Category: pota
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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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Mountainside POTA
Activating parks and summits has become my primary form of recreation. However, this evening I needed a break from my “home park” in the Presidio (K-7889), so I headed across the Golden Gate to send out some radio waves from Mt. Tamalpais State Park (K-1178) in Marin county. I didn’t…
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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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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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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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