Two POTA Activations and pile-up on 10-01-2024 - Morgan Lake and Griffin Ridge WMAs

Two POTA activations on October 1, 2024 - Griffin Ridge Wildlife Management Area (US-3752) and Morgan Lake Wildlife Management Area (US-9791). Teri KO4WFP also discusses the pros and cons of activating wildlife management areas in the state of Georgia. There are pile-ups at the beginning of the activation so you can hear how Teri works through them. For QSO maps, see my article on QRPer.com.
For Teri's article on QRPer for these activations, visit qrper.com/2024...
For Teri's articles in general on QRPer.com, visit qrper.com/auth...
Thank you to Bob WV7W for my POTA Babe logo
Chapters
00:25 WMAs - pros and cons
06:45 KQ4CW QSO
07:55 NU8Z QSO
09:04 KF0GE QSO
10:23 K8RLE QSO
11:42 KC8ZWP QSO
13:08 W0MM QSO
14:02 K8BMA QSO
16:19 Conclusion
18:08 Credit to Hunters
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Keywords: POTA Babe, Teri KO4WFP, POTA, Griffin Ridge, Morgan Lake, wildlife management area, pile-up

[@johnchecketts1732]

Morning brilliant video today it was a great pleasure listing to you doing you cw transmitting,, looking forward to seeing you next time your out, take care of yourself stay safe 73

[@R2DXU]

Good job Madame! 👏

[@potababe]

Thank you, Val. Wow - I checked out your QRZ page and KZbin channel. That is some serious nomad radio and amazing activating you've done. Kudos to you!

[@R2DXU]

​@@potababe Thank you. I'm a just ordinary operator! I wish you enjoy with radio!

[@dalehilltopfarm]

Another excellent post with rich content. Welcome back, Daisy!

[@karolpauk4336]

Watching you making progress in telegraphy gives me strength and faith that I'll be able to learn working CW too.❤

[@potababe]

Every CW op begins at ground zero since no one is born inherently knowing the code (as far as I know). So yes, Karol, you CAN learn CW. The ops who are most successful are determined and a little bit fearless. The difficult part is learning it is okay if you make mistakes. And it really is because every CW op has made mistakes on their journey of learning the code. Thanks for your comment and keep having fun with CW!

[@germanx5616]

Gefällt mir gut. 👍

[@potababe]

German, danke für das Kompliment.

[@jimisan1911]

Excellent as usual enjoyed it!

[@potababe]

Glad you enjoyed it, JD. Thank you for the compliment.

[@russbrown194]

thanks for the video! Could you consider showing the antenna setup portion of your videos? Always interested in those. I do have the MC-750. Really like it as a POTA antenna. 73 de AD0AA

[@potababe]

I haven't done that much as I wasn't sure there would sufficient interest in seeing my antenna setup. Also, I want to keep the videos from being too lengthy. However, I will consider doing that in some future videos. Though I am mostly a wire antenna kind of gal, I agree that the Chelegance MC-750 is a good POTA antenna. It certainly worked well for these two activations. Thanks for your comment, Russ.

[@N2AKJ]

If I ever get a chance to come down to GA we gotta do a joint activation

[@Steven-u5w]

Wow! Enjoy! Have porter fun! 73's G0HDA

[@billcosgrave6232]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@QRPCW]

Buena actividad 👏🏻 73/72

[@allenshirley1077]

Was beginning to worry about Daisy until she finally rolled over! 😂 I judge GA WMA's by the number of insect bites I get. The fewer the bites the higher it's rating! 😁 But many do offer a quietness and solitude not found in developed parks. We use the same rig and touch paddle! N4NN

[@potababe]

That is an interesting criteria for WMAs - insect bites. If that is the case, Griffin Ridge had a good rating as the insects mostly left me alone. Three ants did take it upon themselves to crawl up my shoe and bite me on the ankle during the activation. That is fire ants for ya. I agree with your comment about the quietness and solitude. The WMAs have become one of my favorite places to activate in Georgia. Thanks for your comment, Allen.

[@cmw69krinkle1]

I was at Morgan Lake at the end of August.... I forgot bug spray... and wore short sleeves... Anyway the mosquitos flew away with one of my legs. -N9FZ

[@DK5ONV]

💥👏👏👏👍

[@GAParksandPropagation]

i hate that i missed you at the second park

[@potababe]

Thanks for your comment, Chris. I just subscribed to your channel about Georgia Parks. Hopefully, we'll catch up with each other on the air in the near future!

[@GAParksandPropagation]

Aww thanks. See ya later

[@N2AKJ]

Tell daisy n2akj said hi

[@andrewschein5898]

What kind of sun shade are you using?

[@potababe]

I used a Mountain Laurel Designs tent - the Trailstar. I purchased it because when hiking (for SOTA), one should have shelter with them in case of an emergency. The tent is ultra lightweight. I am sure there are tarps that would be less expensive, but I try to make good use of what equipment I have. Their website, in case you are interested, for the tent is mountainlaureldesigns.com/product/trailstar/

[@Nathan-b9w2b]

Are you a real person, or is this a federal LARP channel ?

[@cmw69krinkle1]

Well, the FCC is involved...

[@Nathan-b9w2b]

@@cmw69krinkle1 Well they were real nice to me when I got my GMRS, so I'll keep watching. Thank you for being honest.

[@potababe]

I am sorry to bust any conspiracy theories you might have but yes, I am a real person, Nathan. No role playing here. There aren't many women in ham radio but some of us really dig it. You are welcome to stick around if you find what I share of interest. And yes, one could say the federal government is involved because they give all ham radio ops our licenses via the FCC. But that is the extent of their involvement.

[@Nathan-b9w2b]

@@potababe Those are very nice & helpful people over the phone, so I decided to stay. You remind me of home! I had no intentions of insulting you with my question either.

[@Nathan-b9w2b]

@@cmw69krinkle1 thanks helpful, ur the same 1 that told me about TAK. God bless, good evening.