It is still extremely warm here in Kansas City (50s and 60s Fahrenheit), so I went out and did another POTA activation this morning. It was extremely damp and foggy – I picked a spot with a picnic shelter because I was hoping it’d be drier, but everything was still pretty soaked, so I set up my portable table and chair. I had about 50 CW contacts on the 40 meter and 20 meter bands.
This was the first time I tried to use the 40 meter loading coil on my portable whip antenna – it seemed to work fine. My SWR was around 1.3 and I had plenty of contacts.
I also stopped at Lone Elm on the way home and got about 30 more contacts. I would like to get kilos for the three National Historic Trails that pass through Kansas City.
