Hanlon Creek Conservation Area is in Guelph and about 57km from the QTH. I wanted to get a new-to-me POTA, and wanted to avoid parks really close to Waterloo and Kitchener as I will be frequenting them when my daughter moves there in the fall. This park was my 62nd distinct park.
The park is a city-style park, with a splash-pad and a soccer pitch. There are some picnic areas, and bathroom facilities, so that is nice, but not that much in the way of feeling in the woods.
I set up at a picnic table under a tall tree, and that worked out well. Just as I started, it sprinkled rain a little, but I was lucky tha that it did not rain until I was packing up and got into the car, and then it was a downpour!
Here's a map of the QSOs. Dave, VA3CP, was not able to hear me well in Hamilton, but he recommended 15M, so I tried it and I am glad as I got a nice French station! All the contacts were on CW, and I used a QRP-Guys end-fed random wire at 5W.
| Date | Time | Call | State | Band | Mode | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/08/17 | 15:37 | WBØRLJ | NE | 20m | CW | US-4011 |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:42 | N3CZ | NC | 20m | CW | US-2732 |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:43 | W5KEB | AR | 20m | CW | |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:45 | KØFB | SD | 20m | CW | |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:46 | K5FB | MT | 20m | CW | |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:46 | K4ARQ | FL | 20m | CW | |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:49 | AD4GN | FL | 20m | CW | |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:50 | KX4QF | TN | 20m | CW | |
| 2025/08/17 | 15:56 | AA4TX | FL | 20m | CW | |
| 2025/08/17 | 16:04 | WBØTUA | MO | 20m | CW | US-11922 |
| 2025/08/17 | 16:08 | N1CCC | MO | 20m | CW | US-5712 |
| 2025/08/17 | 16:12 | K4ZGB | AL | 20m | CW | US-11027 |
| 2025/08/17 | 16:25 | F5SGP | France | 15m | CW |