I activated Minor Park in the southern part of the Kansas City metro area today. This park was a regular stopping point on three National Historic Trails: the California Trail (US-4566), the Oregon Trail (US-4576), and the Santa Fe Trail (US-4579) – this means it counts as a three-fer (triple credit) for Parks on the Air.
It was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit out. I tried wearing some thin gloves to see if it would keep my hands warm – I was still able to work the radio and my iPad and everything with no issues, but unfortunately, my hands still got cold pretty quickly.
Today was also the first time I had to explain to a non-ham what I was doing. An older gentleman dropped by and asked what was going on – I tried to explain what I was doing, and let him listen to the Morse code for a bit. He was just like “ok, thanks, have fun!” so… I guess it went OK?
