10m Hamstick Dipole Nulls out Noise At K-4576 Oregon NHT 9-28-2023

 Today I was along the Willamette River where the K-4576 Oregon National Historic Trail passed down the river. At times, some of the bands get noise from the golf course across the street. Using my 10m Hamstick, I was able to null out the noise to where the 10m band was useful. 

Here is a short video on How I POTA'd Today using the 10m Hamsticks to null out noise.  

I started on 10m and bounced around a bit. I went to 40m to get some local PNW contacts. Then back to 10m where I got 2 VK4 stations and Argentina. Back down to 40m and on 20m for short bit. All and all it was a good few hours. 

Green = 10m  Orange = 20m  Red = 40m 

Thank you to all the hunters and P2P's today. 

K-4576 Oregon National Historic Trail and This is how I POTA. This time. 2023-09-08

I activated K-4576 Oregon NHT. I haven't used my painter pole in a while. So with 10m opening more lately, I decided to use it. 2 BD7 Chinese whips in dipole format with MFJ Hamstick Dipole mount. I was very pleased with how easy it was to measure the whips and put the antenna up. 10m was great again today. Need more hunters out there exercising that band. Japan and Australia. That was a nice treat. I wasn't at the park long. 1.5 hours. 15m and 17m were working well too. I am glad the higher bands are opening. 

There is this thing that Wes VA5MUD is starting. It is a 'This is how I POTA' . Sort of challenge. So I wanted to jump in and share how I POTA at my activations. I mix it up when activating. So I will be creating more videos in future activations. Below is my first crack at how I POTA'd today. Below that are the maps. 

Thank you to all the hunters and P2P's today. 

13 days without an activation and trapped in the house sick.

 It has been almost two weeks since I was at a park. 13 days trapped at home recovering from a head cold. I made it out today, 9/7/2023 to the park K-3424 Ice Age Geological Trail. 

It felt great getting out in the fresh air. Weather has cooled. Partly cloudy dry day here in NW Oregon. I wasn't feeling very adventurous, so I used hamsticks on a triple mag mount for 10m, 15m and 17m. The 17' MFJ whip for 20m. I was in the Tacoma Truck in the bed with my topper lift canopy. Using the IC 7300 . 10m has been open lately at home. So I started on 10m at the park. It was a nice run of about 25 contacts. Midwest, SE US were coming in great. After a bit I moved to 15m. Got a few contacts. Not as active. But nice to work folks on that band. Then a few on 17m. I heard Wes VA5MUD on 20m in a park. So I put my whip on the mag mount (I use quick disconnects for quick antenna changes) . I hunted Wes for the P2P. I wasn't planning on 20m for my activation. I didn't want to lose my voice. But I wasn't feeling to bad. So I went for it. Yikes. You hunters are awesome. I had quite the pile up for a bit. WA7FLY, Tom, reached me with 5 watts (I had just

called for any QRP stations. Smart move Tom!) So after our QSO I kept the power down so the pile ups would not make me lose my voice. Sorry folks. After a it I packed it in for the afternoon. 

Shout out to the HamJazz Discord folks VA5MUD, W6PUG, WA7FLY, AJ5C, VE1SK. And a couple folks worked me on 3 bands. 

Thank you everyone! 73

W7RTA

Charlie