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Amateur Radio POTA US-6947 #34
Amateur Radio, K-6947, Portable, POTA
NC US-6947 #34 Sandhills State Game Land
The rain forecast made me to decide to operate from the car today using my MFJ Short HF Mobile Ham-tenna. 13 contacts mostly p2p but did make a couple of contacts by calling cq on 15 and 40. I activated US-8010 yesterday. The parks join each other but they are not a two for. I had good reports on my signal today. Thanks for the contacts. In the video I said 35th activation actually 34th.
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Amateur Radio POTA NC US-8010
Amateur Radio, K-8010, Portable, POTANC US-8010 #39 Mckinney Lake State Fish Hatchery
Fun to get back to the park funny how you forget things when you get away from it. 25 contacts. Including Jamaica and Tarboro and Rockingham. I got a tent for my iPad. It got to where I Couldn’t see the screen. My first activation in a month. Hope to get back to being a regular.
NC K-0416 #3 Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
Amateur Radio
3 CW
49 Phone
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
LDG AT-200 PRO II Antenna Tuner
MFJ-1984HP, ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M
Blue Micro Morse Code Key W/ Aluminum Base
Great day for an activation. Started out cloudy and cold but ended up sunny. This is the third activation for me. Had two sets of visitors approach me. I got to tell them about amateur radio and gave them my card. As you are setting up just be aware of your obstacles. If I get too carried away I could slip into the ditches around the area. The antennas location doesn’t look like a dream antenna but I enjoyed the signals. This is in North Carolina. Thanks for the hunters and p2p.
NC K-6934 #20 Pee Dee River State Game Land
Amateur Radio
23 Phone
CW Morse Blue Micro Morse Code Key W/ Aluminum Base
Bioenno Power 28 Watt Foldable Solar Panel
Bioenno Power 12V/24V 30A Solar Charge Controller
MFJ-1984HP, ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
LDG AT-200 PRO II Antenna Tuner
My first activation of this park was 11/29/2022. This was just after moving to Rockingham, NC I got enough activations for the kilo award yesterday. I believe this was the soonest kilo award for my number of activations for this park. Anyhow I just decided to go after the repeat offender award this year. Happy new year! Thanks for the p2p and hunters.
NC K-6934 #19 Pee Dee River State Game Land
Amateur Radio, K-6934, Portable, POTA56 Phone
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
LDG AT-200 PRO II Antenna Tuner
MFJ-1984HP, ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M
Blue Micro Morse Code Key W/ Aluminum Base
Bioenno Power 12V 20Ah 240 Watt-hours Lithium Iron
Park 3 of 3 for the day.
NC K-6947 #33 Sandhills State Game Land
Amateur Radio, K-6947, Portable, POTA12/30/2023
1 CW
15 Phone
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
LDG AT-200 PRO II Antenna Tuner
MFJ-1984HP, ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M
Blue Micro Morse Code Key W/ Aluminum Base
Bioenno Power 12V 20Ah 240 Watt-hours Lithium Iron
Bioenno Power 28 Watt Foldable Solar Panel
Bioenno Power 12V/24V 30A Solar Charge Control
This was park 2 of three parks today.
NC K-8010 #35 McKinney Lake State Fish Hatchery
Amateur Radio, K-8010, Portable, POTADate;12/30/2023
CW 2
Phone 23
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
LDG AT-200 PRO II Antenna Tuner
MFJ-1984HP, ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M
Blue Micro Morse Code Key W/ Aluminum Base
Bioenno Power 12V 20Ah 240 Watt-hours Lithium Iron
This was the first of my goal of doing three parks in a day. I was successful
Fish hatchery
NC K-6934 #18 Pee Dee River State Game Land
UncategorizedNC K-6934 #18 Pee Dee River State Game Land
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
LDG AT-200 PRO II Antenna Tuner
MFJ-1984HP, ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M
Blue Micro Morse Code Key W/ Aluminum Base
Bioenno Power 12V 20Ah 240 Watt-hours Lithium Iron
Bioenno Power 28 Watt Foldable Solar Panel
Bioenno Power 12V/24V 30A Solar Charge Controller
2 CW
48 Phone
I am still amazed at what signals we get from a portable antenna! It only took me 50:minutes to set up from when I arrived until my first QSO. When I heard a CQ on ten from Namibia. I had to respond. I mere 7,462 miles away. I decided to call CQ on ten and picked up an aeronautical mobile over Raleigh. The father was the pilot and son co-pilot. Both hams. I had to ask questions. I am subject to change my POTA contacts to a QSO. In addition to the aeronautical mobile I made a few other videos for my website. Check out my website at n4mqu dot com later for the videos. After the activation I took the bike out. I am trying to learn how to ride and prove I am not getting old. I haven’t owned a bicycle since I got my drivers license and only been on a bicycle when I go visit the radio telescope facility in Green Bank WV where they only allow diesel automobiles and bicycles. I had a nice ride. Thanks for the hunters and p2p. If you ever want to activate a park around my neighborhood look me up. We are close to the South Carolina line off of US 1!
NC K-8010 #34 Mckinney Lake State Fish Hatchery
Amateur Radio, K-8010, Portable, POTAToday was an excellent weather day to go to a park. Started out with a pancake breakfast at a local church. Went out to K-8010. Only took 3 times to throw the Endfed up. Decided to do a couple of ten meter contacts
First time making over 10 contacts using Morse Code (CW)
First time achieving the N1CC requirements by operating on 10 bands in one park.
Persoal best for any park for Morse code (13). Awesome day.
MFJ-1984HP, ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M
* IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
* LDG AT-200 PRO II Antenna Tuner
* Bioenno Power 12V 20Ah 240 Watt-hours Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery
* Bioenno Power 28 Watt Foldable Solar Panel
* Bioenno Power 12V/24V 30A Solar Charge Control
CW Morse Blue Micro Morse Code Key W/ Aluminum Base
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