Back to White Clay Creek Preserve

I had a rare weekday free from my usual family obligations, so I went out to activate a park. It had been almost a year since I last activated White Clay Creek State Preserve (K-4633), so that was my destination this morning. 

Located near the Pennsylvania-Delaware border, the Preserve is about an hour away from home. I parked near the park office and got set up. I used my usual setup: my TR-35 (5 watts) and 12-foot whip with my homebrew loading coil.

My truck at White Clay Creek State Preserve (K-6433)
My truck at White Clay Creek State Preserve (K-6433)

Starting out on 40M, it took me about 15 minutes to make my first 10 contacts. The 20M band was in pretty good shape, so I spent most of my time there. I also made some contacts on 17M before packing up.

This park doesn’t get activated too often, so I had a steady stream of hunters today. After about 90 minutes, I had 50 contacts in my log. I had one DX contact (F4ILH) but no park-to-park contacts (that I know of).

Thanks to all the hunters for a fun morning.

72, Craig WB3GCK

2 thoughts on “Back to White Clay Creek Preserve”

    1. Thanks, John. This park only gets activated about once a month, so I think that had something to do with it. Like you, I’m usually good for 20-30 QSOs. 72, Craig WB3GCK

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