NC South Mountains State Park POTA Activation

First Activation of NC South Mountains State Park POTA Activation POTA Activation Report: US-2753 Operator: N4MQU Date: October 13, 2026 Total QSOs: 11 Activation Summary Park Reference: US-2753 Mode: SSB (100%) Band: 20m (14 MHz) Station Grid: EM85mo (NC) Logging Software: Ham2K Portable Logger v26.7.10 QSO Log Breakdown | Time (UTC) | Call Sign | Band | Mode | RST Sent / Rcvd | Location / QTH | Notes / POTA Ref | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 17:44 | VE3PTA | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | Port Hope, ON, Canada | Steven Peter Cavanaugh | | 17:57 | K3G | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | US | Hunter/Activator (US-4296) | | 17:57 | K9BSR | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | Alpena, MI | Geraldine L. Dault (US-4296) | | 17:57 | KC3RW | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | New Windsor, MD | Raymond L. Wright III (US-4296) | | 17:57 | W0BTS | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | MN | Brian T. Schwartz (US-10724) | | 17:57 | KC9RBL | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | MN | Wayne P. Olson (US-10724) | | 17:59 | VE9CF | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | NB, Canada | Stuart R. Crawford | | 18:04 | N1ERS | 20m | SSB | 59 / 57 | Gardner, MA | Kevin T. Erickson | | 18:16 | W1AW/1 | 20m | SSB | 59 / 57 | ARRL HQ, CT | ARRL Hq Operators Club | | 18:21 | W4S | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | FL | Florida Station | | 18:26 | AE2NY | 20m | SSB | 59 / 59 | WI | Todd Elert (US-4265) | Geographic & Entity Highlights Countries/DXCC Entities: United States (DXCC 291) and Canada (DXCC 1). Canadian Provinces: Ontario (ON), New Brunswick (NB). U.S. States Worked: North Carolina (Home), Michigan (MI), Maryland (MD), Minnesota (MN), Massachusetts (MA), Connecticut (W1AW/1 HQ), Florida (FL), Wisconsin (WI). Park-to-Park (P2P) Contacts: Multiple stations logged operating from parks (including US-4296, US-10724, and US-4265).