my Ranger 2950, and MFJ tuner, a blackjack foot warmer, and a wilson 1000 antenna. but my ham license expired about 10 years ago.

**cf1383** · 07-15-2021, 18:01

Originally Posted by Tacoma96

So far it looks like about 34 could show up to John Rock, hey if you have not posted this give us the day and approx time you will be at the Fish Hatchery parking lot, me thursday at 10:30am, it is alot more fun to hike up with a group.

Probably mid day Friday..

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