I was one activation away from the 20 needed for a POTA “Repeat Offender” award at Norristown Farm Park (US-4363, KFF-4363). After coming away empty-handed in my last attempt, I tried again this morning. This time I had a much better outcome.
Given the dismal weather forecast, I left my bike at home and operated instead from the shelter of my truck. I went with my go-to setup: Penntek TR-35 (5 watts, CW) and 12-foot whip with my homebrew loading coil.
The bands weren’t great, but I have seen worse conditions. There was a fair amount of fading with some static crashes from storms in the area. Despite those challenges, I made my first 10 contacts in about 15 minutes on 40M.
While I was on 40M, I heard Greg WA3GM activating US-1351 about 5 miles away. Greg was operating with the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club’s annual PAARC in the Park POTA event. Our park-to-park contact this morning was a repeat of one we made last year.
After operating for an hour, it started to drizzle, so I called it quits. My time on 40M, 30M, and 20M, produced 26 contacts, with two park-to-park contacts.
My timing was excellent, as I ran into a heavy downpour on my way home. In any event, I was happy to close the books on activation #20 at US-4363.
72, Craig WB3GCK
WB3GCK QRP Amateur Radio 
You should create a WordPress category where you can post you activations and notify your subscribers you are operating.
In the top menu just add a button for activations.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I’m a big fan of HamAlert. I have it set up so I get alerts whenever any of my friends show up on POTA, WWFF, SOTA, or RBN spots. In fact, that’s how I knew WA3GM was on the air during this outing. They have apps for Android and iPhone. 73, Craig WB3GCK
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