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74 viewsThis Thursday June 4 we activated Chickamauga Battlefield US=0716 from the Brotherton Road picnic area.
Danny AG4DW arrived early, set up his 'PotaPerformer' vertical and made 47 quick SSB contacts. He had 13 on 40 meters and 34 on 20 meters with 6 park to parks and 1 DX to Canada. Jody W4LWC arrived and operated Danny's rig on 20 meters SSB. He cranked out 101 QSO's with 25 P2P and no DX. Dan K2DTS dropped by for a quick 'eye ball' QSO and had to leave soon.
John KB4QXI brought his new computer by so that Allen KN4FKS could set up the N3FJP logging software for most efficient use on POTA activations. As is typical when Allen is faced with technology issues the one critical step/ menu / tab is forgotten and things do not go well. Ugly words were spoken to the computer.
Taking a break Allen KN4FKS got on 17 meters and made 4 contacts, then went to 20 meters and made 9 more for a total of 13 QSO's with 9 P2P contacts. Then it was back to the computer this time trying to watch the You Tube video on how to set everything up on John's cell phone. Once again a fail so Allen took the computer home and sat down and soon had the 'Ah Ha' moment and remembered the one critical step to get everything working. Success finally! John is now set to go.
Earlier in the week on Wednesday Danny AG4DW headed out to a newly listed park in Alabama hoping to be the first activation at the new one. After quite a drive he arrived at the park to find a sign on the gate "Closed Wednesdays" POTA rules state the park has to be 'open' so defeated but not broken he headed over to Hinds Road Forever Wild site US-12740 and made 42 SSB contacts on 20 meters with 17 P2P. Then packing up and moving to nearby Indian Mountain Conservation Area US-11027 he made 35 SSB contacts on 20 meters with 11 P2P's. Also on Wednesday Allen KN4FKS headed out to Otting WMA US-7913 (it was actually open on Wednesday) and made 106 SSB contacts on 20 meters with 36 P2P and 3 DX all to Canada.
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9 viewsThis Thursday September 24 2026 we activated Pigeon Mountain WMA US-3742 from the South Brow Road site. There are numerous activation sites on Pigeon Mountain, Sawmill Lake Camp Area, Estelle Mine Road, Dougherty Gap, the Hood Overlook and the DNR Check Station. There are others but many places have limited cell coverage or are total dead zones so check your connectivity before setting up on Pigeon.
Allen KN4FKS set up his end fed wire antenna (it only took two tries) He then wondered why the radio would not turn on. (It helps to plug the power cable into the back of the radio, just saying) After that bumpy start he made 51 SSB contacts 44 on 40 meters, 4 on 15 meters, 2 on 17 meters and 1 on 12 meters. He had 7 Park to Park contacts with DX to Northern Ireland and Italy on 15 meters.
Danny AG4DW set up his usual elevated radial 17 ft vertical and made 64 total contacts, 28 SSB on 20 meters with 2 DX to Columbia and the Dominican Republic. He then switched to FT8 and made 36 contacts on 20 and 17 meters. He had 12 DX contacts to Canada (4) Belgium, England, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and Switzerland (2)
Mike K3WGC and Maurice KO4MPH also activated and provided needed adult supervision for Allen and Danny.
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551 viewsWe activated Johns Mtn. WMA K-3758 today from the Johns Mtn. overlook. On his way up the gravel mountain road Tony looks into the woods and sees a large black bear ambling along. Tony had 15 contacts with 7 P2P. One park to park was in Canada and another was in Italy. The bands were open and he had 7 DX contacts: Cuba, Italy, Slovenia, Guadeloupe Czech Republic, and Canada. Ed
KM6UTC showed up, set up his magnetic loop and worked digital on 20 and 30 meters.
In the meantime an Army fellow (Special Forces) showed up and set up his military radio. He was operating in military frequencies just above our 20 meter band. He was also a ham but he just played on the mil frequencies.
The occasional hikers came by today They stopped and were all amazed by just how far away we were communicating with our simple little rig.
Allen Got on 10 meters. Contacts were W1AW/7 in Arizona and the second was RW1A in Russia. The total for the day was 28 contacts with 4 P2P and 5 DX, European Russia, two in Italy, Canada, Canary Islands and Australia! Yes I nearly fell out of my chair when I heard VK4NH come back to my CQ. That was a first for our POTA contacts distance wise.
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570 viewsWe gathered this past Thursday at Red Clay State Park US-2970 for an activation day. It was a pleasant day weather wise with lots of shade and a nice breeze.
Danny AG4DW set up his POTA Performer vertical antenna for Jody W4LWC to use. A Rambler Radio Club graduate Emma Gillenwater who lives near the park now joined us. They made 72 contacts on 20 meters SSB with 4 DX to Canada and 1 to the Netherlands. It was great to see Emma once more.
Allen KN4FKS set up his 17 meter folded dipole and made 17 contacts on 17 meters SSB with 1 P2P and DX to Canada, France, England, and 2 Italians. Dave KQ4GLQ set up in the picnic shed and worked 40 meters SSB. I don't have his totals, but he had a good day. Dan K2DTS stopped by and without band pass filters could not get but 1 contact on 15 meters. However he moved away from us and ended up with 15 contacts on 20 meters. He was amazed that he actually heard stations in Bulgaria and Vietnam. They were strong but he was unable to break the pile up. Cool nonetheless.
John KB4QXI arriving fashionably late managed 11 contacts with 3 P2P after moving to another parking lot on the park to escape all the RF.
Red Clay State Park is a small historic park. It was the capital of the Cherokee nation for many years. So for POTA it is also a Trail of Tears US-3791 location.
Fun day on the bands, we also were able to introduce ham radio to several park visitors.
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1 viewsThis week, we activated the Chickamauga Battlefield (US-0716) from the recreation field location. The weather was gorgeous, and the local wildlife was out in full force. A Bald Eagle flew over the road as I approached the park, and as usual, there were deer everywhere enjoying the day. The space weather also cooperated and the bands were active, which was a good thing with several operators activating at once. Band pass filters are handy when multiple transmitters are close together.
Ed KM6UTC set up in his back seat ham shack and made 47 FT8 contacts on 40 and 30 meters. No DX contacts.
Danny AG4DW set up his elevated vertical at the picnic tables and made 64 total QSO's on 20 meters. 42 were SSB and 22 were FT8. He had 6 DX contacts to Canada with 28 Park to Park contacts.
Allen KN4FKS used his 17 ft. vertical with the Faraday cloth radials and made 20 SSB contacts on 15 meters. He had 7 P2P contacts. with two P2P DX contacts to England and one DX P2P to Denmark. He also had 8 total DX contacts with the others being Canada(2), Norway, Belgium, and Argentina.
Barry W4LKT, Micha K3WGC, Dan K2DTS, and John KB4QXI also activated the Battlefield on Thursday but I don't have their totals as of yet. If they want they can reply and update everyone.
In Other POTA activity on Monday Oct 26 Allen Kn4FKS activated the Trail of Tears US-3791 from the Fort Cumming stockade site on Indiana street in Lafayette. This little 100 ft by 100 ft grassy area has a historical marker about the place. It is surrounded on two sides by an 8 ft chain link fence and the other two sides are powerlines. There is enough room to park one car off the street. He made 36 20 meter SSB contacts with 16 P2P and 5 DX contacts, 4 to Canada and one to St. Lucia. Also on Monday Danny AG4DW did a multi park rove. He activated Bark Camp Barrens US-7567, Hickory Flats WMA US-3944, May Prairie State Natural Area US-6255, Short Spring State Natural Area US-6268 and Old Stone Fort State Park US-2963. This effort took Danny over the 100 unique parks activated mark for a new total of 102 different parks he has activated. Congratulations on this achievement. Then on Wednesday He went to Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 and activated at the Ascalon Trail Head site. where he had 113 total QSO's 45 SSB and 68 FT8 on 40, 20 and 15 meters. He had 30 DX contacts total with 7 to Canada, 6 to Germany, 6 to Spain Chile, France, Columbia, Netherlands Czech Republic, Norway, and Switzerland. On Tuesday Ed KM6UTC activated the Trail of Tears US 3791 from a different location. In downtown Chattanooga Market street is part of the trail. The POTA rule for trails is you can be 100 ft off the trail so Ed set up his Mag Loop antenna across the sidewalk from the street and made 35 contacts on FT8 before his parking meter expired!
Lots of activity, fun time on the radio.Nov 02, 2026
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0 viewsThis week, we activated the Chickamauga Battlefield (US-0716) from the recreation field location. The weather was gorgeous, and the local wildlife was out in full force. A Bald Eagle flew over the road as I approached the park, and as usual, there were deer everywhere enjoying the day. The space weather also cooperated and the bands were active, which was a good thing with several operators activating at once. Band pass filters are handy when multiple transmitters are close together.
Ed KM6UTC set up in his back seat ham shack and made 47 FT8 contacts on 40 and 30 meters. No DX contacts.
Danny AG4DW set up his elevated vertical at the picnic tables and made 64 total QSO's on 20 meters. 42 were SSB and 22 were FT8. He had 6 DX contacts to Canada with 28 Park to Park contacts.
Allen KN4FKS used his 17 ft. vertical with the Faraday cloth radials and made 20 SSB contacts on 15 meters. He had 7 P2P contacts. with two P2P DX contacts to England and one DX P2P to Denmark. He also had 8 total DX contacts with the others being Canada(2), Norway, Belgium, and Argentina.
Barry W4LKT, Micha K3WGC, Dan K2DTS, and John KB4QXI also activated the Battlefield on Thursday but I don't have their totals as of yet. If they want they can reply and update everyone.
In Other POTA activity on Monday Oct 26 Allen Kn4FKS activated the Trail of Tears US-3791 from the Fort Cumming stockade site on Indiana street in Lafayette. This little 100 ft by 100 ft grassy area has a historical marker about the place. It is surrounded on two sides by an 8 ft chain link fence and the other two sides are powerlines. There is enough room to park one car off the street. He made 36 20 meter SSB contacts with 16 P2P and 5 DX contacts, 4 to Canada and one to St. Lucia. Also on Monday Danny AG4DW did a multi park rove. He activated Bark Camp Barrens US-7567, Hickory Flats WMA US-3944, May Prairie State Natural Area US-6255, Short Spring State Natural Area US-6268 and Old Stone Fort State Park US-2963. This effort took Danny over the 100 unique parks activated mark for a new total of 102 different parks he has activated. Congratulations on this achievement. Then on Wednesday He went to Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 and activated at the Ascalon Trail Head site. where he had 113 total QSO's 45 SSB and 68 FT8 on 40, 20 and 15 meters. He had 30 DX contacts total with 7 to Canada, 6 to Germany, 6 to Spain Chile, France, Columbia, Netherlands Czech Republic, Norway, and Switzerland. On Tuesday Ed KM6UTC activated the Trail of Tears US 3791 from a different location. In downtown Chattanooga Market street is part of the trail. The POTA rule for trails is you can be 100 ft off the trail so Ed set up his Mag Loop antenna across the sidewalk from the street and made 35 contacts on FT8 before his parking meter expired!
Lots of activity, fun time on the radio.Nov 02, 2026
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0 viewsThis week, we activated the Chickamauga Battlefield (US-0716) from the recreation field location. The weather was gorgeous, and the local wildlife was out in full force. A Bald Eagle flew over the road as I approached the park, and as usual, there were deer everywhere enjoying the day. The space weather also cooperated and the bands were active, which was a good thing with several operators activating at once. Band pass filters are handy when multiple transmitters are close together.
Ed KM6UTC set up in his back seat ham shack and made 47 FT8 contacts on 40 and 30 meters. No DX contacts.
Danny AG4DW set up his elevated vertical at the picnic tables and made 64 total QSO's on 20 meters. 42 were SSB and 22 were FT8. He had 6 DX contacts to Canada with 28 Park to Park contacts.
Allen KN4FKS used his 17 ft. vertical with the Faraday cloth radials and made 20 SSB contacts on 15 meters. He had 7 P2P contacts. with two P2P DX contacts to England and one DX P2P to Denmark. He also had 8 total DX contacts with the others being Canada(2), Norway, Belgium, and Argentina.
Barry W4LKT, Micha K3WGC, Dan K2DTS, and John KB4QXI also activated the Battlefield on Thursday but I don't have their totals as of yet. If they want they can reply and update everyone.
In Other POTA activity on Monday Oct 26 Allen Kn4FKS activated the Trail of Tears US-3791 from the Fort Cumming stockade site on Indiana street in Lafayette. This little 100 ft by 100 ft grassy area has a historical marker about the place. It is surrounded on two sides by an 8 ft chain link fence and the other two sides are powerlines. There is enough room to park one car off the street. He made 36 20 meter SSB contacts with 16 P2P and 5 DX contacts, 4 to Canada and one to St. Lucia. Also on Monday Danny AG4DW did a multi park rove. He activated Bark Camp Barrens US-7567, Hickory Flats WMA US-3944, May Prairie State Natural Area US-6255, Short Spring State Natural Area US-6268 and Old Stone Fort State Park US-2963. This effort took Danny over the 100 unique parks activated mark for a new total of 102 different parks he has activated. Congratulations on this achievement. Then on Wednesday He went to Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 and activated at the Ascalon Trail Head site. where he had 113 total QSO's 45 SSB and 68 FT8 on 40, 20 and 15 meters. He had 30 DX contacts total with 7 to Canada, 6 to Germany, 6 to Spain Chile, France, Columbia, Netherlands Czech Republic, Norway, and Switzerland. On Tuesday Ed KM6UTC activated the Trail of Tears US 3791 from a different location. In downtown Chattanooga Market street is part of the trail. The POTA rule for trails is you can be 100 ft off the trail so Ed set up his Mag Loop antenna across the sidewalk from the street and made 35 contacts on FT8 before his parking meter expired!
Lots of activity, fun time on the radio.Nov 02, 2026
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1 viewsThis week, we activated the Chickamauga Battlefield (US-0716) from the recreation field location. The weather was gorgeous, and the local wildlife was out in full force. A Bald Eagle flew over the road as I approached the park, and as usual, there were deer everywhere enjoying the day. The space weather also cooperated and the bands were active, which was a good thing with several operators activating at once. Band pass filters are handy when multiple transmitters are close together.
Ed KM6UTC set up in his back seat ham shack and made 47 FT8 contacts on 40 and 30 meters. No DX contacts.
Danny AG4DW set up his elevated vertical at the picnic tables and made 64 total QSO's on 20 meters. 42 were SSB and 22 were FT8. He had 6 DX contacts to Canada with 28 Park to Park contacts.
Allen KN4FKS used his 17 ft. vertical with the Faraday cloth radials and made 20 SSB contacts on 15 meters. He had 7 P2P contacts. with two P2P DX contacts to England and one DX P2P to Denmark. He also had 8 total DX contacts with the others being Canada(2), Norway, Belgium, and Argentina.
Barry W4LKT, Micha K3WGC, Dan K2DTS, and John KB4QXI also activated the Battlefield on Thursday but I don't have their totals as of yet. If they want they can reply and update everyone.
In Other POTA activity on Monday Oct 26 Allen Kn4FKS activated the Trail of Tears US-3791 from the Fort Cumming stockade site on Indiana street in Lafayette. This little 100 ft by 100 ft grassy area has a historical marker about the place. It is surrounded on two sides by an 8 ft chain link fence and the other two sides are powerlines. There is enough room to park one car off the street. He made 36 20 meter SSB contacts with 16 P2P and 5 DX contacts, 4 to Canada and one to St. Lucia. Also on Monday Danny AG4DW did a multi park rove. He activated Bark Camp Barrens US-7567, Hickory Flats WMA US-3944, May Prairie State Natural Area US-6255, Short Spring State Natural Area US-6268 and Old Stone Fort State Park US-2963. This effort took Danny over the 100 unique parks activated mark for a new total of 102 different parks he has activated. Congratulations on this achievement. Then on Wednesday He went to Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 and activated at the Ascalon Trail Head site. where he had 113 total QSO's 45 SSB and 68 FT8 on 40, 20 and 15 meters. He had 30 DX contacts total with 7 to Canada, 6 to Germany, 6 to Spain Chile, France, Columbia, Netherlands Czech Republic, Norway, and Switzerland. On Tuesday Ed KM6UTC activated the Trail of Tears US 3791 from a different location. In downtown Chattanooga Market street is part of the trail. The POTA rule for trails is you can be 100 ft off the trail so Ed set up his Mag Loop antenna across the sidewalk from the street and made 35 contacts on FT8 before his parking meter expired!
Lots of activity, fun time on the radio.Nov 02, 2026
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0 viewsThis week, we activated the Chickamauga Battlefield (US-0716) from the recreation field location. The weather was gorgeous, and the local wildlife was out in full force. A Bald Eagle flew over the road as I approached the park, and as usual, there were deer everywhere enjoying the day. The space weather also cooperated and the bands were active, which was a good thing with several operators activating at once. Band pass filters are handy when multiple transmitters are close together.
Ed KM6UTC set up in his back seat ham shack and made 47 FT8 contacts on 40 and 30 meters. No DX contacts.
Danny AG4DW set up his elevated vertical at the picnic tables and made 64 total QSO's on 20 meters. 42 were SSB and 22 were FT8. He had 6 DX contacts to Canada with 28 Park to Park contacts.
Allen KN4FKS used his 17 ft. vertical with the Faraday cloth radials and made 20 SSB contacts on 15 meters. He had 7 P2P contacts. with two P2P DX contacts to England and one DX P2P to Denmark. He also had 8 total DX contacts with the others being Canada(2), Norway, Belgium, and Argentina.
Barry W4LKT, Micha K3WGC, Dan K2DTS, and John KB4QXI also activated the Battlefield on Thursday but I don't have their totals as of yet. If they want they can reply and update everyone.
In Other POTA activity on Monday Oct 26 Allen Kn4FKS activated the Trail of Tears US-3791 from the Fort Cumming stockade site on Indiana street in Lafayette. This little 100 ft by 100 ft grassy area has a historical marker about the place. It is surrounded on two sides by an 8 ft chain link fence and the other two sides are powerlines. There is enough room to park one car off the street. He made 36 20 meter SSB contacts with 16 P2P and 5 DX contacts, 4 to Canada and one to St. Lucia. Also on Monday Danny AG4DW did a multi park rove. He activated Bark Camp Barrens US-7567, Hickory Flats WMA US-3944, May Prairie State Natural Area US-6255, Short Spring State Natural Area US-6268 and Old Stone Fort State Park US-2963. This effort took Danny over the 100 unique parks activated mark for a new total of 102 different parks he has activated. Congratulations on this achievement. Then on Wednesday He went to Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 and activated at the Ascalon Trail Head site. where he had 113 total QSO's 45 SSB and 68 FT8 on 40, 20 and 15 meters. He had 30 DX contacts total with 7 to Canada, 6 to Germany, 6 to Spain Chile, France, Columbia, Netherlands Czech Republic, Norway, and Switzerland. On Tuesday Ed KM6UTC activated the Trail of Tears US 3791 from a different location. In downtown Chattanooga Market street is part of the trail. The POTA rule for trails is you can be 100 ft off the trail so Ed set up his Mag Loop antenna across the sidewalk from the street and made 35 contacts on FT8 before his parking meter expired!
Lots of activity, fun time on the radio.Nov 02, 2026
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2 viewsThis week, we activated the Chickamauga Battlefield (US-0716) from the recreation field location. The weather was gorgeous, and the local wildlife was out in full force. A Bald Eagle flew over the road as I approached the park, and as usual, there were deer everywhere enjoying the day. The space weather also cooperated and the bands were active, which was a good thing with several operators activating at once. Band pass filters are handy when multiple transmitters are close together.
Ed KM6UTC set up in his back seat ham shack and made 47 FT8 contacts on 40 and 30 meters. No DX contacts.
Danny AG4DW set up his elevated vertical at the picnic tables and made 64 total QSO's on 20 meters. 42 were SSB and 22 were FT8. He had 6 DX contacts to Canada with 28 Park to Park contacts.
Allen KN4FKS used his 17 ft. vertical with the Faraday cloth radials and made 20 SSB contacts on 15 meters. He had 7 P2P contacts. with two P2P DX contacts to England and one DX P2P to Denmark. He also had 8 total DX contacts with the others being Canada(2), Norway, Belgium, and Argentina.
Barry W4LKT, Micha K3WGC, Dan K2DTS, and John KB4QXI also activated the Battlefield on Thursday but I don't have their totals as of yet. If they want they can reply and update everyone.
In Other POTA activity on Monday Oct 26 Allen Kn4FKS activated the Trail of Tears US-3791 from the Fort Cumming stockade site on Indiana street in Lafayette. This little 100 ft by 100 ft grassy area has a historical marker about the place. It is surrounded on two sides by an 8 ft chain link fence and the other two sides are powerlines. There is enough room to park one car off the street. He made 36 20 meter SSB contacts with 16 P2P and 5 DX contacts, 4 to Canada and one to St. Lucia. Also on Monday Danny AG4DW did a multi park rove. He activated Bark Camp Barrens US-7567, Hickory Flats WMA US-3944, May Prairie State Natural Area US-6255, Short Spring State Natural Area US-6268 and Old Stone Fort State Park US-2963. This effort took Danny over the 100 unique parks activated mark for a new total of 102 different parks he has activated. Congratulations on this achievement. Then on Wednesday He went to Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 and activated at the Ascalon Trail Head site. where he had 113 total QSO's 45 SSB and 68 FT8 on 40, 20 and 15 meters. He had 30 DX contacts total with 7 to Canada, 6 to Germany, 6 to Spain Chile, France, Columbia, Netherlands Czech Republic, Norway, and Switzerland. On Tuesday Ed KM6UTC activated the Trail of Tears US 3791 from a different location. In downtown Chattanooga Market street is part of the trail. The POTA rule for trails is you can be 100 ft off the trail so Ed set up his Mag Loop antenna across the sidewalk from the street and made 35 contacts on FT8 before his parking meter expired!
Lots of activity, fun time on the radio.Nov 02, 2026
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1 viewsThis week, we activated the Chickamauga Battlefield (US-0716) from the recreation field location. The weather was gorgeous, and the local wildlife was out in full force. A Bald Eagle flew over the road as I approached the park, and as usual, there were deer everywhere enjoying the day. The space weather also cooperated and the bands were active, which was a good thing with several operators activating at once. Band pass filters are handy when multiple transmitters are close together.
Ed KM6UTC set up in his back seat ham shack and made 47 FT8 contacts on 40 and 30 meters. No DX contacts.
Danny AG4DW set up his elevated vertical at the picnic tables and made 64 total QSO's on 20 meters. 42 were SSB and 22 were FT8. He had 6 DX contacts to Canada with 28 Park to Park contacts.
Allen KN4FKS used his 17 ft. vertical with the Faraday cloth radials and made 20 SSB contacts on 15 meters. He had 7 P2P contacts. with two P2P DX contacts to England and one DX P2P to Denmark. He also had 8 total DX contacts with the others being Canada(2), Norway, Belgium, and Argentina.
Barry W4LKT, Micha K3WGC, Dan K2DTS, and John KB4QXI also activated the Battlefield on Thursday but I don't have their totals as of yet. If they want they can reply and update everyone.
In Other POTA activity on Monday Oct 26 Allen Kn4FKS activated the Trail of Tears US-3791 from the Fort Cumming stockade site on Indiana street in Lafayette. This little 100 ft by 100 ft grassy area has a historical marker about the place. It is surrounded on two sides by an 8 ft chain link fence and the other two sides are powerlines. There is enough room to park one car off the street. He made 36 20 meter SSB contacts with 16 P2P and 5 DX contacts, 4 to Canada and one to St. Lucia. Also on Monday Danny AG4DW did a multi park rove. He activated Bark Camp Barrens US-7567, Hickory Flats WMA US-3944, May Prairie State Natural Area US-6255, Short Spring State Natural Area US-6268 and Old Stone Fort State Park US-2963. This effort took Danny over the 100 unique parks activated mark for a new total of 102 different parks he has activated. Congratulations on this achievement. Then on Wednesday He went to Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 and activated at the Ascalon Trail Head site. where he had 113 total QSO's 45 SSB and 68 FT8 on 40, 20 and 15 meters. He had 30 DX contacts total with 7 to Canada, 6 to Germany, 6 to Spain Chile, France, Columbia, Netherlands Czech Republic, Norway, and Switzerland. On Tuesday Ed KM6UTC activated the Trail of Tears US 3791 from a different location. In downtown Chattanooga Market street is part of the trail. The POTA rule for trails is you can be 100 ft off the trail so Ed set up his Mag Loop antenna across the sidewalk from the street and made 35 contacts on FT8 before his parking meter expired!
Lots of activity, fun time on the radio.Nov 02, 2026
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1 viewsThis Thursday we activated Cloudland Canyon State Park US-2169 from the main park site.It was a beautiful fall day and the space weather also cooperated.
Just to prove what you can do as a Technician ham Barry W4LKT used his privileges on 10 meter SSB with help of a vertical antenna on loan from Danny AG4DW. His first contact was to South Africa and then followed by 10 more contacts for a quick successful activation.
Danny AG4DW had a total of 45 contacts with 3 Park to Park contacts 15 on 20 and 10 meters then he moved to 30 meters FT8 and made 30 contacts with DX to Canada and Puerto Rico.
Ed KM6UTC cranked out 86 total contacts on 40 meter FT8. He had DX to the Netherlands, France, Canada, Cuba, and Switzerland.
Mica K3WGC had 15 SSB contacts with 14 P2P contacts using his usual drive on 20 ft. mast supporting a twin Hamstick dipole. He had a contact with one of hamdoms YouTube Hams. "The Southern Ham" so maybe Mica will be famous now?
Allen KN4FKS set up his 25 ft vertical with the Faraday Cloth radials He made 46 SSB contacts on 20 meters with 15 P2P contacts. No DX
Earlier in the week on Tuesday Allen KN4FKS went to the Otting WMA US-7913 to scratch an itch. When a POTA activator gets close to having 1000 contacts from a particular park it becomes an obsession. Tuesday brought Allen within 91 contacts of that POTA KILO award. Success was had by starting on 40 meters then moving to 20 meters. The total was 106 SSB contacts with 24 P2P and 2 DX to Canada. The grand total is now 1013 for Otting contacts. Itch scratched!Oct 26, 2026
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