This park is appealing in that it is the closest park to my house, though it more a conservation area than a park. I had tried this park and failed to activate, in the summer, with only 5 QSOs, so I was keen to re-attempt.
This park is appealing in that it is the closest park to my house, though it more a conservation area than a park. I had tried this park and failed to activate, in the summer, with only 5 QSOs, so I was keen to re-attempt.
This was my 20th Distinct Park, so I earned the Silver Activator Certificate.
The activation was simple, and just from the car.
The only complication is that I used the tripod and not the ground spike,
and the antenna blew over two times before I clued-in and put a massive rock on the support rods.
I also moved the antenna very close to the car to give it some wind protection, and
I am curious if that affected the radiation pattern.
I notice that there were no QSOs along the eastern seaboard, which is puzzling.
Though the park is in somewhat of a small valley, so it could be topography coming into play as well.
I made 46 total QSOs, with 14 park-park. My 7th QSO with Jose in Spain, so thanks, Jose!
| Antenna | Chelegance Vertical, tuned for 20m |
|---|---|
| Start Time (UTC) | 17:48 |
| Finish Time (UTC) | 18:54 |
| Total Time | 1:06 |
| Total QSOs | 46 |
| Park to Park | 14 |
| Largest distance QSO | Spain, 5,893 km |
| Band | 20m |
| Mode | SSB |
| Power | 10W |
| AH | 0.650 |
Here's a map of the QSOs.
| Date | Time | Call | State/Country | Band | Mode | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/01/06 | 17:47 | W4JHO | TN | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:49 | K1EAF | ME | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:50 | KK4ANY | GA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:50 | KB8MQ | OH | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:50 | NG9P | WI | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:51 | W1ARR | RI | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:52 | EA1BUL | Spain | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:53 | KE4MM | NC | 20m | SSB | K-3791 |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:54 | KI5ERG | MS | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:55 | KQ4JVP | VA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:57 | EA1AF | Spain | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:58 | N5SJW | TX | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:58 | AEØTO | MO | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 17:59 | KC6JQU | GA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:00 | W4KAM | TN | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:01 | KO4RVE | FL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:01 | KO4GAR | SC | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:02 | ND4Y | KY | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:02 | K9AJC | MO | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:04 | KQ4CQA | FL | 20m | SSB | K-0658 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:04 | KQ4CQA | FL | 20m | SSB | K-1871 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:04 | WC8VOA | OH | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:05 | K4MIE | AL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:06 | WA2SLH | IN | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:06 | KN4ODH | FL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:07 | KE4SAG | AL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:08 | W1CVC | RI | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:08 | K8NEE | NC | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:10 | VE4QZ | MB | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:11 | KFØLZO | SD | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:12 | KC5MJE | OK | 20m | SSB | K-2788 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:12 | KD4KY | KY | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:13 | VE1NR | NS | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:14 | KC9ZLB | IL | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:17 | K5NEW | TX | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:20 | AJ4LX | GA | 20m | SSB | |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:26 | KZ4BK | AL | 20m | SSB | K-9874 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:31 | ADØWW | ND | 20m | SSB | K-8538 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:35 | KD9RDO | IL | 20m | SSB | K-0571 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:41 | KW4BGY | NC | 20m | SSB | K-11020 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:41 | KW4BGY | NC | 20m | SSB | K-4510 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:41 | KW4BGY | NC | 20m | SSB | K-8313 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:41 | KW4BGY | NC | 20m | SSB | K-6936 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:43 | KQ4FGP | SC | 20m | SSB | K-2913 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:51 | WØMOC | MO | 20m | SSB | K-6506 |
| 2024/01/06 | 18:53 | KF4TY | TN | 20m | SSB | K-2967 |