73 QSOs in 58 Minutes From My Jeep… Then Germany Showed Up | Rhino Prep

73 QSOs in 58 minutes from the Jeep at Walton WMA (US-7902), 20m SSB. Practicing quick rove-style activations for my Rhino attempt, and then 20m went long. THE NUMBERS 73 QSOs, 58 minutes, 75 QSOs/hr 28 states, 7 park-to-parks DX: Germany, Spain, Puerto Rico, plus 5 Canadians Longest: DG4DW, Germany, 4,496 miles Average distance: 858 miles THE SETUP Go box with the FT-891 and a 17 ft vertical whip on a K400 lip mount on the side of the Jeep's hood. No mast, no guying: pull in, mount, tune, call CQ. That's the whole point on a rove day. World Radio League Logger 🌎 Walton WMA is the last stop on my 10/17 Rhino route, so this was a dress rehearsal at the finish line. ROAD TO RHINO: GEORGIA POTA SPRINT 10/17 10 parks in one UTC day, starting with sunrise LIVE from the top of Stone Mountain. Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/live/d206oynITrg Hunt all 10 for a recap shoutout + Rhino Edition QSL card and sticker in the mail. Work 5+ for a digital certificate. 🔔 Free HamAlert trigger for N4CRP at hamalert.org (POTA source) 💬 Discord #potaroves:   / discord   🦏 ROAD TO RHINO: THE SERIES Ep 1: 31 QSOs in 19 min, Fort Yargo US-2177 →    • Training for 10 Parks in 1 Day: 31 QSOs in...   Ep 2: 73 QSOs from the Jeep, Walton WMA US-7902 →    • 73 QSOs in 58 Minutes From My Jeep… Then G...   Ep 3: 10 QSOs in 6 min in the woods, Oconee WMA US-3763 →    • 10 QSOs in 6 Minutes in the Georgia Woods ...   Ep 4: First call… Slovenia, MLK Jr. NHS US-0846 →    • First Call From Downtown Atlanta… Slovenia...   🔴 10/17 LIVE: Sunrise from the top of Stone Mountain → https://www.youtube.com/live/d206oynITrg GEAR (affiliate links; I only list what I run) Everything at DX Engineering (free shipping): https://dxengineering.pxf.io/m4o4O7 Logging: World Radio League, code WAVESANDWINGS = 10% off Premium More: https://linktr.ee/wavesandwingsga THANKS TO EVERYONE IN THE LOG DX: DG4DW 🇩🇪, EA1FXZ 🇪🇸, KP3ZZ 🇵🇷 Canada: VA3IPG, VA2LDN, VA3DNB, VA3FZ, VE1BQC P2P: KZ9V, KC3TMZ, N9RVR, KF0MDA, KK7LFL, KC1ZEO, K3WHD K9JCM, N3LOU, KD3BVL, KG4HGN, N5ECY, KD5MFS, W3ZZT, K7ALW, K0DTM, N9CZ, KF0PCC, W9SG, KB3MAD, KD3DNB, W3ELF, K3DMM, K0GMS, KE5YYC, N5SJW, W2MKW, W5JCC, N3FMC, AA9YS, WJ2B, KJ5GKK, W0RKK, W1GUU, AA8JL, KJ5GCH, K4ZYZ, KF0VJY, N8GBS, N2FMS, KD3AIC, K1FVK, KD2UTC, WA1TBV, KE2CRB, W8BB, AK4BB, KC2MUE, W5KNZ, KA5YIX, KF0QIS, AA0TB, W7CMA, N5WW, KC2TEL, N9KKN, K3GTS, W0IRS, KB5USA, W0TGD, K1TH, K4MHD, N9HXR, WF2A, K1CL #hamradio #pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #portableops