My first activation was a success! Since I worked overnight Sunday and Monday mornings, I needed to stay up during the day today to try to reset my sleep cycle. So since the weather cooperated long enough and I needed to alleviate some cabin fever, I ran over to the Kal-Haven Trail State Park (K-1511) to play some radio and try my hand at a Parks on the Air activation.
I ran an Elecraft KX3 at 10watts through an endfed sloper attached to the jack kite pole that I bungied to the fence post. I chose to just setup in the trunk of the car and left the hatch open while I activated since the temperature was a mild 35°F. In total I made 13 contacts in just under an hour, I’ll take it for QRP!
Got packed up and everything pulled into the car just as the snow started back up, I really couldn’t ask for a better first activation. I had an absolute blast, and I’ll be doing this again for sure.