Field Operations
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Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — November 10, 2026
Nineteen contacts on 20m FT8 at 5 watts from a picnic table at Sawgrass Lake Park, with a Starlink Mini running sealed inside the STARWARE...
Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — November 10, 2026 -
Honeymoon Island State Park (US-1880)
78 contacts on 20m and 40m FT8 from Honeymoon Island with the IC-706MKIIG at 80 watts — if you trust the radio over the tuner,...
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Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — October 12, 2026
Fourteen FT8 contacts on 20m at 80W from Sawgrass Lake Park, testing new car cabling and the Radioddity HF-008 with an ATU-100 EXT auto tuner.
Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — October 12, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — October 2, 2026
Twenty-five 20m FT8 contacts from the Skyway pier (US-1916) on 80 watts, with Gambia first and Argentina and Russia in the log. I was going...
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — October 2, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — October 8, 2026
One hundred QSOs from Sunshine Skyway at 80 watts on the IC-706MKIIG — a new personal best from the car, with FT8 reaching South Africa...
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — October 8, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — October 1, 2026
Twenty-one 20m FT8 contacts from the Sunshine Skyway pier (US-1916), Seychelles fifth, Jersey and Wales in the log, and then the radio died mid-transmission. I...
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — October 1, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — September 30, 2026
82 FT8 contacts on 20m and 15m from the front seat of the car at Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700), on 80 watts into a mobile...
Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — September 30, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — September 18, 2026
A 27-minute 20m FT8 activation at Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916), 15 QSOs on 5W including Haiti, after finding three setup mistakes in...
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — September 18, 2026 -
Activation Report: Moody Branch Wildlife and Environmental Area (US-6317) — August 17, 2026
Twenty-two contacts across 20, 17, and 15 meters at Moody Branch Wildlife and Environmental Area (US-6317) — 5 watts QRP into a Radioddity HF-010 on...
Activation Report: Moody Branch Wildlife and Environmental Area (US-6317) — August 17, 2026 -
Activation Report: Gamble Plantation Historic State Park (US-3625) — August 14, 2026
A ten-contact morning at Gamble Plantation Historic State Park (US-3625) on 20m FT8 — 5 watts QRP into a hatch-mounted vertical, a locked gate that...
Activation Report: Gamble Plantation Historic State Park (US-3625) — August 14, 2026 -
Activation Report: Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area (US-6296) — August 12, 2026
A 15-contact morning at Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area (US-6296) on 20m FT8 — 5 watts QRP into a Radioddity HF-010, a 1,988-mile run to Ottawa,...
Activation Report: Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area (US-6296) — August 12, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — August 11, 2026
An 11-contact morning POTA activation at Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) on 20m FT8 — 5 watts QRP into a Radioddity HF-010, with...
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — August 11, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — July 16, 2026
A comeback POTA activation at Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) on 20m FT8 — 12 contacts and 8 grids at 5 watts QRP into a Radioddity...
Activation Report: Sawgrass Lake Park (US-6700) — July 16, 2026 -
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — June 23, 2026
A 20-contact morning POTA activation at Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) on 20m FT8 — 5 watts QRP into a Radioddity HF-010, with...
Activation Report: Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (US-1916) — June 23, 2026 -
Activation Report: De Soto National Memorial (US-0772) — June 12, 2026
Mode: FT8 (Digital) · Band: 20m · Radio: Xiegu X6200 · Contacts: 25 · Park: US-0772 Twenty-five QSOs on five watts, fifteen grid squares, a...
Activation Report: De Soto National Memorial (US-0772) — June 12, 2026
