Category: POTA

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.

While in the Las Vegas area for a work conference I figured I would get up early to make the drive over and have time to activate Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area just west of the city.

Activated US-0034 – Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the rain. Conditions where difficult so I ended up doing the entire activation with 20m FT8.

Took a trip to Kentucky and was able to activate US-0050 – Mammoth Cave National Park. I started on 20m and did not get any contacts so I switched to 40m and was more successful. We spent the night in the park so was I able to setup on the lawn outside of our one… Continue reading US-0050

Activated US-0063 Sequoia National Park today. Band conditions were not the best but I was able to work 41 stations.

Did a second POTA activation at K-8325 Millerton Lake State Recreation Area but this time I setup at the top of the boat ramp on the Madera side. This was a much better spot: open sky, repeater coverage, and cell service. These all made a big difference as I was able to communicate and spot… Continue reading K-8325 Madera Side

Activated Millerton Lake State Recreation Area this afternoon on 20m, 10m, then 15m. Ended up doing all FT8 contacts as working stations on sideband with 10w on a Friday afternoon was going to be difficult.

Activated K-0046 Kings Canyon National Park for Parks on the Air. I setup my Buddistick for 20m and was operating my IC-705 with external power for 10w of output. I started with sideband then I moved onto FT8 using the SDR-Mobile app on my phone Wi-Fi connected to the radio. This was a test of… Continue reading K-0046