DIY QRM...? A Decoded CW POTA Activation

Another POTA (Parks On The Air) Activation at LA-0518 Gransrød Nature Reserve. I brought my FT-891 and the weather had me activate from the car. Som moist had gotten in to my key on an other activation resulting in creating my own QRM. What to say... at least I managed to pull trought and activate the park.
73 LB8IJ
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[@betterbprepared]

Even with the wet key this was a great activation video. I am learning CW and the "Decoded" peace was really helpful for me to follow along. TU es 73

[@LB8IJ]

Tnx, more to come..😬

[@JayN4GO]

I feel your frustration. May need to try another cable. I’ve seen rf do this depending on antenna and moisture. If nothing else throw the key in the junk bin. Haha. Good to see you got Pete here in Ky. K2upd. He’s a pota chaser for sure.

[@LB8IJ]

Yes, K2UPD have him sevral times in pota log..

[@JonathanAdami]

Mine sends lots of dits like this when the adjustement is off, if I loosen the dits part it gets better. Or maybe if the tension is stronger so moving it to the side doesn't let the paddle connect. Not sure if that's what's up with yours. I did take everything apart and cleaned it up, it's more reliable now.

[@LB8IJ]

Yes, releasing the tention would probably have solved the problem. However it was a temporary issue in moist condition. Have used the same key sevral times after this activation without issue. Tnx for the tips and for watching!

[@NickCraigWood]

Nice video thank you. Please show antenna and radio in the next vid! 73 de M5NCW

[@LB8IJ]

Tnx for request, I’ll try..

[@uwegrunwald4103]

Your videos are awesome! At the moment I am learning too, but I still do not dare going on the bands and make my first contact in CW, maybe I should :) 73 de DL1KX

[@LB8IJ]

Tnx, stil have a lot to learn. At some point you just have to start on air. Its probably not going to be pretty your first time, but its not about perfection. Communicating is the goal.. And getting on air is motivating and a great way to learn. Hope to see you on the band some day soon! GL de LB8IJ

[@uwegrunwald4103]

@@LB8IJpromised, we will meet again on the bands :) GL for you and your family! Vy 73 DE Uwe, DL1KX

[@KQ3Q]

Nice! What antenna are you using? KQ3Q

[@LB8IJ]

At this Activation I was using a sloping efhw for 10,20,40m 12m long trapped at 10m. I do experiment a lot and bring different antennas for other activations.

[@rw3m]

Tnx another nice video, dear Oystein! Time to repare your key, OM! 73

[@LB8IJ]

Yes, I had an Activation outside in water and slush Prior that day, and water had gotten inside my key. After drying it was ok again. Have been thinking about making a key with heating element inside for extreme weather conitions. 🤔 Maby for the next winter season…

[@LB8IJ]

Also bringing a spare key would be an option.

[@rw3m]

@@LB8IJ key with heating element inside - its fantastic, great idea!

[@alexsmit1829]

it's better to make a capacity touch key

[@LB8IJ]

Would that work with gloves?

[@CiemonDunville]

Is it YU1KN?

[@LB8IJ]

Maby I’ll try to listen some more. Its a while ago, do you remember our qso in this video with all my errors? 🫣😅

[@CiemonDunville]

@@LB8IJ I remember the contact, but I don't remember the errors, probably because you dealt with them as you should. I too made errors, but we communicated what we needed to. I've been the person on the POTA site listening hard and unable to decode, I think we probably stress ourselves into a level of CW deafness whilst trying to send and receive well. You did a great job, and thanks for the video.

[@LB8IJ]

Yes, stress does not help in the moment.

[@PeterJavea]

As a newbie in CW, this was fascinating. Subscribed for more 🙂 Peter Hume ON3VCF

[@LB8IJ]

Nice! Hope to see you on the bands!

[@PeterJavea]

@@LB8IJ Last sunday I joined LICW club. I am looking to follow the courses to "get on the air". At the moment I work on 40, 80m using a Yaesu 891 or USDx+ unit, and 10m with a CRT 7900 V Last year I bought a WWII straight Key from Germany This evening at our local radio club (BXE in Brussels Belgium) a man is coming to explain YAGI-UDA antennas. Should be a ton of fun !

[@LB8IJ]

LICW Club looks like great way to learn and meet other hams. Maby I’ll join at some point.