This was my first time taking my KX2 on a business trip. was staying in Santa Clara, and only had a few hours to activate my first Californian park.
This was my first time taking my KX2 on a business trip. was staying in Santa Clara, and only had a few hours to activate my first Californian park.
The park is a nice spot for families to spend an afternoon and have a picnic. The views of the hills were lovely.
I set up under a tree to keep cool. I wanted to keep my equipment to the bare minimum, and so I used a random-wire antenna with just a BNC-to-wire connection, and no transformer. I used a small twig to throw the bare wire over a low branch.
Here is a map of the QSOs. It was interesting to see how there were so many more contacts from Utah and other western states.
After I finished the activation, I noticed that there were a lot of "squirrels" nearby. I noticed that the "squirrels" stood on their hind legs scouting the situation and squeaking. Then I realized that they were in fact prairie dogs! I have never seen one before, and they were freaking adorable! Here's some photos. Zoom in and see how adorable they are.
| Date | Time | Call | State | Band | Mode | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/08/25 | 20:41 | K7SHR | WY | 20m | CW | US-10894 |
| 2024/08/25 | 20:59 | WA7BRL | WA | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:03 | AL7KC | AK | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:21 | K7ESU | UT | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:30 | KI5GTR | AR | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:34 | KØYO | UT | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:37 | N5RLH | NM | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:38 | NA7C | UT | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:40 | K7GUD | ID | 20m | CW | |
| 2024/08/25 | 21:44 | N6GO | CA | 20m | CW |