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[*] posted on 9-17-2021 at 04:51 AM


The expedition climbs the Radio Hill for photos of the rest of the radio relay system.



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[*] posted on 9-17-2021 at 04:53 AM


If you look for the geocache and then see this rock formation, you are very close. If you go to the geocaching page you will see that there are only 4 geocaches on the entire west coast of Baja California Sur, and this is one of them.

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[*] posted on 9-17-2021 at 04:55 AM


This photo shows the original contents of the geocache box.


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[*] posted on 9-17-2021 at 08:08 AM


Quote: Originally posted by bajagerman  
The expedition climbs the Radio Hill for photos of the rest of the radio relay system.





I think I see TW, plus Harald and Karl?




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[*] posted on 9-17-2021 at 09:16 AM


Hello David, I think you are right, but Harald can say better than that. Harald was also on this expedition. Did you also look at the page 6 before I described more there about Sonntlan and Geocache?
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[*] posted on 9-17-2021 at 09:41 AM


I look at everything you post.

Remember, I also I took a photo of your old factory building at Las Barrancas, in 2017... on my way to Harald's home in La Paz.







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[*] posted on 9-19-2021 at 02:44 AM


Hi, to all visitors of this forum for the Sonntlan project.

In this thread I described in detail on page 6 and the date 9-17-2021 how I was
able to attract people from distant Germany who visited the sites of the Sonntlan
project and sent me photos. One expedition even climbed the hill where the
radio relay was installed. A second expedition installed the geocache which is
supposed to be a reminder of the Sonntlan project.
Ultimately, I used these photos to show what remains of the Sonntlan project can
still be seen today.
The whole story of the Sonntlan project can be viewed at the link:
http://www.dj7wl.darc.de/Sontlan.html
Planning and preparation are carried out there, as is installation and
commissioning. I would like to report on one detail of the planning.
In conversation with my Mexican partner, I asked how we got the container up the
chosen hill. They said to me, that's not a problem, we'll do it with a helicopter.
Ultimately, however, no suitable helicopter was available.
Instead, heavy equipment had to be used to build a path up to the top of the hill.
This path was not overgrown and can still be viewed today via Google Map.
This change delayed the project by 6 months.
At the link above you can see the whole story of the Sonntlan project from
planning, installation to commissioning and operation.
You can also see pictures from the expeditions.
Ultimately, I evaluated all the photos to see what was left of the Sonntlan
project.
In addition to the photos, I have provided a video of the installation,
commissioning and operation under the following link:
https://youtu.be/A210bOGgVmU
My comments in the video are in English.
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[*] posted on 11-27-2021 at 02:24 AM


The video you may see under the link:

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[*] posted on 12-7-2021 at 10:55 AM


The video you may see under the link:

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[*] posted on 1-20-2022 at 12:45 AM


Hi TMW,

Thank you for your good report on the Sonntlan project.
Huesos started this blog because people were wondering about the strange buildings
in Las Barrancas.Later I found this blog and always wrote something on the subject.
I started my own blog because of a bet I had with my grandchildren.

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74962

Under the link: http://www.dj7wl.darc.de/Sontlan.html the whole story is described in English.

Why did I like it so much in Mexico on the Baja California?
Met a lot of friendly people there and had a good crew of technicians who helped me with the
installation in Las Barrancas, Ciuda de Constitution and at the Radio Relay Hill station.

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[*] posted on 4-23-2022 at 01:25 AM


The video you may see under the link:

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[*] posted on 6-9-2022 at 01:32 AM




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This picture shows part of my crew who helped me install the Sonntlan project on the Baja California in Las Barrancas.
The full story of this project in English and with lots of pictures can be
viewed at the following link.
Link: http://www.dj7wl.darc.de/Sontlan.html
There you can see other members of my team.
However, the story does not end with the completion of the project but is
pursued far beyond.
Years later I made a bet with my grandchildren that I would be able to
find partners in Mexico who would drive to the installation sites and send
me pictures. That's why I started this blog.
In addition, I made a video of this project.You can also see members of
my team there.
The link to this video: https://youtu.be/A210bOGgVmU
I would be very happy if one of my team at the time reads these
lines and writes to me. My mail: JPaul@gmx.eu
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[*] posted on 6-9-2022 at 08:39 AM


Facebook is very popular in Baja California and with the translator feature (and easy photo uploading) folks from both sides of the border participate on Facebook group pages.

I have two Facebook groups, one for history (missions, etc.) and one for current activities like camping and exploring. I think more than half of the members of my groups are Spanish speakers. Naturally, it translates from German, too.




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[*] posted on 6-9-2022 at 04:48 PM


Fascinating thread, thank you so much for posting up.

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