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DD5LP/P – November 18th 2025 – Activation of 2-fer POTA – DE-0979 OberesIsartal FF reserve and DE-0595 Südostbayern Jakobsweb

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Preparation:

This was another “fill-in” activation after dropping my wife off. I had a little more time for this one, but with radio conditions not having been very good for a couple of days, my expectations were not high.

As usual, all radio gear was put ready in the car for this PLOTA.

The Activation

POTA DE-0595 / DE-0979

After driving about 35 minutes along some roads varying in quality (Google Maps insists on taking the shortest route, without considering a slightly longer route on larger roads might be the choice the driver would prefer…) I arrived at the parking area, which I had searched out a couple of days earlier, nicely in the Oberes Isartal park, that I had not activated previously, at a spot where the South East Bavaria portion of the Jakobsweg passed through, so this was a nice “2-fer” for POTA hunters.

Set up time was short as usual, and as this was fairly early in the day, although 20 metres was a little noisy, the band was open to VK with a couple of the well-known “nets” coming in strongly. This activation consisted of spotting and calling on 20 metres to get some contacts from all around Europe, and a search and pounce operation, when I saw that VK2USH was spotted on POTA. It took a lot of calls, but eventually the pile-up quietened down and I got my contact. It’s a shame that POTA Hunters do not have the courtesy to tell the station when another park is calling (something that SOTA chasers do all the time). I guess those in POTA are a different crowd.

Once the calls dried up on 20 metres, I moved to 40 metres, where I also sat calling two French POTA activations for some time before I got those P2P contacts in the log.

Photos:

  • Billboard for rafting on the Isar
  • Park signs
  • Park signs
  • The location.
  • The location.
  • The location.
  • The location.
  • The location.
  • The location.
  • The location.
  • Station.
  • Antenna

Equipment taken:

  • Xiegu G-90 radio.
  • Komunica Power HF-PRO2-PLUS-T loaded vertical antenna.
  • 3-magnet car roof mount and single magnet mount (single not used).
  • 8 Ah LifePO4 battery.
  • 2 x 4Ah Eremit LifePO4 batteries (not used).
  • Lightweight headphones.
  • Smartphone for spotting.

Log:

POTA DE-0595/ DE-0979

Conclusions:

The Park-to-Park contact into NSW, Australia, was the jewel in this activation. I have made Summit-to-summit contacts into VK2 before, but using a better antenna system. I have also worked home and portable (static mobile) stations in several Australian states from POTA activations, but this P2P contact was a nice bonus in this activation.

73 ’til the next activation!