PE8T

Category: Parks on the Air

  • Boswachterij Nunspeet

    Boswachterij Nunspeet

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    I wanted to set up in a slightly larger area so that I could set up the linked dipole again and test it out with the G90. Turns out the place is still mostly a hole. I had two CW contacts in about 30 minutes and then tried my hand, for the first time during…

  • Roggebotzand

    Roggebotzand

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    A quick activation with the QMX to test out the finished linked dipole. It worked well! It took a little time to find a place to set it up, out of the way, but this was fine. I set up the third guy rope to across the water so I had to jump across a…

  • Hulkesteinse Bos

    Hulkesteinse Bos

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    Last time visiting, the only place that seemed to be part of this park was directly under some power lines or on a campground (private property) so we bailed and moved on. This time though, having investigated the park boundaries more closely on the Staatsbosbeheer (national park management) page, we found an okay out of…

  • Kromslootpark

    Kromslootpark

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    A new attempt. Last time here, I got only six “QSO”s, of which four were the same French station but with a unique Park-to-Park identifier. So in reality just three. Turns out my long 10m coax run was a little off, and most activations where I had used that cable had terrible results. Measuring resistance…

  • Roggebotzand

    Roggebotzand

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    Last time I was here, I got stuck in the quiet zone near the Wilhelminabos, a place of remembrance for cancer survivors. Thankfully, this time around the parking area at the beginning – near the restaurant – was free. There are even two picnic tables, of which we claimed one. Again, a really hard time…

  • PA4PA & Speulder en Sprielderbos

    PA4PA & Speulder en Sprielderbos

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    After a failed activation in this park on the way back on 12 April, I had a mail conversation with PA4PA and we decided to meet up at this park on the Support your Parks-weekend organised by POTA. Instead of making contacts we spent a lot of time talking about our POTA experiences, him being…

  • ‘t Harde (Blaricum)

    ‘t Harde (Blaricum)

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    A short activation on the way to work. There’s a really solid metal fence around the parking which provides a great place to tie a mast to. Which is what I did and combined it with the 10m EFHW. Because I parked a little close at first I had to lean the mast backwards to…

  • Schokland

    Schokland

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    The weather was alright and I had a failed activation before on Schokland, so we set out to activate this location. The location is great, and there’s a place to park away from other people right near the south of Schokland with just a small walk. Unfortunately, despite the elevated position, I had pretty bad…

  • Boswachterij Nunspeet

    Boswachterij Nunspeet

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    Another great location, but again got stuck in a bit of a hole. Hills all around me, stuck in the lowest spot. The YL helped set up the antenna and spent some time filling out crosswords, soaking up the rays, trying to get the HT spotted on APRS, and reading, while I tried as hard…

  • Ermelosche Heide

    Ermelosche Heide

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    Already it had been a while since the last activation. I got myself a vertical whip antenna of about 5.50m from Ali (for about € 25) and it has been working great. I had a chance to test it out at the seashore last week and got across the pond with no issues whatsoever. The…