Portable Ham Radio Madness: Driftless Wisconsin POTA Road Trip
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I hit the road for an epic day of Parks on the air activations. Five parks, four of them new to me, plus some adventures on the side make for a fast paced POTA experience.
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Good morning Michael. Just got through watching your video and I must say every time you go on a pota event, I never realized how beautiful Wisconsin is. And I hope Christine had fun at the blacksmith shop. What she made is beautiful. Thanks again for putting the parks on the air. Have fun and we’ll catch you on the next one.
73
WD5ENH
Steve
I'm glad you enjoy the scenic views of the state. Some parts are absolutely breathtaking, even for a long time native like me.
Michael, I have been watching a lot of your videos and you have been such an inspiration for me to get involved with POTA. Got my general and an ft891 very recently and slowly getting together the last of what I need to get out there for the first time. Hope to put you in the log sometime
Great video Michael
Thanks for once again taking us along for the ride. U-rah-rah
Driftless Area, my favorite area in Wisconsin!!!!!
Mine too. I was born in that region and grew up in Winona MN and Whitehall before my parents moved to Wausau when I was 8.
Got a BS in chemistry from Platteville in 1970. Nice to see the trail there
Nice vid Pal! I’m coming up to Northern WI for POTA weekend! Oh, and fishing of course. Haha. Thanks for taking time to put these together.
That's awesome. There's plenty of great fishing in the park. We'll see you in October.
She will turn ur ft-891 into a horseshoe😂
Yellowstone looked a beautiful place .what the heck is a cheese curd?? Thanks for your videos Michael they keep us all going 73
I’m glad you enjoyed it. The first step of the cheese making process is that milk is placed in a large vat and heated. Rennet is added, this causes the milk proteins to coagulate. The end result are curds, small chunky pieces of “cheese.” The curds are pressed, aged, inoculated with molds, whatever it takes to make the endless variety of cheeses. In Wisconsin, fresh cheese curds are a common snack. You can find them at the cheese factories small retail outlets, in grocery stores, or other little shops. Restaurants will even batter and deep fry them. They are amazing.
Great video 👍
17:15 If I can suggest, I just started using picaridin-based lotion instead of any sort of spray, and I found it super effective so far. Even flies were staying away from me.
I will admit that sprays are hit or miss and lotion is the best solution. I started using the Picardin based Repel Tick Defense spray based on a recommendation from Travis. He says it's the stuff the USFS staff prefers. I like it because it won't melt plastics.
Was thinking you were stopping at Driftless Glen when read the title. Eau Claire here and someday might bump into you at a park. Keep on keeping on!
I do have a bottle of their bourbon, but haven't stopped at the distillery yet. I'll be at Brunet Island SP October 4-6 hosting my 2nd annual WI POTA campout. The campground reservations are full but stop by for the day and say hi. www.jpole-antenna.com/2024/02/01/2nd-annual-wisconsin-ham-radio-campout/
Lindo Video! Muy bueno, como siempre.73 Coridales Marcelo LU1FK - Santa Fe - Argentina
Man Michael, hopefully soon you will see me going to different parks around our great state. Great job. 73 KD9YSW
That would be awesome. We will have to do a meetup when you are ready.
@@KB9VBRAntennas Working on my battery set up now and looking to go out to Long Lake Rec area soon.
While I was working on July 12, I saw you spotted at Yellowstone Lake State Park and I was like "Michael is in Wyoming?????" LOL! Just a state park in SW WI! Looked like a fun time! 73!
Another kick arse KB9VBR POTA adventure!! Great channel! 73
Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for another contact sir. Love the video. 73
Looks like the flies and mosquito's where flying heavy at that 2nd spot you were at. I was also curious if they had those dreaded no-see-ums like upper Minnisota and the state of FL where I currently live. That sure is some pretty country up there. 73 and take care. Vic de KE8JWE P.S. the Catalilli was nice and I am sure will find a nice home on your mantle. Again Take care.
Mosquitos weren't bad, but those gnats were terrible. The moment you sat still, they would swarm your head. I was doused with the repellent, but the camera really picked them up.
Well, I'm sold. I have to try POTA in Wisconsin parks, I get hit or miss in Illinois.
We’d love to have you.
Whew.... I was thinking the M was for *ichigan Wolverines.... as a Buckeye, that was going to be tough to swallow. LOL
Greetings from a Minnesota neighbor! Hope to do POTA one of these fine days. KF0QNM ❤
Chris says we need to camp at more Minnesota parks. I hope to get you in the log soon.
👋🍺🍺cheese head 😂
Hah... funny you were using the same hot dogs we've been getting to use with our canned Skyline chili...
I love all beef hotdogs and Nathan makes a good one.
Michael, thanks for your videos on POTA and the others as well! I have a question for you... Does the direction you put your fabric on the ground influence the propagation? 73, dale W5WI
Not in any appreciable way. The size of the fabric is too small to affect directivity. In my readings about using ground screens, it's been found that the screen needs to be at least a 1/4 in length to direct signals, and at that, the amount of directivity is slight.
Michael, I noted that in this video you are using "Smart Logger" and I am wondering how you like it compared to other logging software and Apps?
Thanks for another wonderful video.
I’ve been using SmartLogger for about the last six weeks. I like it. It’s responsive and doesn’t have the bugs that Hamrs has. Plus logs can be saved to the cloud so they can be shared between devices. I’ll do a video on it, I’m just getting some mileage under my belt with it first
@@KB9VBRAntennas Thank you. I look forward to it.
My wife told me not to buy a new radio as she is getting me one for our 25th anniversary. I want Yaesu FT-891. I haven't heard anything bad about it.
The FT-891 is a solid little rig, I think you will enjoy it. I do love mine.
Mike I’ve got a quick question for you. What do you use to get the radio audio through the video while you are utilizing your headset? Thanks Mike. WQØA 🍻
I use a 2 channel wireless microphone to record my audio (Rode Wireless Go II). I wear one microphone for my audio and the 2nd microphone is attached to the Line Out port on the transceiver. You can a clean line out on Yaesu radios by connecting to the data port. The two channels are then mixed down and levels adjusted during editing. I have video that explains my process in detail: ruclips.net/video/tOqzZPphE7k/видео.html
How did the Subaru repair turnout? Wish you the best, safe travels my friend.
I had to replace the transmission. But it is running better than ever now.
@KB9VBRAntennas so sorry to hear that. 73 my friend
I wonder if elevation alone is enough to explain how much wider you got at Belmont. Seemed like it was less "in the hole"!
I was curious, so I had to look. Yellowstone lake is at 843 feet and the base of Belmont Mound, where I activated, was 1243 feet. That could be a logical explanation of the difference.