POTA 10-30-2021
Today I activated (barely) K-5718, Flint Hills Trail, on 40 meters. It was a tough event due to the band conditions, but I got the minimum to activate the park.
POTA 10/23/21
I went to the Marais Des Cygnes massacre site for a Parks On The Air activation. It has just stopped raining when I arrived and the dirt road was muddy.
DMR
I purchased an Anytone DM4 radio in March. I initially programmed it for a local repeater, that had DMR enabled, and was able to talk to some hands on it.
Test Run of New Portable Mast
I bought a windsock telescopic fiberglass pole to use as a portable mast for ham radio. I put it up in the yard with with a dual band roll up
New Mast
I recently purchased a fiberglass pole that extends to 20′ to use as a mast when I’m doing POTA activations. I learned from K6ARK to wrap three paracord loops to
Newest Radio in the Shack
Picked up a Yaesu FTM-300DR and a 30 amp power supply. The ham shack is starting to come together.