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DD5LP/P – February 20th 2025 – Activation of POTA DE-0729 Ammersee-südufer Bird Sanctuary.

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Preparation:

A park quite close to me that I haven’t yet activated is also near to my wife’s dentist so I decided to plan a short POTA activation from the car, while she was there. After searching Google Maps and Street View, I found one very small pull-off where I could park on the only section of the road that actually passes through the park.

My last couple of activations were what I call PLOTA, so the plan was easy to use the same radio and antenna set-up as in the last two activations however in the last activation when packing up I had managed to bend a break-off the top section of the Komunica Power HF-PRO2-PLUS-T antenna which I rely on for such activations. I contacted the company in Spain to see if spare parts were available and within 24 hours the replacement telescopic whip was delivered (that’s a service that you won’t get if you buy one of the Chinese/Taiwanese copies of this antenna!). So with the repaired antenna, magnetic mount for the car roof, the Xiegu G90 20w radio 8 Ah Lifepo4 battery and log sheets, everything was ready for the afternoon trip.

The Activation

POTA DE-0729

After dropping my wife off I arrived at my spot by 14:30 UTC and was set up and on the air by 14:40 when, while tuning around, I came across an unusual callsign, C31MO from Andorra – he had a strong signal so I called and that was the first one in the log for the day. I then searched to find a free frequency, spotted myself on POTA and called  CQ. Fourteen more contacts came in over the next 18 minutes, one of which was a call from a hunter in Canada and another was a Park-to-Park contact into the UK, so for a quick “Fuill-in” activation, this worked out rather well. While the weather is so cold, these car-based activations are so much easier than the normal activations and in this case, I would not have been able to go anywhere into the park to set up and activate, so the car-based activation was a good solution.

Once I had packed up (this time taking great care not to damage the antenna again) I was back at the dentist’s in good time to pick up my wife. So all in all a good use of what otherwise would have been wasted time!

Photos:

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Equipment taken:

  • Xiegu G-90 radio.
  • 6-metre mast and linked dipole (not used).
  • Komunica Power HF-PRO2-PLUS-T loaded vertical antenna.
  • Three-magnet car roof antenna mount.
  • 8 Ah LifePO4 battery.
  • 2Ah Eremit LifePO4 battery (not used).
  • Plastic painter’s sheet (not used) and seat pad (not used).
  • Lightweight headphones.
  • Smartphone for spotting.

Log:

DE-0729 Ammersee-südufer Bird Sanctuary

Conclusions:

  • Another good activation from the car but as temperatures slowly rise above zero, I hope to soon be back to “proper” portable operating but “Static-Mobile” is better than no portable operations.

73 ’til the next activation!