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Having done a number of quite successful activations using the “/T” setup for POTA, it was time to try out the “/P” setup. This consists of a Yaesu FT-817ND, a 20Ah 12VDC battery, an end fed half wave dipole for 40M and PoLo for logging on my phone. The Galtee Castle National Forest is nestled…

I had so much fun the previous day and as I was passing nearby, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to also activate IE-0073, Ballyteigue Nature Reserve near Lisdoonvarna in The Burren. A very beautiful and secluded spot, it was a wonderful place to spend some time. The DX wasn’t too bad either.

My first “two-fer” activation and in one of the more beautiful places in Ireland -Galway Bay and The Burren, on Ireland’s West Coast. Despite mixed weather that involved sunshine one minute and torrential downpours the next, I really enjoyed this activation. In addition to a decent 45 qsos in the log on 20M CW and…

On the second attempt, traffic having scuppered the first, I managed to get to IE-0256, Castlemartyr Woods and to be the first to activate this park. Castlemartyr is a small wood near a village of the same name. I used the /T setup for this activation and spent an enjoyable few hours on both SSB…

Due traffic problems, I had to defer the planned activation of IE-0256 Castlemartyr. Instead I went back to IE-0028 Maralogue Wood again and had some fun there for an hour and a half. Due wet and breezy weather, I had the place to myself for most of the time. I logged 40 contacts on 20M…