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Activated POTA US-1933 this morning. I made my 1000th contact from that park. My thanks to all amateur radio buddies! #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
November 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I activated POTA-1933 again this morning and am planning to do so again tomorrow. I hope to make my 1000th contact from there then. Thank you to all of the hunters. 72 de NI8W #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Activated Alum Creek State Park, POTA US-1933, for the 20 time! It's another beautiful day here in central Ohio. Thanks to all for the contacts. 72 de NI8W #amateurradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
October 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I did my 19th activation of Alum Creek State Park (US-1933) this morning... another beautiful autumn morning. Thanks everybody! 72, de NI8W #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
October 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Just returned from POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, where I had a fun time making 67 contacts. It was another beautiful morning. Thanks all! 72 #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
October 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Activated POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, again this morning. It started out foggy but cleared up later. Thanks for the QSOs! 72 de NI8W #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
October 21, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Went on a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon. Took along my KH1 and did some pedestrian-mobile POTA/SOTA hunting. It's a beautiful day, and I enjoyed the walk and amateur radio fun. de NI8W #hamradio #POTA #SOTA #ohio #NI8W
October 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I activated POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, again this morning. There was some cool looking fog on the reservoir when I first arrived. The weather was beautiful. Thank you again hunters and other activators. #amateurradio #pota #alumcreek #ohio #NI8W
October 18, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I had another fun POTA activation at US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, this beautiful autumn morning. It started out cool and cloudy. The sun came out and the wind picked up later. Thank you hunters and P2P activators! #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #ohio #alumcreekstatepark #NI8W
October 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Activated POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park. I was chased away by a very wet and noisy thunderstorm. Still managed to complete a valid activation. #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
October 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Activated POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, again this morning. It was overcast and cool, a nice day to be at the park. Thank you, as usual, to the hunters. 72, de NI8W #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W
October 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Activated POTA US-1973, Madison Lake State Park this sunny afternoon. While I was there, I met Justin (N8JMS) who "jumped me into" the Brass Knuckle Gang (#686) by completing a contact with me on 2m CW. 😎 #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #ni8w #bkg
October 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Activated POTA site US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, this morning. Thank you to all of the hunters who called. 72, de NI8W #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio # NI8W
October 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
This morning I activated POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, for the 10th time. It was a very nice autumn morning, and I had a lot of fun. My thanks to all of the hunters who answered my QRP call. 72! #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #ohio #NI8W
September 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Built a new end-fed random wire antenna today using a K6ARK matching unit kit. Attached a 35.5' wire via a banana plug. Tested it in my backyard this evening, and it works very well. #hamradio #amateurradio #antenna #n6ark #ni8w #efrw #9to1unun
September 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I went back to POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park, this morning. It started out as a foggy morning but quickly cleared up. Another fun activation. #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #ohio #NI8W #qrp #cw
September 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Just finished activating POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park. Packing up and heading home. Another nice day. 😺 #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #alumcreekstatepark #qrp #cw #ni8w
September 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Played ham radio today and activated POTA US-1933, Alum Creek State Park. It was cool and breezy... perfect! de NI8W #hamradio #amateurradio #POTA #Ohio
September 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Activated Delaware State Park this morning. Had to leave after an hour for an appointment, but still managed to get 29. No lawn mowing QRM this time. 😺 #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #NI8W
September 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
#ArtistFave90s
#MusicChallenge
The Samples
10. "Here And Somewhere Else"
title track 1998

Fronted by the very talented Sean Kelly, this cool but somewhat obscure Colorado band released a boatload of great albums in the 90s. This will be lots of fun for me.
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June 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I had a bit of time today to play ham radio from Valencia as EA5/NI8W. I had to set up my 20 foot mast and 41 foot wire antenna to be heard, but I successfully made three contacts, 2 POTAs and 1 SOTA. #amateurradio #pota #sota
August 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM