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POTA - Portable Operation at State & National Parks


Bluff Point K-1650	Talcott Mtn K-1724	Wadsworth Falls K-1726	Penwood K-1706	Stratton Brook K-1721	Dinosaur K-1663


Harkness Mem K-1677	Great Pond K-6861	Windsor Meadows K-1729	Silver Sands K-1716	Gay City K-1669	Farmington River K-0882

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Recent POTA Activations
#	DATE	PARK	QSOs	P2Ps	COMMENTS
297	05/13/22	K-4582 Wash-Roch Trail	127	31	Linked Quarter Wave Vertical
298	05/16/22	K-1721 Stratton Brook	69	14	Linked Quarter Wave Vertical
299	05/18/22	K-0882 Farmington River	36	6	Linked Quarter Wave Vertical
		Total QSOs	17433	2387	Park-to-Park QSOs
>CLICK HERE< to see ALL activations

My Book — Successful POTA — New Second Edition!

Feaures:
• Getting Started
• Choosing a Rig
• Portable Power
• Antennas for POTA
• Masts & Supports
• Activating & Spotting
• Logging for POTA
• CW & Digital POTA
• QRP POTA
• Secret POTA Tricks
• and more!

Tested techniques plus
how to avoid problems
and find success = fun.

<-Click cover for info!

NEW:
>My take on End Fed Antennas<
the good, the bad and the ugly

UPDATED:
>Multi-Band Linked Vertical Antenna<
high performance on a budget

My POTA Gear

HF Transceiver: Yaesu FT-891 - great rig for POTA

Power: LiFePO4 Battery - Added Dec 2021

Backup Power: U1 Garden Tractor Battery

Tuner: Dentron Jr. Monitor - handles most antenna types

Analyzer: RigExpert Stick - very useful accessory

>CLICK HERE for my POTA Antennas<

>CLICK HERE for FREE Radials<

Tips & Recommendations

Activators: Occasionally ask for parks, mobiles, and QRPs.
These weaker signals have trouble getting heard.

Hunters: Only say your call sign once each try.
The second time probably covers someone else up.