This was a tough activation! Which seems fitting considering it is my first ever Summits on the Air activation. I traveled to Jackson-Washington State Forest where one of two (accessible) summits are in Indiana. After climbing a really neat fire tower I set off on the trail to the summit. It wasn;t a very long hike but it was all hill! The top of the summit had a small "clearing" that I was able to set up in and begin my activation. I was having zero luck with the Wolf River Coil SOTA special so I switched to my 20m EFHW. Turns out....I still had my G90 in the configuration for digital modes...so no one could have possible heard me. So that is on me and not Wolf River Coils! In fact, stay tuned for future videos to see how well the SOTA special does work...when you configure the radio properly...sigh... After the radio was adjusted and I called for another LONG time I was able to eek out 4 contacts and successfully activate the Summit!! A friendly Zebra Swallowtail butterfly came by to remind me that it's all going to be okay and then I was off down trail to finish the hike and return to my truck. Overall an excellent experience and I look forward to doing more SOTA...and I'll be back to get that park in my POTA log as well... Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe to follow along with my adventures!
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