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Posted: 12/4/2021 6:49:52 PM EDT
[#1]
activated a new park today... damn if 20m band didn't cooperate at all
just over an hour for 30 contacts  there were also a bunch of assholes on today. I should stick with doing weekday activations. |
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Posted: 12/4/2021 6:59:24 PM EDT
[#2]
I did notice more than usual 'tuner fish' for some reason.
I had 2 POTA QSO's today; one in RI, the other outside Toronto. RI was on 20 meters, the other on 40 meters. I heard their 'QRZ' gave my call and boom they came right back to me via phone. |
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Posted: 12/4/2021 7:01:49 PM EDT
[#3]
I got 8293 too
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Posted: 12/4/2021 8:24:37 PM EDT
[#4]
I picked up a Cyber Monday Eberlestock Switchblade for POTA. Looks like it's going to be pretty ideal for the 891. Will post pics when I get it set up.
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Posted: 12/5/2021 8:37:29 AM EDT
[Last Edit: swampfoxoutdoors]
[#5]
Quick activation. Was on for about 40 min. Many of those contacts was me hunting.
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Posted: 12/12/2021 5:24:59 PM EDT
[#6]
I heard one today set up less than 10 miles from me. He was on 20 meters activating a park and he was 10 over S9.
I thought about dropping down to 5 watts and giving him a call, but he was pretty busy with calls from all over the country. It would be been amusing to talk less than 10 miles on 20 meters. LOL |
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Posted: 12/12/2021 5:56:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: RED_5]
[#7]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By swampfoxoutdoors: Quick activation. Was on for about 40 min. Many of those contacts was me hunting. .... my new 'MO" is to arrive at a site and pull up the POTA website and work what parks I can before finding a freq to run. I might want to try and do it on the way out as well. |
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Posted: 12/12/2021 9:20:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PoiDog: I heard one today set up less than 10 miles from me. He was on 20 meters activating a park and he was 10 over S9. I thought about dropping down to 5 watts and giving him a call, but he was pretty busy with calls from all over the country. It would be been amusing to talk less than 10 miles on 20 meters. LOL |
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Posted: 12/13/2021 12:28:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PoiDog: I heard one today set up less than 10 miles from me. He was on 20 meters activating a park and he was 10 over S9. I thought about dropping down to 5 watts and giving him a call, but he was pretty busy with calls from all over the country. It would be been amusing to talk less than 10 miles on 20 meters. LOL groundwave totally counts ....and is not uncommon, depending on where you activate POTA |
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Posted: 12/13/2021 2:25:42 AM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: groundwave totally counts ....and is not uncommon, depending on where you activate POTA There's dudes that hit up 146.52 for POTA contacts lol |
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Posted: 12/13/2021 6:47:09 AM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tyrex13: There's dudes that hit up 146.52 for POTA contacts lol In CO its not hard to work a few POTA activations on 2m. and there are a LOT of SOTA contacts on 2m. CO has the elevation for it to work. |
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Posted: 12/13/2021 9:50:59 AM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tyrex13: There's dudes that hit up 146.52 for POTA contacts lol |
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Posted: 12/13/2021 10:07:06 AM EDT
[Last Edit: swampfoxoutdoors]
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat461: I always try it a few calls. Have had some success too. One of these days I'm gonna check propagation and do an entire 2m activation. That post I did a while back on the mountain was a POTA and all of my 10 initial contacts were 2M FM. I’m not in the photo but one of the 2 is a fellow member here.  Attached File |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 12/13/2021 6:06:56 PM EDT
[#14]
Here in NOVA I've been hearing SOTA or POTA activations on 2m calling almost every weekend. They have no problem quickly getting QSOs.
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Posted: 12/13/2021 7:05:28 PM EDT
[#15]
Unfortunately it's flat as can be here so 2m going any impressive distance is rare. Unless you can get on a building, bridge or airplane.
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Posted: 12/13/2021 7:17:09 PM EDT
[#16]
use a drone to drag your antenna to a higher altitude
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Posted: 12/13/2021 10:57:22 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: use a drone to drag your antenna to a higher altitude We need someone here to make a tethered drone that can actually lift some weight. Having the power source on the ground should free it up to haul plenty of antenna and coax. |
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Posted: 12/14/2021 11:41:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By swampfoxoutdoors: We need someone here to make a tethered drone that can actually lift some weight. Having the power source on the ground should free it up to haul plenty of antenna and coax. Could you run DC power and RF through the same copper? |
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Posted: 12/14/2021 12:12:30 PM EDT
[#19]
I use a wrist-rocket slingshot, 12lb fishing line and a sinker
ZINGGGG over the tree, then use the fishing line to hoist up some stronger twine pretty quick to setup my QRPKITS 20/40 dipole 
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Posted: 12/14/2021 5:40:48 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TinLeg: Could you run DC power and RF through the same copper? IDK maybe. Someone much smarter with me will have to figure that out. Always thought that it would be cool to have a tethered drone lift a 2/440 and a 2.4g antenna 200' in the air and stay aloft for hours at a time then reel it all back in. |
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Posted: 12/15/2021 4:13:35 AM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By swampfoxoutdoors: IDK maybe. Someone much smarter with me will have to figure that out. Always thought that it would be cool to have a tethered drone lift a 2/440 and a 2.4g antenna 200' in the air and stay aloft for hours at a time then reel it all back in.  Nope....this might be you with said baloon antenna. 
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Posted: 12/19/2021 8:43:12 PM EDT
[#22]
Another good POTA day every QSO was a Park-to-Park figured out the FT-891 extension cables are the same as my old TS-480HX.  so we ran the FT-891 mobile. It worked well. the IF DSP is really nice. Wife found a bald eagle again LOL  |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 9:05:12 PM EDT
[#23]
The 891 filtering is pretty damn impressive. I need to go activate again. Haven't gone since I got my kilo.
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Posted: 12/19/2021 9:57:19 PM EDT
[#24]
Sent my HAMRS log to POTA and got a reply that the file had an error in it. we've had HAMRS lock up on an activation months ago, I always log on paper while wife logs on HAMRS ( android ) might be time to shop around for a new POTA logging program. what do you guys like ? |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 10:02:11 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: Sent my HAMRS log to POTA and got a reply that the file had an error in it. we've had HAMRS lock up on an activation months ago, I always log on paper while wife logs on HAMRS ( android ) might be time to shop around for a new POTA logging program. what do you guys like ? That said, I had an error once in a submitted log. I checked everything and couldn't see the issue, so I re-sent the exact same file to my area coordinator, and that time it went through. I chalked it up to some weird corruption in the email process. That, or the POTA log entry system was having a bad day. |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 10:16:50 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat461: The 891 filtering is pretty damn impressive. I need to go activate again. Haven't gone since I got my kilo. I need to learn how to use that. I know how to use the NB and Notch... otherwise some of the ground floor noise here in FL really sucks (lots of power lines going all over) (or something else?) |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 10:18:01 PM EDT
[#27]
I wanted to go hunting on Saturday, but some contest was in full operation,
so I turned off the radio and won't turn it on again until tomorrow, maybe. |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 10:46:26 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: Sent my HAMRS log to POTA and got a reply that the file had an error in it. we've had HAMRS lock up on an activation months ago, I always log on paper while wife logs on HAMRS ( android ) might be time to shop around for a new POTA logging program. what do you guys like ? |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 10:48:18 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: I need to learn how to use that. I know how to use the NB and Notch... otherwise some of the ground floor noise here in FL really sucks (lots of power lines going all over) (or something else?) DNR works very well |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 11:07:52 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: I need to learn how to use that. I know how to use the NB and Notch... otherwise some of the ground floor noise here in FL really sucks (lots of power lines going all over) (or something else?) |
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Posted: 1/14/2022 4:09:53 PM EDT
[#31]
I'm heading to south Florida on the 21st. Hoping to try my first out of state POTA a few times.
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Posted: 1/14/2022 5:23:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Colt653]
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tyrex13: I'm heading to south Florida on the 21st. Hoping to try my first out of state POTA a few times. saltwater ground plane FOR THE WIN  Attached File |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 1/15/2022 1:25:07 PM EDT
[#33]
Had to move frequencies twice yesterday on twenty side band bcz someone lit up 1kc away from my operating freq and made exchanging info very difficult.
Going back out today in spite of it all.    |
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Posted: 1/15/2022 2:16:59 PM EDT
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Has anyone else noticed that HAMRS can't figure out how to put DX on the map ? My wife runs HAMRS while I run the radio, but whenever I get europe or even PR, it doesn't bring up the location when logging, and later fails to drop a pin on the built-in map. |
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Posted: 1/15/2022 4:06:06 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: Has anyone else noticed that HAMRS can't figure out how to put DX on the map ? My wife runs HAMRS while I run the radio, but whenever I get europe or even PR, it doesn't bring up the location when logging, and later fails to drop a pin on the built-in map. I've pretty much abandoned HAMRS. I almost lost 140 QSOs one afternoon. I just bring my laptop and use N3FJP or paper and transfer later. |
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Posted: 1/15/2022 4:15:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: Has anyone else noticed that HAMRS can't figure out how to put DX on the map ? My wife runs HAMRS while I run the radio, but whenever I get europe or even PR, it doesn't bring up the location when logging, and later fails to drop a pin on the built-in map. Yep I’ve have the same problem. Think it’s best to take a laptop and run the Program listed above all tho I haven’t done that yet |
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Posted: 1/15/2022 4:16:05 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Moga: Had to move frequencies twice yesterday on twenty side band bcz someone lit up 1kc away from my operating freq and made exchanging info very difficult. Going back out today in spite of it all. https://i.imgur.com/kQAhGya.png https://i.imgur.com/Sr0emiN.jpg Good deal man. Your not to far from me. |
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Posted: 1/15/2022 6:27:43 PM EDT
[#38]
My wife is a MAC OS user
would be nice to log POTA on her macbook any recommendations for MAC OS logger ? seeing AETHER |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 1/15/2022 10:33:03 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: My wife is a MAC OS user would be nice to log POTA on her macbook any recommendations for MAC OS logger ? seeing AETHER I’ve been using HAMRS. I’ve heard lot of reports of it dumping data, but mine has been spot on. |
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Posted: 1/15/2022 11:09:49 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bilymac: I’ve been using HAMRS. I’ve heard lot of reports of it dumping data, but mine has been spot on. that's what we've been using. most of the time it works once, it locked up another time, the ADIF got corrupted this is with a samsung tablet |
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Posted: 1/16/2022 9:09:32 AM EDT
[#41]
You guys doing POTA in GA. Were you on with a YL and another ham from a park that ended in 73? If so, I worked you.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 1/16/2022 10:53:11 AM EDT
[#42]
I have a good idea abt who you worked. Husband and wife team. Those two live north of me about twenty miles
ETA: they haven't activated in a week, so maybe it wasn't them. |
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Posted: 1/16/2022 11:01:24 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat461: The 891 filtering is pretty damn impressive. Agreed. I can pick up stations clearly that don't begin to move the meter as if they are on a digi voice mode, using DSP and a good set of headphones. |
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Posted: 1/16/2022 11:03:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By swampfoxoutdoors: Good deal man. Your not to far from me.
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Posted: 1/16/2022 11:06:21 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat461: You should've. I got a park to park within the same park one time while camping. Happened yesterday on 40. The guy was so surprised that later he came by for an eye to eye QSO to ask how. lol. |
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Posted: 1/16/2022 12:47:38 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Moga: I have a good idea abt who you worked. Husband and wife team. Those two live north of me about twenty miles If you're talking about the husband and wife N.E. of atlanta, we work them a lot on our activations ...and park-to-park My wife always mentions the flowery town name when it comes up on the logger He's really into 10meters, 10-10 club etc. |
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Posted: 1/16/2022 3:28:32 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: If you're talking about the husband and wife N.E. of atlanta, we work them a lot on our activations ...and park-to-park My wife always mentions the flowery town name when it comes up on the logger He's really into 10meters, 10-10 club etc. He is in the same club I’m a member of. |
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Posted: 1/22/2022 7:37:30 PM EDT
[#48]
I will be doing POTA down and up the Keys M-F on 20M I'm going to try to do at least one activation a day. I brought 100w and a vertical with me, so I should get out. Kinda hoping I pick up an Alaska station backwards.
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Posted: 1/22/2022 7:41:20 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tyrex13: I will be doing POTA down and up the Keys M-F on 20M I'm going to try to do at least one activation a day. I brought 100w and a vertical with me, so I should get out. Kinda hoping I pick up an Alaska station backwards. I hear FL very well so I’ll look out for you. |
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Posted: 1/22/2022 7:51:45 PM EDT
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I got PR today, KP4RK @ K7560.. wish it could double as a wildcard for 50 states
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