Featured image of post 20241228 - FT8 POTA Coconino National Forest

20241228 - FT8 POTA Coconino National Forest

Evening Activation

Evening POTA FT8 Coconino National Forest

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It was dry here…

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Here is the setup:

  • PARK: US-4428
  • ELEVATION: 6,500 feet
  • RIG: uSDX+ HF with ATU100 tuner
  • ANTENNA: 20m EFHW 9:1
  • BATTERY: 12v Car Battery

Propergation on 20M was very good tonight. Within minutes, I had 5 contacts on 3.5W!

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Map and detail of POTA activation:

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Sunset at about the 5th contact - I had to pause POTA to take this in:

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