As I sit down to write this post, it is one week before my WWFF-KFF activation of Darien Lakes State Park. My activations are always in conjunction with work trips, and many of you may have read my lamentations in the POTA Face Book Group that my company instituted a new travel policy, requiring us to stay at certain chain hotels, even if there were cheaper alternatives.
Well, a new week brings new whims, and I was once again told, "hey, if it's cheaper, who cares - stay where you want!" So, with that new directive, I set up the tent in the back yard today, so that it can air out, in preparation for my camping WWFF Activiation/Business Trip! After all, $30 per night for a camp site is much cheaper than the $150 and up that the chain hotels we can choose from usually run.
Airing out the tent to get it ready for the activation! I swear those clouds aren't Photoshopped, that's just what the sky looked like!
This will be my first tent-camping activation for WWFF! I've done a couple of tent activations before, for Winter Field Day mostly (I even made a short video of the most recent one, which was in my back yard.) I've also done some WWFF activations from camping cabins and lodges, but this will be the first time for me in a tent, for a WWFF activation. My setup will very closely mimic the one I did for Winter Field Day 2017, so I really recommend checking out the video I referenced above, if you want to see how I'll be operating.
Enough of the chatter! Here's the details:
June 20th 21:00 UTC - June 22th 02:00 UTC
Primarily during the hours of 21:00 - 02:00 each evening.
Where you might hear me:
Watch the Facebook Group and the Cluster for updates on the day(s) of the activation!
June 20th 21:00 UTC - June 22th 02:00 UTC
Primarily during the hours of 21:00 - 02:00 each evening.
Where you might hear me:
- 20 Meter Voice, and a bit of CW (I usually do CW on night 2)
- 40 Meter Voice, and a bit of CW (I usually do CW on night 2)
- Possibly - 15 meters depending on time and conditions.
- Possibly - 80 meters depending on time and conditions.
- I'll also be monitoring 146.52 on the HT if anyone is close by, or driving through and wants to attempt to catch me on FM simplex.
Watch the Facebook Group and the Cluster for updates on the day(s) of the activation!
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