This morning, I had a mis-click on the POTA site and ended up on the awards page. Lo and behold, I just got the Howell’s Spectacular Thelypody award for 500 unique parks hunted. Who knew? I would like to thank all of the activators and the parks management services around the globe for this award!…
Ah, The TR-45L… I will go out on a limb and say that if we were to poll every person who purchased the Penntek TR-45L and those operators were honest in their answers, 90% or more would say that they bought it because it looks like what a ham radio should look like. It has…
QRP Rigs Are Fun My interest in POTA and portable operation has evolved as I’ve spent more and more time in this wonderful hobby. I’ve said before, and I will say again, that POTA leads to QRP which leads to CW. As someone who started off in digital modes during a horrible solar cycle, I…
A Long Weekend I had the opportunity to take Friday off, so I did. And with a day off and no commitments until much later, I headed out to The Octagon at Cuyahoga Valley National Park – US-0020. I just couldn’t think of a better way to spend a few hours in the quiet before…
Gorgeous Weather It was sunny and the temperature was darned near perfect for June in NE Ohio. My wife and I got on our bikes and cycled out to Cuyahoga Valley National Park – US-0020 so that we could enjoy the day. The plan was to spend a little time at The Octagon shelter area…
You Read That Right It was a dessert activation. Monday nights are Scout meetings so I figured I could sneak out to Cuyahoga Valley National Park – US-0020 and get an activation in after dinner. I thought of it as a bit of mental sorbet to cleanse the pallette after a long day. It worked…
Weeks Without POTA? The past couple of weeks have been very busy and kept me away from my beloved parks and activations. Life is like that sometimes and we have to muscle through it. When I saw a break in the action on Sunday morning, I knew that I had to jump on it. The…
A Beautiful Day At The Park On Friday, May 10, 2024 I had the afternoon off and decided to head out to Cuyahog Valley National Park – US-0020 to enjoy a quiet afternoon of radio in the park. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. There was a gentle breeze and the temperature was…
Something New-ish? Cuyahog Valley National Park – US-0020 is a massive park. It stretches a good way between Cleveland and Akron. There are over 100 miles of hiking trails scattered throughout the park and there are many nooks and crannies. On Saturday morning, I headed out to do an activation. I had some time and…
It’s Here. I’m going to call it: spring has finally hit in NE Ohio. What does that mean? Honestly, it means being outside at the parks and not having my fingers freeze as I work CW or get my stuff set up. It also brings along with it some surprise rain showers. The truth still…