I had an afternoon to kill in the Manteca area so I went West to US-3408 for a quick activation.
Category: POTA
US-4464 Sequoia National Forest
Went up to the Dunlap Mountain Hang Gliding launch site and operated the IC-905 on 4 of the 6 bands. This activation included a 10Ghz contact to K6MI in Fresno. I was also able to pick up the 10Ghz beacon on Frazier.
US-1180 Pacheco State Park
POTA stop five of five.
US-3558 San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
POTA stop four of five.
US-1154 Great Valley Grasslands State Park
POTA stop three of five.
US-0211 San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
POTA stop two of five.
US-10401 Merced National Wildlife Area
POTA stop one of five.
US-3574 Sunset State Beach
Operated Parks on the Air from US-3574 Sunset State Beach over the Thanksgiving weekend. Ended the weekend with 318 contacts on sideband and 47 on FT8 over 3 operating sessions. On sideband I was using my IC-7300 at 100w and FT8 with my IC-705 at 10w. Antenna was a BuddiHEX for 20m-6m and a j-pole… Continue reading US-3574 Sunset State Beach
US-0071
Operated POTA from US-0071 Yosemite National Park over 4 days. Over multiple operating sessions from different locations around the park using different radios and antenna setups I finished the week with 469 QSOs between SSB and FT8. This achievement put me in first place for QSOs from the park according to the POTA website. The… Continue reading US-0071
US-7494 #2
Went out for a second night of operating out at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Made 36 contacts on 20m & 40m over two hours.