2023-10-30 US-9829 Adell State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
34°F 1°C Clear and calm.
A bit of 20m FT8.
Adell SWA signage.
2023-10-30 US-9789 Friendship State Trail
Activation 1
2023-10-30 US-9785 Fox River State Trail
Activation 1
35°F 1°C Clear and Windy.
Forgot to grab a picture. Was a quick activation on 15m.
2023-10-28 US-9855 Mud Lake State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
42°F 5°C Cloudy.
Mud Lake.
Just pulled in and getting ready to get setup.
2023-10-28 US-9843 Grassy Lake State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
41°F 5°C Cloudy.
Mag Loop on the air.
Spotted two turkeys near the parking lot hunting for food.
2023-10-27 US-9858 Nichols Creek State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
63°F 17°C Cloudy / rain.
Nichols Creek SWA signage.
2023-10-27 US-4261 Mauthe Lake State Recreation Area
Activation 29
2023-10-27 US-4352 Kettle Moraine State Forest
Activation 150
2023-10-27 US-4238 Ice Age Trail National Scenic Trail
Activation 127
64°F 17°C Cloudy.
Mauthe Lake signage
2023-10-26 & 2023-10-27 US-4260 Long Lake State Recreation Area
Activation 46 & 47
2023-10-26 & 2023-10-27 US-4352 Kettle Moraine State Forest
Activation 149 & 150
63°F 17°C Cloudy.
Dipole up in the air.
2023-10-24 US-3317 Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Activation 1
64°F 17°C Cloudy
Laughing Whitefish signage.
Setup for some 20m digital.
Looking back towards the trail to the waterfall.
On the way home got caught in a down pour. It was a long drive without the rain.
2023-10-23 US-9815 Tomorrow River State Trail
Activation 1
46°F 7°C Rainy / Thunderstorm
Tomorrow River signage.
Trail information sign.
Made this a quick activation as there was lightning heading my way.
2023-10-21 US-9778 Devil's River State Trail
Activation 1
46°F 7°C Cloudy overcast / rain / breeze.
Devils River signage.
I had been setup in the over flow parking lot of a town park. Public property within 100' of the trail.
2023-10-20 US-9781 Eisenbahn State Trail
Activation 1
59°F 14°C Mostly Sunny / windy.
Another busier activation location. Not a bad spot if you like being in town.
Eisenbahn ST signage.
2023-10-20 US-9831 Allenton Marsh State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
59°F 14°C Mostly Sunny / windy.
At least the view is better than my last park. Nice fields and trees.
Allenton Marsh signage.
2023-10-20 US-9818 Wild Goose State Trail
Activation 1
57°F 13°C Mostly Sunny / windy.
Setup my mag loop in the parking lot. Quick 10 and run for this one. Too busy of an area for me.
After my last activation where my laptop died. I spun up another one this past week and got it ready for digital POTA.
Wisconsin POTA Campout
2023-10-13 - 2023-10-15 US-7260 Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Activation 2 & 3
43°F - 48°F 6°C - 8°C Rainy and windy to calm and dry.
My activation tent for this weekend.
I have the antenna in easy reach for changing bands. Signals have been getting out good inside of the tent.
Doing some Friday evening FT8.
Saturday morning I woke up to this happening on my POTA laptop. My Macbook isn't setup for digital so I just hung out and chatted with the campers.
Saturday evening campfire.
2023-10-10 US-4274 Brillion State Wildlife Area
Activation 123
49°F 9°C Cloudy.
Brillion signage.
Wisconsin Conservation Corps
Mag Loop setup. Love the small footprint of it.
2023-10-09 US-4274 Brillion State Wildlife Area
Activation 122
52°F 11°C Cloudy.
15m activation on the mag loop.
2023-10-06 US-4261 Mauthe Lake State Recreation Area
Activation 28
2023-10-06 US-4352 Kettle Moraine State Forest
Activation 148
2023-10-06 US-4238 Ice Age Trail National Scenic Trail
Activation 126
53°F 11°C Cloudy / Isolated Rain.
Mauthe Lake signage.
2023-10-06 US-8667 Haskell Noyes Memorial Woods State Natural Area
Activation 9
2023-10-06 US-4352 Kettle Moraine State Forest
Activation 148
53°F 11°C Partly Cloudy.
Haskell Noyes signage.
Haskell Noyes Historical Marker
A view up the road.
2023-10-01 US-4260 Long Lake State Recreation Area
Activation 45
2023-10-01 US-4352 Kettle Moraine State Forest
Activation 147
66°F 18°C Mostly Clear.
Full moon behind the clouds.
Magloop setup and ready.