Yesterday, on 15 April 2023, my parents and I went hiking in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in Sunol, CA. My mom and I hiked to Sunol Peak from Tyler Ranch Staging Area. My dad turned around part of the way up since he hasn't completely recovered from his leg injury a year ago. I took photos with my cellphones. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.
Before I get started today, I just wanted to tell you about the Midland two way radios I used on this trip to communicate with my dad. I frequently use these radios on my trip because cellphone service isn't always available. On this hike, I used the Midland GXT1050 Radio and my dad used the Midland GXT1030 Radio. Like I said at the beginning, my dad turned back part of the way due to his injuries. There was a short section of trail where the communication came in broken and my mom ended up calling him on his cellphone (he was taking photos around the parking lot and Sunol Downtown). I think there was some interference coming in from other people transmitting, and from that section of trail, there was a severely obstructed line-of-sight (a lot of hills in the way) back to the parking lot. The furthest test my dad and I did was with him in the parking lot (Tyler Ranch Staging Area) and me at Sunol Peak (highest point in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park). There was mild obstructions back to the parking lot from Sunol Peak (slight hills). The distance was approximately 2.6 miles apart, and we were able to communicate clearly. Please note that two way radios tend to work better when transmitting from mountain peak into a valley. I've used these radios for many years on my trips and I highly recommend them.
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