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There are several Parks On The Air eligible parks in San Francisco and the northern tip of the peninsula of the same name. One would expect that a POTA activator that calls this city home, would have logged activations from all of these parks, but so far this one has eluded me. The San Francisco…
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A quick perusal of some of the POTA operator profile pages will show that while I am certainly enthusiastic, I’m far from prolific. Some of those ops are on another level entirely, hundreds of activations and 10s of thousands of QSOs. That said, when I get close to achieving one of the POTA “awards”, I…
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While the rest of the country basks in the warmth of an aging summer, here in San Francisco we are treated 56°F, west winds gusting to 25 mph, and fog right down to the surface. If you wait for nice weather to go POTA in, you might wait until September. You just have to get…
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Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time at the picnic area at the east end of the Crissy Field promenade in the Presidio of San Francisco National Historic Site. After working from home, in front of a computer and talking all day, it’s necessary to get out the house and get into the relaxing…
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Our family regularly enjoys a summer vacation in the mountains. There is no shortage of mountains along the Pacific Coast, but if you refer to “The Mountains” around our house everybody knows you are talking about 5500 feet up the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada along Highway 4 near the town of Arnold. Last…
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It’s been a couple of weeks since I’d activated my home park of K-7889 The Presidio of San Francisco National Historic Site. So after work today, I collected some radio equipment and headed down to East Beach for a POTA attempt. I like East Beach because of the close proximity to the Bay waters which…
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Contra costa could be translated “other coast” and when viewed from west of the Golden Gate the hills along the east shore of the San Francisco Bay certainly can appear as another coast. So much so that mariners back in the days of sail might mistake the opening to San Francisco Bay as an unbroken…
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Say what you want about California, its coastline is a truly spectacular display of natural beauty. On this first day of July, I headed down the San Mateo County coast in search of new to me parks in my quest to reach 20 unique parks activated. My plan was to activate Montara State Beach (K-3475),…
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Having many POTA-able parks close to home is great. Not all activators have it so easy. That said, I find myself traveling further afield to find new parks to activate. Half Moon Bay State Beach (K-3439) is about a 45 minute drive south via Highway 35 then along coastal Highway 1. The Venice Boulevard access…
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Feeling slightly despondent after an unsuccessful POTA activation? Just think about it from the hunter’s perspective. Even though you don’t get credited with the activation, you’ve helped the op on the other end of the QSO snag another park and advance toward their next hunter award. And let’s not forget, that while we often take…
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