Category: Activation
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Sonoma Coast SP
Sonoma Coast State Park is a fairly long drive from San Francisco, across Marin county, and through the pastoral farmlands of western Sonoma county. This activation took place from the Bodega Dunes day use area which is accessed off Highway 1, just north of Bodega Bay. Back in March of…
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Unwind With POTA
Having a POTA reference close by provides a great way to relax and put some distance between yourself and the workday. Occasionally the kit changes up but I keep some portable gear in a ready state solely for the purpose of heading out just as soon as that last meeting…
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It Was Bound To Happen…
You’d be safe to guess that Mt. Davidson would have been my first SOTA activation seeing as it’s the closest SOTA summit to my home QTH. However, it actually took me a little while to get around to heading up W6/NC-423. Today was the day! I dropped my hiking buddy…
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Loma Alta SOTA W6/NC-350
Considering that even a bad day of outdoor radio adventures beats a good day at work, I decided to take a Friday off for the purpose of activating W6/NC-350 a.k.a Loma Alta. Besides, my hiking buddy had to work the rest of the Memorial Day weekend. The approach we chose…
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2 POTAs 3 Radios
The day started early and although the San Francisco fog was in and thick, I thought it would be fun to try to get some Early Shift activator contacts from the Presidio of SF K-7889 into my POTA stats. The Mountaintopper radio kit was already packed and ready to go.…
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POTA of Opportunity
This evening I had the opportunity to sneak in an activation after work while running some errands with my family. We were near my “home” park which is the Presidio of San Francisco National Historic Site (K-7889). There are numerous places to activate from within the boundaries of the Presidio,…
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POTA at Thornton State Beach
This Parks On The Air activation of Thornton State Beach (K-3577) started out inauspiciously and was not without its challenges. Since I expected to have some good mast raising possibilities, I opted to use the end fed halfwave antenna instead of the tripod vertical that has been getting so much…
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Presidio POTA with the QCX-Mini
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…
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SOTA POTA Double Header
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…
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Friday After Work POTA
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.…
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