Category: POTA

I had an afternoon to kill in the Manteca area so I went West to US-3408 for a quick activation.

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.

POTA stop five of five.

POTA stop four of five.

POTA stop three of five.

POTA stop two of five.

POTA stop one of five.

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

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

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.