Category: POTA
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POTA US-1296 – Douthat State Park (VA)
I successfully activating Douthat State Park, but it took three days to do it.
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POTA US-1596 – Seneca Creek State Park (MD)
I visited Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland again today. I’m slowly learning how to abate the onslaught of blood-sucking mosquitoes. Unfortunately, I am blood type O and…
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POTA US-1596 – Seneca Creek State Park (MD)
I visited Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland again this week to attempt my first POTA CW activation. I regretfully report that I did not succeed. :-(
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POTA US-1306 – Lake Anna State Park (VA)
Based on finding out after I returned home from our Powhatan State Park camping trip in May that that park requires a special use permit for amateur radio operations, I called ahead to Lake Anna State Park to find out if I needed one for our camping trip there this month. As it turns out,…
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POTA US-1596 – Seneca Creek State Park (MD)
Seneca Creek State Park near Gaithersburg, Maryland is a relatively large state park, or at least it felt that way to me compared to some of the parks we have in Northern Virginia. While I was there for a singular purpose, I did drive around the entire park checking out the multitude of picnic areas…
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POTA US-1313 – Powhatan State Park (VA)
I recently activated US-1313 while on a camping trip to Powhatan State Park near the center of the state of Virginia. Band conditions were good and while I am yet to do much operating on SSB or CW, FT8 came through for me as always and allowed me to activate the park twice in one…
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POTA US-0712 – Manassas National Battlefield (VA)
Carrying the momentum forward from yesterday’s successful activation of US-5510, I ventured just down the road from there and activated US-0712 Manassas National Battlefield today. The morning started off a bit dreary outside as a bit of rain had made its way through the area overnight. I was a bit hesitant to get out at…
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POTA US-5510 – Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest (VA)
BREAKING NEWS!! K2MAS is now a Parks On The Air (POTA) activator. Today was such a lovely day outside (partly cloudy, cool (59ºF) with a gentle breeze) and I had an itch to get out finally and do some POTA activities. I’d never done such a thing but I figured it can’t be too difficult…
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