CWT from Potter Place Railroad Station
September 2021

Judy and I rode our bikes from Andover to the old railroad station at Potter Place this afternoon. It
was a gorgeous day. I set up the MTR-4B on 20 meters and worked 14 stations in the sprint. Conditions
were good and I made some nice DX contacts including  Italy, Portugal, Croatia, British Columbia and
California.



Across from the railroad station is a small area with gardens and picnic tables. There's a tall maple
tree with some nice branches overhead. I threw my line and pulled up a 30 foot half wave end fed.
I was running about 3 watts with the MTR.



The CWT sprint always brings out a lot of activity. I had no trouble making
QSOs. Here's my log:

8 Sep-21 1925  14.026 K5KU    CW 599 599  
8 Sep-21 1927  14.033 K9MMS   CW 599 599    
8 Sep-21 1932  14.036 IK5ULL  CW 599 599 Italy 
8 Sep-21 1933  14.038 N5TOO   CW 599 599  
8 Sep-21 1935  14.039 NT6Q    CW 599 599 CA  
8 Sep-21 1935  14.040 CR6K    CW 599 599 Portugal  
8 Sep-21 1942  14.042 N0AT    CW 599 599  
8 Sep-21 1938  14.043 N3ZL    CW 599 599  
8 Sep-21 1939  14.046 N4KS    CW 599 599  
8 Sep-21 1939  14.049 VE7IO   CW 599 599 British Columbia   
8 Sep-21 1940  14.049 9A1AA   CW 599 599 Croatia   
8 Sep-21 1941  14.051 K6NR    CW 599 599 CA   
8 Sep-21 1942  14.025 N8KH    CW 599 599 FL 
8 Sep-21 1944  14.030 AA5B    CW 599 599 NM   

I operated only 20 minutes before packing up for the return ride along the old
rail trail. What a great way to spend an afternoon in the late summer.