The Santa Monica mountains are once again safe to hike. Join Di KO6BTM and Ormoo the SOTA Cat on a relaxed morning SOTA activation, and enjoy views of our beautiful California coastal range rising above the morning mist! Location: Calabasas Peak (W6/CT-214) Activation date: October 25, 2025 If you’re new - welcome! You can see Di’s ham radio journey in this playlist: #SOTA #YLham #morsecode #elecraft #kh1 __Essential Gear__ Kitty treats for your SOTA cat: N6ARA TinyPaddle: K6ARK Antennas: Nitecore Battery: 12V USB-C Trigger Cable: Tiny Rite in the Rain Notebook: Rite in the Rain Pen: __Chapters__ 0:00 Cat hikes to summit! 4:51 Di activates with Morse Code 8:46 How'd it go? 9:36 Contact log 9:47 Cute B-roll of Ormoo! __Corrections__ 1:27 The Santa Monica Mountain Range is a result of the interactions between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. __Music Attribution__ Mini Vandals - Inconsciousness Note - Amazon links are affiliate links; trying this out as an experiment. My guess is it's not worthwhile, but it's an easy way to generate short URLs!