Category: pota
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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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Casual POTA on K-1178
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…
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Trying Some New Things
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…
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Hawk Hill GGNRA
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…
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Fort Point NHS – Quick CW Activation
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…
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Quick Lunchtime Activation
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…
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Back On Tam
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…
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A Successful Failure
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.…
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