POTA Activations
August 2022

Setup and ready to call CQ

Holland Wildlife Area sign

Sunsetting

Sunset

Running 1w FT8 off frequency

1am and I am calling it quits for the night

BandHopper IV on the air

Wire up in the trees

Just getting started as the sun hit the horizon

Setting up my dipole in the trees

Alexloop antenna

Setup and ready to go!

Mullet Creek

Ending the night with some Feld Hell

Sunset at Killsnake

Setup and ready for CQ

Juicy sour apples from the tree

Mullet Creek Wildlife Area

On 30m with the Big Dipper in the background

Ice Age Trail sign

Foggy drive on the way home

Sign for the Pietroske Waterfowl Production Area which is part of the Leopold Wetland Management District

Open to public hunting? Should say open to public activating!

Two Creeks sign at the parking area

Just getting started as the sun was setting

991a tonight for a bit more power

Loop on the air

Kiel Marsh

30m FT8 tonight on the 991a

Bandhopper in the air this nice evening

Took out my 991a for some 50w SSB

Kiel Marsh sign

Forgot part of my drive over mast holder. K8MRD style of leaning it in a tree.

Sunset over the marsh.

Ice Age Trail marker post

Calling CQ using the Alex Loop

Calling CQ. Good and dark now. Temps are cool at 64°F.

Backed into a small roadside single parking spot in the middle of the marsh.

Storm rolling in. Lightning flashed and I QRTd and checked the weather. Headed to the next park.

Setting up and calling CQ

Quiet evening at the marsh's boat landing

Ice Age Trail

Ice Age Trail

90F plus out today. Even though the sun was behind the clouds. Did a mix of SSB and FT8 to finish it up. Conditions weren't the greatest for QRP.

Alexloop in arms reach for SSB

WA9TT setting up his 10Ghz station

WA9TT's setup

WA9TT WD9EGE K9ZIE

Setup and ready to call CQ

CQ POTA

Alexloop Mag Loop

CQ POTA on JT9

Nice shady spot to keep cool, but no good for solar