Author: Perry W1GRD

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Perry W1GRD

US-8417 Mt. Tom State Reserve

Mt. Tom was the first place I revisited after hitting 100 unique parks, which should tell you something about its appeal. The major attraction at Mt. Tom is classic Holyoke

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Perry W1GRD

US-11501 Chockalog Swamp WMA

Chockalog Swamp is, in fact, a swamp, and for quite a while was unactivated. It’s a classic case of driving out to see what it looked like.

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Perry W1GRD

US-4702 F. Gilbert Hills SF

I’ve hiked Gilbert Hills for many years, long before I became active with POTA. One reason is that it’s close to my QTH, and Gilbert Hills and nearby US-8383 Wrentham

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Perry W1GRD

US-2458 J.A. Skinner SP

I’d overnighted in South Hadley, Massachusetts after spending the previous day, the 31st of October, hiking and activating US-5636 Mt. Greylock. I mention the specific day because in Massachusetts the

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Perry W1GRD

US-1404 Promised Land SP

I was on a POTA rove and the weather just wasn’t cooperating. I’d headed south from my QTH near Providence, Rhode Island on a trip to visit friends in North

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Perry W1GRD

US-1299 First Landing SP

I don’t typically hunt for popular parks to activate. You’ll notice that the POTA Map color-codes references in a way that highlights parks that have been activated five or few

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