Morse Code POTA on a 2 Foot 20 Meter Antenna!

Will it actually work? We try to POTA running 30 watts with a custom antenna that is less than two feet! After a few times pulling into the garage and hearing the loud clang of the antenna hitting the door, we decided to build our own. A fun project turned into a complete design for a 20m antenna that is literally about 2 feet tall. But, does it actually work and could we make enough contacts to POTA?

73,
Michael N4FFF es Becky N4BKY

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📍 WHERE ARE WE:
Joe Wheeler State Park US-1043
https://pota.app/#/park/US-1043

⚙️ OUR RADIO GEAR (featured in this video):
FT 891 - running 30 watts
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Just “OK” Antenna - home brew project
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DJI Osmo Pocket 3, Vlogging Camera
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Silicone Cable Ties
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POTA Activation Report
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Operator: N4FFF
Park Reference: US-1043
Start Time (UTC): Sat, 19 Apr 2025 20:21:29 UTC
End Time (UTC): Sat, 19 Apr 2025 21:05:40 UTC
Duration: 0h 44m
Time to Activate: 28m 51s
Total QSOs: 16
Number of States: 11
Number of Countries: 2

📒Contacts - Thank you everyone!
K1SN – VA – 641 miles
KA8JIL – FL – 581 miles
KB0FXK – MN – 765 miles
W6TDX – OR – 2056 miles
VA3IMW – ON – 707 miles
NS1C – FL – 607 miles
KD2RPX – CO – 1189 miles
KF4CGP – TX – 749 miles
VE3UXJ – ON – 766 miles
KB3AAY – MD – 655 miles
WN3F – MD – 642 miles
WB2MQQ – NY – 931 miles
WA8UOC – MI – 503 miles
KF0PND – MN – 783 miles
N9EGT – CO – 1199 miles
WB9PRG – WI – 757 miles

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