2023-12-31 US-9785 Fox River State Trail
Activation 9
32°F 0°C Cloudy with a slight breeze.
Looking west towards the highway.
Looking east. Clear skies this morning have changed to cloudy with winter weather on the way.
2023-12-30 US-9785 Fox River State Trail
Activation 8
34°F 1°C Windy.
Forgot to take pictures, was distracted by another POTA activator being here at the same time.
2023-12-30 US-9807 Newton Blackmour State Trail
Activation 1
2023-12-30 US-4306 Mack State Wildlife Area
Activation 23
37°F 2°C Mostly Cloudy.
Setup roadside for this activation to get the 2fer in.
Looking south from where I parked.
2023-12-30 US-9859 Outagamie State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
37°F 2°C Partly Cloudy.
Open marshland.
Outagamie signage.
Nice big parking area to activate from.
Two bald eagles roosted up in a tree.
2023-12-29 US-9785 Fox River State Trail
Activation 7
37°F 2°C Rain and sleet.
Wet, cold, and miserable out tonight.
2023-12-27 & 2023-12-28 US-9785 Fox River State Trail
Activation 5 & 6
34°F 1°C Partly cloudy and calm.
Full moon behind the clouds.
Looking west from where I'm parked.
2023-12-26 US-9785 Fox River State Trail
Activation 4
39°F 3°C Light rain.
No one using this section of trail today. Nice and quiet. Someone did come and take a walk near the end of my activation.
Mag Loop setup and ready for QSOs. Was able to grab a 12m QSO on FT8 to work towards my N1CC award here. 7 Bands worked here so far.
2023-12-22 & 2023-12-23 US-9785 Fox River State Trail
Activation 2 & 3
43°F 6°C Light rain / fog.
Rainy and foggy evening.
Mag loop doing it's thing.
Started out on 10m because it was hopping pretty darn good. Heard a bunch of Japanese stations.
2023-12-21 US-9806 Mountain-Bay State Trail
Activation 1
40°F 4°C Mostly cloudy.
Quick activation with the mag loop.
Mountain Bay signage.
2023-12-20 & 2023-12-21 US-9862 Peter Helland State Wildlife Area
Activation 1 & 2
31°F 0°C Mostly clear and calm.
2023-12-20 US-9850 Jennings Creek State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
35°F 1°C Mostly clear and calm.
Mag Loop setup and ready to go.
Jennings Creek signage.
2023-12-20 US-9860 Paradise Marsh State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
38°F 3°C Mostly clear and calm.
Just got here as the sun is setting.
Some older signage for Paradise Marsh.
2023-12-17 US-9840 Dewey Marsh State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
40°F 4°C Rain and fog.
Started out QRP with the magloop. Wasn't working too well this evening. Switched to the dipole with the amp to finish the activation.
Dewey Marsh signage.
2023-12-16 US-9768 Bearskin State Trail
Activation 1
42°F 5°C Light sprinkles of rain.
Bearskin State Trail signage.
Nice looking trail with a decent spot to park and setup right near the highway. This was at the park's current posted coordinates.
2023-12-11 US-4329 Sheboygan Marsh State Wildlife Area
Activation 103
28°F -2°C Mostly Sunny.
Setup and ready for POTA!
2023-12-11 US-4315 Mullet Creek State Wildlife Area
Activation 29
28°F -2°C Mostly Sunny.
Mullet Creek signage.
Mag Loop on the air.
2023-12-09 US-4354 Point Beach State Forest
Activation 12
2023-12-09 US-4238 Ice Age Trail National Scenic Trail
Activation 131
44°F 6°C Mostly Cloudy.
IAT sign.
2023-12-02 US-4261 Mauthe Lake State Recreation Area
Activation 32
2023-12-02 US-4352 Kettle Moraine State Forest
Activation 156
2023-12-02 US-4238 Ice Age Trail National Scenic Trail
Activation 131
38°F 3°C Cloudy.
2023-12-02 US-4260 Long Lake State Recreation Area
Activation 51
2023-12-02 US-4352 Kettle Moraine State Forest
Activation 156
39°F 3°C Cloudy.
Setup in the back corner of one of the parking lots.
This park is usually quiet all winter. No campers and no people enjoying the frozen lake.
2023-12-02 US-4315 Mullet Creek State Wildlife Area
Activation 28
40°F 4°C Cloudy.
Mullet Creek signage.
Mag Loop setup and ready to go.