This week we activated Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area US-3758 along with The Chattahoochee National Forest US-4473 on Thursday Nov. 5 fro the overlook site. When we arrived at the top of the mountain it was socked in fog (see photo) luckily the fog soon lifted and we had a beautiful day (see second photo)
Allen KN4FKS used his end fed wire on 40 meter SSB and made 118 contacts with 18 Park to Park contacts no DX was on 40.
Danny AG4DW Used his elevated vertical and had 168 QSO's total with 114 SSB contacts on 20 meters. He then had 24 FT8 contacts on 17 meters, and 30 FT8 contacts on 15 meters. He had 15 P2P contacts and DX to : Brazil,Bulgaria,Canada(15) Germany (2) France, Italy, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Poland (2) Portugal, Spain (3) and Trinidad & Tobago
Mica K3WGC used his 20 watt G90 ln to a Hamstick dipole. He had 17 SSB QSO's on 20 meters with16 P2P contacts
On Tuesday Nov3 Allen KN4FKS activated the Chattahoochee National Forest US-4473 from the Maddox Gap - Taylors ridge site. He made 94 SSB contacts before the rain started with 32 P2P contacts and 3 DX to Canada.
On Saturday Nov. 7 Alan W4PLP Made 14 total contacts from the Hiwassee River State Park US- 2952 He used his Hamstick dipole on top of a 18 ft tall mast. On oddity he had was a contact to Washington DC that was SEVEN parks, a 7fer ! There is one place on the nation Mall in DC where this is possible.
