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THE THOUSANDS OF ELIGIBLE STATE, PROVINCIAL, OR FEDERAL/NATIONAL PARKS
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, OR STAY HOME AND BECOME A CHASER, LOGGING
CONTACTS WITH PARK ACTIVATORS.  THERE ARE MANY POTA AWARDS AVAILABLE, AND
YOULL FIND THAT ACTIVITY IS SURPRISINGLY STRONG.  THERE IS AN ACTIVE POTA
FACEBOOK GROUP AS WELL.  IM RELATIVELY NEW TO POTA AND HAD NEVER ACTIVATED
A PARK BEFORE UNTIL I GOT MY HANDS ON THE ICOM IC 705.  A QUICK LOOK AT THE
POTA WEBSITE REVEALED THAT WHARTON BROOK STATE PARK IN NORTH HAVEN,
CONNECTICUT, WAS JUST A FEW MILES AWAY.  I MADE A 20 METER VERTICAL ANTENNA
USING A TELESCOPING FIBERGLASS MAST, A TRIPOD SUPPORT, AND A NETWORK OF 10
RADIAL WIRES.  FOR THIS REVIEW, WE HAD ALSO ORDERED THE ICOM LC 192
BACKPACK, WHICH IS A CONVENIENT WAY TO TAKE THE IC 705 AND ACCESSORIES ON
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