Category: Parks on the Air
November 22, 2019
On the way back I stopped at K-4633 Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest. I only attempted to pronounce it once, the other ham said they can't pronounce words like that up north. This one is well north of I-75 and about 10 miles down Keri Rd, which is an unpopulated road so it was a really nice drive.…
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November 20, 2019
State Forests are my favorite type of activation. Hardly anyone around and they're massive (the two things are probably related). This one is accessed via a bridge east of Naples, FL that goes over I-75 (it's not publicly accessible from I-75). Entrance just past the I-75 overpass Another half mile…
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October 18, 2019
It's starting to cool down a little in Florida so I went out for a Parks on the Air activation. At 82F it was still sweaty but bearable. A little down the road from park K-3607 that I activated previously, is South Fork State Park, K-3656. This is land that I think they are reserving for a future…
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September 25, 2019
Once again the St. Pete, Clearwater and Upper Pinellas radio clubs joined forces for a radio clubs in the park event. We met up at Eagle Lake park in Largo, FL. This is a nice county park so it doesn't count for Parks on the Air but it was still a fun event. Unlike Field Day where we setup specific…
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September 4, 2019
I'm not loving the KX2 and Wolf River Coil combination. I'm able to make contacts but it's hard. I bought it specifically for travel. I think I need to look more seriously into the loop antennas. The coil puzzles the TSA x-ray guys so about half the time I get my bag pulled for additional…
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August 26, 2019
I arrived early on a business trip to Houston so I decided to try out the KX2 at a park in Galveston since I've never been out that way. I had trouble with transmitting. I brought my Antenna analyzer and was getting a decent SWR on that but the radio was showing an infinite SWR. It was extremely…
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June 30, 2019
I've seen the sign for this park many times on the way to my parents house. I left a little earlier on this trip to beat the heat and give a little extra time for an activation. This way my first real test of the Wolf River Coil I picked up at Hamvention. Band conditions have been really poor…
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May 18, 2019
I typically go to a music festival on this weekend of the year. Last year at that festival I realized I didn't know anyone there anymore and I used to know everyone, so I decided then that I would do Dayton this year. Dayton totally has the music festival vibe only everyone is carrying walkie…
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May 16, 2019
I travel to Miami every once and awhile for work and I've stopped 3 times now to try to activate the Big Cypress National Preserve. There's a "rest area" with no facilities off I-75 that has an entrance to the preserve. I tried to activate from this part twice before. The first time I setup in the…
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May 6, 2019
I gave a presentation at the SPARC club meeting on May 3rd. I used the presentation file I got from Julie K8VOX that she gave at Hamcation. I modified it to be a little more Florida related (as well as adding more pictures from my activations). I also brought in my gear. The presentation went about…
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