Morning Morse Code - 1/15/24

Another morning of operating QRP CW portable! Parks on the Air (POTA) activation in Tuskegee National Forest (K-4451). I operating for a couple of hours and the video contains most of it, with the exception of the last bit on 30 meters. Thank you for joining me & 72!

Gear Used on this Activation:

Radio - Icom IC-705

Radio Cage - Windcamp ARK-705

Antenna - PackTenna Random Wire

Antenna Tuner - Elecraft T1

CW Key Base - Steel Bench Block

CW Paddles - Bamatech BaMaKeY TP-III

LL Bean Tote - Zip Hunter’s Tote (Large, Olive Drab)

Radio Bag - Camera Lens Case

Zipper Pouch for Accessories

Field Notes Graph Paper Notepads

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Chapters:
Intro - 00:00:00
20 Meters - 00:01:42
10 Meters - 00:47:10
15 Meters - 01:05:00
Final Thoughts & QSO Map - 01:18:50

[nbsbri]

I saw you spotted when I got to the shack this AM but by the time I got the radio up on ur freq, you went QRT. Bummer.... --n1bs

[brianvejyd]

Thanks for sharin Aaron i saw you on the spot page this mornin (jan 17) but cudnt pull you in - next time - oh and i just passed 1006 cw pota parks hunted -- take care 73 dit dit

[ontarget]

Nice work. I love seeing younger guys getting into CW. POTA has given new life to the mode. Is your dog paddle on the right side? AE0CW

[willieb]

was qrt for 5 wks, and guess who my 1st contact was? yuppers, OM! i think i forgot how to use my key - LOL! anyhoo, gud to hr u... btw, a fun exercise is to listen to ur qsos @1.5X playback speed.. gud practice for contesting 😂

[WKMG]

Good day out. Always good to hear the regulars hunting. GL - Mat - K4OCY

[EvanKEJT]

Hmm....I commented, but my comment disappeared. Weird. me. How do I set the VOX button to send CQ? That would make my life so much easier. Oh, and yes, your signal really was that bad. You were a legit 219 😂