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While not the closest summit to my home QTH, Point Reyes Hill W6/CC-071 was a perfect peak for my first ever SOTA activation. Before heading out, I checked the previous activation reports to get an idea of what to expect. Point Reyes Hill is an easy drive and walk up using the Mt. Vision Road
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This will not be a long activation report as it was at my home park K-7889 and I didn’t take a single photo. The weather was considerably warmer than the same activation a week earlier, making the outing much more pleasant. This evening’s activation netted 14 QSOs on two bands. I logged 11 contacts on
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In a previous activation report. I described what a special place Mt. Tamalpais is for me. Today the XYL and myself went up the mountain for some easy springtime hiking around the Rock Springs area on Marin Municipal Water District land. Of course, I was prepared to attempt an activation should the opportunity arise. After
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Today I went to my “home park” in the Presidio of San Francisco with the intention of trying out a couple of new elements in my POTA setup. I’ve been wanting a free-standing, self-supporting antenna for those situations where there are no suitable trees for throwing a line and no place where I can secure
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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, K-0647, is a national park in the San Francisco Bay Area that covers a substantial area with plenty of potential POTA activation locations both north and south of the Golden Gate. The activation today was made from the southern part of the Marin Headlands on Hawk Hill, a spot
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The symptoms of being bit by the POTA bug include a nearly irresistible urge to get out and activate! Thankfully at this point in life Saturdays are pretty well free of obligations, so off I went to scratch the POTA itch. I won’t go in depth about the park, see this Sept ‘22 activation report
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Today’s outdoor amateur radio adventure was undertaken in response to my desire for more exercise and more on-the-air time. I sit for a living which makes it a challenge to move around. The more you sit, the harder it is to not sit. Furthermore, my home antenna is still stowed away in “storm protection mode”
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Mt. Tamalpais holds a special place for me. As a kid growing up in Mill Valley, Mt. Tam was literally the mountain playground in my backyard. I haven’t lived in Mill Valley for decades, but I always enjoy getting back on this mountain. Tamalpais is my first love, in terms of mountains. For this activation,
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A trip to the desert to escape the cold, damp environs of Northern California provided the opportunity to activate some new POTA entities. I had scheduled activations at several potential spots on the drive out to the desert, but changing plans and changing weather caused me to cancel those skeds. The centerpiece of this family
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It is pretty common for the new POTA activator to start with nearby parks that are easy to access. Doing so gives you an opportunity to develop kit and techniques that work best for your style of POTA and to get some successful activations under your belt. Such was the case for me in February
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