w6csn’s outdoor amateur radio

The QRP Labs QCX-Mini, I’m afraid to say, has taken a back seat in my POTA lineup since the FT-818 and MTR-4B arrived in the shack. However, today was the day to get this great little radio into the field so she could stretch her legs.

I spotted and started calling…and calling…and calling. At this rate it was going to be the late shift before the activation was finished, if I got it done at all.

I took a break to chase VA4ADM at Parc Joseph Royal Recreation Park (VE-2475) in Winnipeg, MB. Then got back to pounding out CQ POTA on 14.059 MHz.

There must have been funny business going on with the ionosphere today as I would hear nothing for minutes at a time, then out of the blue I get strong calls from the midwest, eastern seaboard, or south. A more typical 20M activation brings lots of southwest, inter mountain, and PNW QSOs, but not so today.

This activation wrapped with the 10th call coming from N6DVS, a local and prolific activator who has put his callsign on most of the POTA units around the SF Bay Area. Nice to finally get you in the log Victor!

73 de W6CSN