Author: Perry W1GRD

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Perry W1GRD

US-2424 Callahan State Park

Autumn 2024 has been a great time to explore new POTA sites. The weather has been unseasonably mild, with temperatures reaching into the high 60s many days, and plenty of

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Perry W1GRD

US-11625 Erwin Wilder WMA

The father and son had bagged one pheasant, and the young boy was excited to show it to me, a beautiful male. It was a reminder that WMAs are set

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Perry W1GRD

US-2464 Whitehall State Park

Whitehall is one of the small handful of parks in my area that I’ve spent some time at in my pre-POTA life, kayaking on the reservoir and hiking the six-mile

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Perry W1GRD

US-2417 Ashland State Park

In early November 2024 New England was blessed with a short stretch of 80ºF, sunny weather in what had already been a mild fall. I took the opportunity to visit

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Perry W1GRD

US-11563 Quisset WMA

I’ve been burned a few times visiting parks that have had only a few activations. For a while I would get intrigued and excited when I’d find a nearby location

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Perry W1GRD

US-2678 Silver Lake State Park

Earlier in the day I’d spent time activating US-4913 Hodgman State Forest in Amherst, New Hampshire, and before that I’d been wandering the grounds of the New England Amateur Radio

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Perry W1GRD

US-1708 Quaddick State Park, CT

Another beautiful fall day embraced us here in New England in late October with several days of temperatures in the mid-70s and sunny blue skies. I’d spent the past few

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