Scott Ralph, VA3EKR, Amateur Radio Blog
My daughter, Victoria, drew this cartoon of me activating POTA with my mascot, QRP-Bear.
Latest Activity
2026 Activations
- March 07, 2026
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Oakville Harbour Historic Site (CA-6319)
- February 28, 2026
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Jordan Harbour Conservation Area (CA-5575), 89th distinct park.
- February 25, 2026
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Hilton Falls Conservation Area (CA-1440)
- February 21, 2026
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Claireville Conservation Area (CA-5096)
- February 16, 2026
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Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- February 15, 2026
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Devil's Punch Bowl, (CA-5358)
- January 31, 2026
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Her Majesty's / St. Paul's Chapel of the Mohawks National Historic Site (CA-5369)
- January 24, 2026
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Rockway Conservation Area (CA-1598)
- January 18, 2026
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Louth Conservation Area (CA-1490)
- January 17, 2026
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Beamer Memorial Conservation Area (CA-1307)
- January 4, 2026
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Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area (CA-5603)
2025 Activations
- December 28, 2025
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Mount Albion Conservation Area (CA-5568)
- December 21, 2025
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Eramosa Karst Conservation Area (CA-5361)
- December 14, 2025
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Mountainview Conservation Area (CA-5573)
- December 12, 2025
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Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- December 7, 2025
- Spencer Gorge Conservation Area (CA-1639)
- December 6, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- November 29, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- November 28, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- November 27, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- November 22, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- November 19, 2025
- Valley Falls State Park, West Virginia, (US-1826)
- November 17, 2025
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North Carolina POTA 3-Park Rove
- November 16, 2025
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Lake James State Park (US-2739)
- November 14, 2025
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Dogback Mountain SOTA, W4C/EM-066, North Carolina
- November 13, 2025
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Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC, Blue Ridge Parkway (US-3378, US-8313)
- November 8, 2025
- Borer's Falls Conservation
Reserve (CA-1323)
- November 1, 2025
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Ball's Falls Conservation Area (CA-1297)
- October 25, 2025
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Binbrook Conservation Area (CA-5571)
- October 19, 2025
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Starkey Hill Conservation Area (CA-5607)
- October 18, 2025
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Island Lake Conservation Area (CA-5536)
- October 13, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- October 11, 2025
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FWR Dickson Conservation Area (CA-5605)
- October 5, 2025
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Shade's Mills Conservation Area (CA-5604)
- September 28, 2025
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Limehouse Conservation Area (CA-5563)
- September 22, 2025
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Beverly Swamp (CA-1312, VEFF-2551)
- September 6, 2025
- Tommy Thompson Park Conservation Area (CA-5559)
- September 1, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- August 29, 2025
- Valens Lake Conservation Area (CA-5375)
- August 24, 2025
- Burlington Heights National Historic Site (CA-5354)
- August 17, 2025
- Hanlon Creek Conservation Area (CA-5606)
- August 10, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- July 27, 2025
- Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- July 19, 2025
- Horse Barn Activation (CA-0063)
- July 7 — 8, 2025
- Erie Lake POTA Mini-vacation
- July 4, 2025
- Beamer Memorial Conservation Area (CA-1307)
- June 28, 2025
- Field Day at City View Park (CA-0063)
- June 22, 2025
- Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area (CA-1447)
- June 19, 2025
- Woolverton Conservation Area (CA-5572)
- June 7, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- May 26, 2025
- Fifty Point Conservation Area (CA-5362)
- May 18, 2025
- First KH1 use at the horse barn, CA-0063
- May 17, 2025
- Hamvention in Ohio
- May 11, 2025
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Oakville Harbour (CA-6319)
- May 3, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- April 27, 2025
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Butlers Barracks National Historic Site (CA-4861)
- April 26, 2025
- City View Park, Burlington
(CA-0063)
- Apr. 20, 2025
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Coronation Park, (CA-6003)
- Apr. 19, 2025
- Erchless Estate and The
Oakville Museum Historic Site
(CA-6317)
- Apr. 13, 2025
- Erchless Estate and The
Oakville Museum Historic Site
(CA-6317)
- Apr. 6, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Mar. 30, 2025
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Summit Muskeg Preserve, ON (CA-1651)
- Mar. 29, 2025
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Troubleshooting audio recording with the KX2 on a rainy spring day.
- Mar. 23, 2025
- Fletcher Creek Conservation Area
(CA-5363)
- Mar. 22, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Mar. 16, 2025
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Tiffany Falls Conservation Area, Hamilton, ON (CA-1587)
- Mar 15, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Mar 9, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Mar 2, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Feb. 23, 2025
- Heart Lake Conservation, Brampton, ON (CA-5103)
- Feb 10, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Feb 7, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Feb 5, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Feb 4, 2025
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Guelph Lake Conservation Area (CA-5318)
- Jan 31, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Jan 30, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Jan. 14, 2025
- Chinguacousy Park Recreation Park (CA-5944)
- Jan. 12, 2025
- Saltfleet Conservation Area (CA-5566)
- Jan 9, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Jan 7, 2025
- Battle of Stoney Creek National
Historic Site (CA-5351)
- Jan 5, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Jan 2, 2025
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
2024 Activations
- Dec. 30, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 29, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 27, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 26, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 20, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 19, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 18, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 17, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 15, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Dec. 1, 2024
- Sherman Falls Conservation Area (CA-1620)
- Nov. 24, 2024
- Crooks Hollow Conservation Area (CA-5357)
- Nov. 23, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Nov. 17, 2024
- Spencer Gorge Conservation Reserve (CA-1639)
- Nov. 16, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Nov. 10, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Nov. 3, 2024
- Bronte Harbour, Great Lakes Waterfront Trail (CA-6003)
- Oct. 27, 2024
- Starkey Hill Conservation Area (CA-5607)
- Oct. 26, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Oct. 20, 2024
- Horse Barn, Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve (CA-0063)
- Oct. 19, 2024
- Horse Barn, Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve (CA-0063)
- Oct. 14, 2024
- Marie Curtis Park, a.k.a. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail (CA-6003)
- Oct. 12, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Oct. 11, 2024
- Presque Isle State Park (US-1402)
- Oct. 6, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Oct. 5, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Oct. 4, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Sept. 29, 2024
- The Bradley Museum Historic
Site (CA-6318)
- Sept. 22, 2024
- Christie Lake Conservation
Area (CA-5355)
- Sept. 21, 2024
- Phoenix Hill Equestrian Horse
Barn, a.k.a. Niagara Escarpment Biosphere (CA-0063)
- Sept. 15, 2024
- Terra Cotta Conservation Area
(CA-5373)
- Sept. 14, 2024
- Horse Barn, a.k.a. Niagara
Escarpment Biosphere (CA-0063)
- Sept. 7, 2024
- Buckhorn Island State Park
(US-2020)
- Sept. 1, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Aug. 31, 2024
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319)
- Aug. 25, 2024
- Martial Cottle Park State
Recreation Area (US-3473)
- Aug. 4, 2024
- HMCS Haida National Historic
Site (CA-4870)
- Aug. 3, 2024
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(CA-1043)
- July 27, 2024
- Awenda Provincial Park
(CA-0144)
- July 21, 2044
- Kelso Conservation Area
(CA-5101)
- July 20, 2024 (72nd activation)
- City View Park, Burlington
(CA-0063)
- July 14, 2024 (71st activation)
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319) and Great Lakes Waterfront Trail (CA-6003)
- July 13, 2044
Unsuccessful, Kelso
Conservation Area (CA-5101)
- July 7, 2024 (69th activation)
- Area 8 Conservation Area
(CA-5564)
- July 1, 2024 (68th activation)
- Canada Day activation of
Oakville Harbour Historic Site (CA-6319) and Great Lakes Waterfront Trail (CA-6003)
- June 30, 2024 (66th activation)
- Oakville Harbour Historic
Site (CA-6319) and Great Lakes Waterfront Trail (CA-6003)
- June 16, 2024 (64th activation)
- Erchless Estate and The
Oakville Museum Historic Site
(CA-6317)
- June 8, 2024 (62ndactivation)
- City View Park, Burlington
(CA-0063)
- June 1, 2024 (61stactivation)
- City View Park, Burlington
(CA-0063)
- May 20, 2024 (20th activation of 2024)
- Nassagaweya Canyon Trail
Recreation Site (CA-5536)
- May 19, 2024 (19th activation of 2024)
- Tannery Park, Oakville
(CA-6003)
- Mar. 15, 2024 (18th activation of 2024)
- Tannery Park, Oakville
(CA-6003)
- Mar. 14, 2024 (17th of 2024)
- Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
Recreation Site (CA-6003)
- Mar. 10, 2024 (16th activation of 2024)
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(CA-1043 + CA-0063)
- Mar. 9, 2024 (15th activation of 2024)
- Robert Edmondson Conservation
Area (CA-5508)
- Apr. 1, 2024 (14thof 2024)
- Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
Recreation Site (CA-6003)
- Mar. 30, 2024 (13thof 2024)
- Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
Recreation Site (CA-6003)
- Mar. 27, 2024 (12th of 2024)
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(CA-1043 + CA-0063)
- Mar. 13, 2024 (11thof 2024)
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(CA-1043 + CA-0063)
- Mar. 12, 2024 (10thof 2024)
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(CA-1043 + CA-0063)
- Mar. 7, 2024 (9thof 2024)
- Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
Recreation Site (CA-6003)
- Mar. 3, 2024 (8th of 2024)
- Silver Creek Conservation
Area (CA-5372)
- Mar. 2, 2024 (7th of 2024)
- Royal Botanical Gardens
National Historic Site (CA-5371)
- Feb. 10, 2024 (6th of 2024)
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(VE-1043)
- Feb. 4, 2024 (5th of 2024)
- CW Contact Video with Thomas, K4SWL
- Feb. 3, 2024 (4th of 2024)
- Battlefield of Fort George
National Historic Site (VE-4856)
- Jan. 27, 2024 (3rd of 2024)
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(VE-1043 + VE-0063)
- Jan. 6, 2024 (2ndof 2024)
- Glenorchy Conservation Area
(VE-5101)
- Jan. 3, 2024 (1st of 2024)
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(VE-1043)
2023 Activations
- Dec. 29, 2023
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(VE-1043)
- Dec. 20, 2023
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area
(VE-1043)
- Dec. 16, 2023
- Montsberg Conservation Area
(VE-1528)
- Dec. 9, 2023
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area,
(VE-1043)
- Nov. 26, 2023
- Bronte Heritage Waterfront
Park, (VE-6003)
- Nov. 18, 2023
- Rockwood Conservation Area,
(VE-5317)
- Nov. 11, 2023
- Canal Park Conservation Area,
Hamilton, ON (VE-5667)
- Nov. 5, 2023
- Pier 4 Park, Hamilton,
(VE-5114)
- Oct. 28, 2023
- Meadowvale Conservation Area,
(VE-5368)
- Oct. 27, 2023
- Oakville Harbour, Oakville
(VE-0063 & VE-5082)
- Oct. 22, 2023
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area,
Milton, ON (VE-1043)
- Oct. 9, 2023
- Bronte Creek Provincial Park,
Oakville (VE-0166)
- Oct. 7, 2023
- Borer's Falls Conservation
Reserve (VE-1323)
- Sept. 30, 2023
- Dundurn Castle National
Historic Site (VE-5360)
- Sept. 24, 2023
- Crawford Lake Conservation
Area (VE-1541)
- Sept. 9, 2023
- Limehouse Conservation Area
(VE-5563)
- Sept. 4, 2023
- Dundas Valley Conservation
Area (VE-5359)
- Sep. 3, 2023
- Sovereign House, Oakville, ON
(VE-6003)
- Aug. 27, 2023
- Mount Nemo Conservation Area,
VE-1043
- Aug. 20, 2023
- Ratrray Marsh Conservation
Area (VE-5370)
- Aug. 13, 2023
- Confederation Park (VE-53456)
and Hamilton & Scourge Naval Memorial Garden National Historic Site (VE-5929)
- Aug. 11, 2023
- Great Lakes (Dingle Park,
Oakville, ON, VE-6003) POTA
activation.
- July 22, 2023
- City View Park (part of
Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve VE-0063) POTA
activation.
- July 16, 2023
- Hilton Falls (VE-1440) POTA
activation.
Recent QSOs, from QRZ.com, for VA3EKR
