POTA – Mike's Hobbies

Rapidan Wildlife Management Area K-3999

By Mike KQ9PPosted on December 30, 2023Posted in POTA

Great time at the Kirtley Mountain Tract of the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area this afternoon. There are eight tracts in K-3999. Three of them are mountain peaks (Big Tom, Blakey Ridge, and Allen) and road access to the others is … Read the rest

Lake Anna State Park, K-1306/K-9935

By Mike KQ9PPosted on December 21, 2023Posted in POTA

My first two-fer, with the Virginia Bird & Wildlife State Trail. What a beautiful spot, cloudy but with a great sunset. I’m starting to get the hang of this now. You can see my essential activating tools in this picture: … Read the rest

Albermarle State Fishing Lake, K-3858

By Mike KQ9PPosted on December 15, 2023Posted in POTA

Another beautiful day, a twofer with K-9935, and the first outing for my new antenna, a Chameleon LEFS 8010 lightweight end-fed half-wave sloper. SWR is under 2:1 on all bands 80-10m, easy to put up and take down, and it … Read the rest

Lake Orange State Fishing Lake K-4983

By Mike KQ9PPosted on November 18, 2023Posted in POTA

My first activation, the closest park to home. It was a perfect day, not too windy, not too cold. I learned some things about setting up efficiently:

My trusty Chameleon EMCOMM-II antenna that worked so well for NVIS in my

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