Category: FT-818
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Summer Vacation Mountain POTA
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…
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Coastside Double POTA
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…
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Half Moon Bay SB POTA
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…
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NOta at K-0839
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,…
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SF POTA 3-fer
This is an activation that almost didn’t happen. I was being opportunistic and grabbed my FT-818 for a little after work radio play time. I just needed to get out of the house. Recently, I picked up one of the triple magnet antenna mounts for the purpose of operating from…
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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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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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