Parks on the Air (POTA)
POTA from California to Europe
Another quick activation at Chino Hills State Park, featuring a contact with Europe.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Chino Hills State Park POTA 9/7/24
A fast early activation at Chino Hills State Park.
DIY
The KM4CFT CFT-1 QRP Transceiver Build
Documenting the build of a CFT-1 QRP CW Transceiver and it's first field use in a POTA activation at Chino Hills State Park.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Chino Hills State Park POTA 8/25/24
My second time calling CQ on CW during an activation. I assemble some POTA activation goals to continue growing the CW skills.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
First Time Calling CQ on CW
Calling CQ for the first time using CW at Angeles National Forest.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Back at Chino Hills State Park
With a few spare hours on Sunday morning, August 11th, I decided to make a quick run into Chino Hills State Park (US-1139) to see if the band conditions had improved. CHSP is an interesting park with a great network of trails, but most of them have little to no
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Back at San Bernardino National Forest with Terrible Conditions
Trying to beat the high temperatures once again, I headed up to the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest near Big Bear, CA (US-4463) for a Parks on the Air activation. Remembering the lessons from my last trip, I brought along my Kelty Waypoint car tarp for some additional
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Activating San Bernardino National Forest
Facing a heat wave at home, I decided to run up into the mountains near Big Bear Lake, CA to activate the San Bernardino National Forest (POTA entity US-4463) and enjoy the cooler temperatures. The location I selected was near Holcomb Valley, accessible via a network of dirt forest roads
Parks on the Air (POTA)
POTA at Chino Hills State Park
A quick activation at Chino Hills State Park (US-1139) with the Yaesu 710.
Field Day
Winter Field Day 2024
POTA activation and Winter Field Day 2024 at Mojave National Preserve and Mojave Trails National Monument.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Activating Angeles National Forest 2/10/24
POTA activation at a new spot in the Angeles National Forest.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Practicing CW at Red Rock Canyon State Park
A failed POTA activation at Red Rock Canyon State Park while practicing CW.