POTA Activations
July 2022

Full portable setup

Attempted to test out my portable solar panel, but when I got out here the charge controller's MC4 or the panels MC4 connectors were reversed. Got them swapped around with my letherman. Ran out of sun, but was able to see a .05A draw from the panels, so a success. Powerpoles are going to replace the MC4's in my setup eventually.

Bandhopper in the air

Just enough daylight left to setup my antenna without a flashlight

Dusk at Rat River

Magloop on the air

Holland Wildlife Area

Testing a 30w portable solar panel. Works better at this time of day than my 90w hood mounted panel. All about the angles.

Sun position at the time of my solar test

Sunset

Managed grazing

Alexloop Mag Loop

Boat landing for the marsh

Bandhopper up in the air

Nice evening to sit and work some SSB

Bandhopper in the air

Alexloop

Holland Wildlife Area

Way too hot for my northern blood

Nice evening to sit outside and work SSB

Bandhopper in the air

Holland Wildlife Area

Alexloop Mag Loop on 30m

Good sun today to test out my new panel

Meter setup in-between the panel and charge controller

Kiel Marsh Wildlife Area

Alexloop mag loop

Latest edition to my POTA gear. Hood mounted solar panel from Cascadia 4x4. Just got it installed this evening.

No sun on my car this evening, but still pulling in a tiny ammount of power.

Bandhopper's wire winder in a tree going up to the center.

My poor mans cord winder for my arborist line. Just a forked stick. Doubles as a steak to keep the weight and antenna in the air.

Ice Age Trail sign

Alexloop Mag Loop in the parking lot

Holland Wildlife Area

Bandhopper in the air

A view to the south looking over part of the Holland Wildlife Area

Kiel Marsh

CQ POTA!

The Bandhopper supported at the center by a tree limb

Ice Age Trail

Setup my 2m yagi to work WA9TT while he roves nearby parks

Got my ends of my Bandhopper a bit up in the air today

Looking up the Ice Age Trail towards car / station

IAT trail sign

Bandhopper in the air

2m yagi listening to a repeater before attempting a 26 mile simplex QSO with WA9TT

The antenna is up there somewhere. Arborist line thrown over a tree branch.

Attempted to check into the 2m SSB net that is in our state. 100 miles away from net control and I could barely hear him. He wasn't going to hear my 10w signal from the IC-705.

At one end of the inverted V dipole.

Parked right next to the Ice Age Trail.

2w on 40m tonight. Almost non stop QSOs.

AlexLoop with the storm in the background

Holland signs with the sunset in the background

Moonlit night

Big Dipper

5w on the 705 calling as K9ZIE/QRP

20m was good for EU DX tonight. Was able to get Czech Republic, Germany, Belarus, France, Bosnia, Sweden, Italy, and Spain.

Holland Wildlife Area

Managed Grazing

Kiel Marsh sign

Road to the marsh

Holland Wildlife Area sign

Livestock grazing area = electric fence = tick tick tick on HF

AlexLoop Magnetic Loop

Sunset at Holland

Bewabic State Park Sign

Asked a ranger if I could use this open space to park and setup. He allowed it!

The picnic table where I setup my station. Park ranger distracted me and I forgot to take a picture of the setup.

Big Bay State Park sign

Waiting for the ferry to get over to the island

My car camping spot for the night

Quiet and still morning on Lake Superior

My view from the back of my car while I was getting ready for bed

Big Bay Slough State Natural Area Sign

Parked at the busy boat landing this evening

The sign at the parking area along WI 13

The view I had of Lake Superior while activating

Alexloop Magnetic Loop

The sign just down the road from where I setup

Alexloop Magnetic Loop