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Low Impact Activations

Posted on February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 by KC8JC

On Being Invisible Late last week, I was made aware of some concerns that the POTA team were having relayed to them by various official agencies about the poor behavior of activators in parks and on public land. This led to a great post by Thomas K4SWL and some good discussion over in the ham…

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A Sunny Weekend

Posted on February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 by KC8JC

The Thing About NE Ohio… There are fun facts about NE Ohio that no one talks about because, well, not a lot of people talk about life in NE Ohio. For those of us who live here one of those little gems is that we have more overcast days than Seattle (on average…whatever that means…

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Sometimes You Have To Go Outside

Posted on January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 by KC8JC

Cabin Fever It’s real. Working from home full time makes it a bit worse. There are sometimes three day stretches where I don’t leave the house in the winter. It’s nice to be able to stay warm and not have to drive, bike, or walk in the weather, but it starts to warp my senses…

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Support Your Parks: Winter 2024

Posted on January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 by KC8JC

Support Your Parks! Anyone into POTA probably knows that there is a weekend event each quarter called “Support Your Parks” where anyone who gets an activation in or hunts an activator on that weekend gets a nifty award. This past weekend, 20-21-Jan was the Winter event. It was a good one to be out in…

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January Is Real

Posted on January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 by KC8JC

Out Into The Weather I mentioned my wife’s hiking challenge in my last post. It’s still going strong and her team is doing well. Part of that is getting out every weekend and hiking both Saturday and Sunday. This makes for Park Synergy in our household. Not so much for the kids, but they are…

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New Years Day (and More)

Posted on January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 by KC8JC

Wrapping Up Vacation During my time off for the holidays, I got in 6 activations. I’ve been writing them up in pairs and so it only makes sense to put out this last report for 2023 and the first of 2024 in one post. Two different parks, two different years, but still in that Ohio…

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A Vacation Groove

Posted on December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 by KC8JC

How Did That Happen? There were a lot of things stacked against doing an activation on the 27th. First and foremost, it’s my wife’s birthday so she sets the tone for the day. Having a birthday after Christmas isn’t fun. Most people are just celebrated out by that point and no one wants to eat…

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Holiday Bookend Activations

Posted on December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 by KC8JC

A Little Time Off With the holidays upon us, I find myself looking for time to get outside and get on the air. This week has been a good one for it with two activations (so far) that landed in perfect timeslots with weather that was Good Enough. Tinker’s Creek On the 23rd we were…

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The Bright Orb In The Sky

Posted on December 17, 2023December 17, 2023 by KC8JC

What IS That Thing? December in Northeast Ohio is usually marked by leaden grey skies. It’s usually cold, windy, and the days are almost as short as they’re going to get for the year. It’s a time when going outside seems the least attractive but it’s the most necessary. Well, it is for me anyway….

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Dialing In and a Visitor

Posted on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 by KC8JC

Peace and Quiet in Deceptive Weather Saturday, December 09 was not what was promised by all of my various weather apps. On a day when the sun was supposed to make an appearance and it was supposed to be dry, there was a touch of rain in the pre-dawn morning and no sign of the…

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