K4DMN

Activations

Every park, summit, and island I've put on the air since my first activation in September 2022, read straight from my WSJT-X and JS8Call logs. Each one has a map of who I worked. The ones with a story, photos, or a video are marked Report.

Outings
106
QSOs
2,092
Parks
51
Summits
10
Islands
3
Grid squares worked
347
Furthest contact
9,540 mi

An outing is one trip on the air, even if it counted for a park and a summit at once or ran past midnight UTC. POTA counts each park on each UTC day separately, which is why my POTA profile shows 107activations.

NA-085 St. George Island (8×)FL007S St. George Island (8×)US-0662 Chattahoochee River (27×)US-3723 Pickett's Mill Battlefield (1×)US-0635 St. George (6×)US-6293 Box-R (1×)US-2167 Black Rock Mountain (4×)US-7450 Warwoman (1×)US-2207 Watson Mill Bridge (2×)US-2205 Victoria Bryant (2×)US-2176 Fort Mountain (1×)US-7860 Buford Trout Hatchery (4×)US-2203 Tugaloo (2×)NA-110 Hilton Head Island (1×)SC002S Hilton Head Island (1×)US-2932 Bledsoe Creek (1×)US-2171 Don Carter (1×)US-2199 Smithgall Woods (1×)W4G/NG-020 Wildcat Mountain (1×)US-4473 Chattahoochee-Oconee (2×)US-7138 Chestatee (1×)W4G/HC-036 Pine Mountain (1×)W4G/NG-041 Gooch Mountain (1×)W4G/NG-055 Joe Mountain (1×)NC036R Blennerhassett Island (1×)W4T/SU-035 Snowbird Mountain (1×)US-4525 Cherokee (1×)W4G/HC-026 Talona Mountain (2×)US-1126 Anza Borrego Desert (1×)US-1059 Kartchner Caverns (2×)US-2709 Oliver Lee Memorial (1×)US-3026 Lake Colorado City (2×)US-2986 Bastrop (1×)US-3059 Tyler (1×)US-2544 Lefleur's Bluff (1×)US-2191 Mistletoe (1×)US-2183 Hamburg (1×)US-7471 Allatoona Pass Battlefield (1×)US-2168 Chattahoochee Bend (1×)US-1037 Cheaha Resort (1×)US-3682 Cheaha (1×)W4A/PT-001 Cheaha Mountain (1×)W4G/HC-005 Springer Mountain (1×)US-4556 Appalachian Trail (4×)US-7135 Blue Ridge (4×)US-0702 Cowpens (1×)US-2909 Paris Mountain (1×)US-2740 Lake Norman (1×)US-2166 Amicalola Falls (3×)US-3715 Etowah Indian Mounds (1×)US-7899 Carter's Lake (1×)US-7454 McGraw Ford (1×)W4G/CE-004 Dowdell Knob (1×)US-2173 F.D. Roosevelt (1×)US-2180 George T. Bagby (1×)US-3728 Providence Canyon (1×)US-3726 Kolomoki Mounds (1×)US-0711 Kennesaw Mountain (1×)W4G/CE-001 Kennesaw Mountain (1×)US-2177 Fort Yargo (1×)US-7453 Allatoona (1×)US-2194 Red Top Mountain (1×)US-2365 Jimmie Davis (1×)US-3032 Lake Whitney (1×)US-2697 Elephant Butte Lake (1×)US-1103 Moro Bay (1×)
Parks Summits Islands. Bigger dots are places I've activated more than once.

Reports

2024-12-25

Christmas on St. George Island

63 FT8 QSOs from St. George Island State Park, US-0635, on Christmas Day 2024, the busiest day of a week on the island. Six bands at 10 watts.

2024-03-17

A three-for-one on Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain, W4G/NG-020, counted for one summit and two parks at once. 15 QSOs on FT8 and 2 meter FM, with contacts from Alaska to the Netherlands.

2024-03-10

Gooch Mountain, a summit in a national forest

A two-for-one activation of Gooch Mountain, W4G/NG-041, and the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, US-4473. 14 QSOs on 20 meters at 5 watts.

2023-04-01

The Georgia POTA event at Kolomoki Mounds

117 QSOs from Kolomoki Mounds State Park, K-3726, during the 2023 Georgia POTA event. The start of a weekend that took in four parks and a summit.

2023-03-28

An evening session at the Chattahoochee River

FT8 and FT4 on 20 meters from the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, K-0662, my most-activated park. 18 QSOs in 45 minutes.

2023-02-11

144 QSOs at 5 watts from Watson Mill Bridge

A weekend of QRP FT8 at Watson Mill Bridge State Park, K-2207. 144 QSOs on eight bands at 5 watts, from 160 meters to 12 meters.

2022-12-25

Christmas Day at Moro Bay State Park, Arkansas

A Christmas evening activation of Moro Bay State Park, K-1103, on the way west. 20 FT8 QSOs on 20 and 30 meters, including two in South America.

2022-09-17

My first POTA activation, at Tugaloo State Park

Two evenings of FT8 from a lakeside campsite at Tugaloo State Park, K-2203. 55 QSOs, with contacts as far as Japan and Angola.

Islands

US Islands (USI) and Islands on the Air (IOTA). An island can count for both.

DateWhereQSOsBandsFurthest
Jan 9, 2026St. George Island
IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
1320m813 mi
Jan 2, 2026St. George Island
IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
1020m1,038 mi
Dec 28, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
2380m, 40m5,134 mi
Dec 27, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
21160m, 30m, 20m1,271 mi
Dec 25, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
2240m, 30m, 20m, 15m1,180 mi
Dec 25, 2024Christmas on St. George IslandReport
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
6380m, 40m, 30m, 15m, 12m, 10m5,518 mi
Dec 24, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
1140m, 20m1,650 mi
Dec 23, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
2620m, 17m5,196 mi
Apr 12, 2024Hilton Head Island
IOTA NA-110USI SC002SUS-SC
120m711 mi
Mar 2, 2024Blennerhassett Island
USI NC036RUS-NC
1620m, 15m6,828 mi

2026 2 activations, 23 QSOs

DateWhereQSOsBandsFurthest
Jan 9, 2026St. George Island
IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
1320m813 mi
Jan 2, 2026St. George Island
IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
1020m1,038 mi

2025 2 activations, 30 QSOs

DateWhereQSOsBandsFurthest
Jan 11, 2025Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1520m803 mi
Jan 11, 2025Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site
US-3723US-GA
1520m723 mi

2024 36 activations, 693 QSOs

DateWhereQSOsBandsFurthest
Dec 28, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
2380m, 40m5,134 mi
Dec 27, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
21160m, 30m, 20m1,271 mi
Dec 25, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
2240m, 30m, 20m, 15m1,180 mi
Dec 25, 2024Christmas on St. George IslandReport
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
6380m, 40m, 30m, 15m, 12m, 10m5,518 mi
Dec 24, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
1140m, 20m1,650 mi
Dec 23, 2024St. George State Park and St. George Island
US-0635IOTA NA-085USI FL007SUS-FL
2620m, 17m5,196 mi
Dec 23, 2024Box-R Wildlife Management Area
US-6293US-FL
2420m9,540 mi
Dec 1, 2024Black Rock Mountain State Park
US-2167US-GA
1280m, 20m3,293 mi
Nov 30, 2024Black Rock Mountain State Park
US-2167US-GA
1180m, 40m, 20m1,660 mi
Nov 29, 2024Black Rock Mountain State Park
US-2167US-GA
2940m, 20m1,002 mi
Nov 29, 2024Warwoman Wildlife Management Area
US-7450US-GA
1420m802 mi
Nov 28, 2024Black Rock Mountain State Park
US-2167US-GA
1830m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m2,195 mi
Oct 19, 2024Watson Mill Bridge State Park
US-2207US-GA
3080m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 10m5,223 mi
Sep 22, 2024Victoria Bryant State Park
US-2205US-GA
1240m, 30m848 mi
Sep 21, 2024Victoria Bryant State Park
US-2205US-GA
1740m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m4,665 mi
Sep 8, 2024Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1520m1,545 mi
Aug 26, 2024Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
2340m, 20m4,583 mi
Aug 24, 2024Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
215m3,322 mi
Aug 23, 2024Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
420m, 15m4,494 mi
Jun 15, 2024Fort Mountain State Park
US-2176US-GA
4040m, 30m, 20m, 15m, 10m1,616 mi
May 19, 2024Buford Trout Hatchery State Fish Hatchery
US-7860US-GA
2120m1,654 mi
May 11, 2024Tugaloo State Park
US-2203US-GA
4280m, 40m, 20m3,882 mi
Apr 20, 2024Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1720m, 15m, 12m, 10m4,710 mi
Apr 12, 2024Hilton Head Island
IOTA NA-110USI SC002SUS-SC
120m711 mi
Apr 7, 2024Bledsoe Creek State Park
US-2932US-TN
2240m, 20m1,994 mi
Mar 30, 2024Don Carter State Park
US-2171US-GA
2740m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm4,194 mi
Mar 24, 2024Smithgall Woods State Park
US-2199US-GA
2320m890 mi
Mar 17, 2024A three-for-one on Wildcat MountainReport
W4G/NG-020US-4473US-7138North Georgia
1520m, 17m, 10m, 2m4,317 mi
Mar 16, 2024Pine Mountain
W4G/HC-036Historic High Country
1420m, 10m2,173 mi
Mar 10, 2024Gooch Mountain, a summit in a national forestReport
W4G/NG-041US-4473North Georgia
1420m4,684 mi
Mar 3, 2024Joe Mountain
W4G/NG-055North Georgia
1320m, 15m, 12m4,264 mi
Mar 2, 2024Blennerhassett Island
USI NC036RUS-NC
1620m, 15m6,828 mi
Mar 2, 2024Snowbird Mountain and Cherokee National Forest
W4T/SU-035US-4525Smoky and Unaka Mountains
520m510 mi
Feb 11, 2024Talona Mountain
W4G/HC-026Historic High Country
2020m4,265 mi
Jan 4, 2024Anza Borrego Desert State Park
US-1126US-CA
1040m1,701 mi
Jan 1, 2024Kartchner Caverns State Park
US-1059US-AZ
1680m, 40m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m1,803 mi

2023 63 activations, 1,256 QSOs

DateWhereQSOsBandsFurthest
Dec 31, 2023Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
US-2709US-NM
1340m, 30m, 20m5,863 mi
Dec 30, 2023Lake Colorado City State Park
US-3026US-TX
2040m, 30m1,600 mi
Dec 29, 2023Bastrop State Park
US-2986US-TX
1440m1,441 mi
Dec 28, 2023Tyler State Park
US-3059US-TX
1340m, 30m, 20m1,845 mi
Dec 27, 2023Lefleur's Bluff State Park
US-2544US-MS
1340m4,868 mi
Nov 18, 2023Mistletoe State Park
US-2191US-GA
1220m1,941 mi
Oct 9, 2023Hamburg State Park
US-2183US-GA
4480m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 15m, 12m, 10m5,681 mi
Sep 16, 2023Allatoona Pass Battlefield State Historic Site
US-7471US-GA
1520m904 mi
Sep 10, 2023Chattahoochee Bend State Park
US-2168US-GA
2480m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m4,303 mi
Sep 9, 2023Cheaha Resort State Park and Cheaha Wilderness Area
US-1037US-3682US-AL
1920m, 17m1,562 mi
Sep 9, 2023Cheaha Mountain
W4A/PT-001Piedmont
420m, 17m, 15m1,985 mi
Sep 4, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1640m, 20m803 mi
Aug 19, 2023Springer Mountain, Appalachian Trail National Scenic Trail, and Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
W4G/HC-005US-4556US-7135Historic High Country
1540m, 20m, 15m4,704 mi
Jul 30, 2023Cowpens National Battlefield
US-0702US-SC
1940m, 20m, 15m, 10m4,982 mi
Jul 30, 2023Paris Mountain State Park
US-2909US-SC
1520m, 15m, 10m4,972 mi
Jul 27, 2023Lake Norman State Park
US-2740US-NC
2840m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m4,713 mi
Jul 16, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1640m, 30m, 20m, 17m4,854 mi
May 6, 2023Amicalola Falls State Park
US-2166US-GA
1140m, 20m941 mi
Apr 30, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1220m4,087 mi
Apr 29, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1020m2,203 mi
Apr 29, 2023Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
US-3715US-GA
1120m892 mi
Apr 28, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1120m933 mi
Apr 27, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1620m5,243 mi
Apr 26, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1020m1,987 mi
Apr 23, 2023Carter's Lake Wildlife Management Area
US-7899US-GA
320m928 mi
Apr 23, 2023Talona Mountain
W4G/HC-026Historic High Country
420m1,967 mi
Apr 18, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1720m1,545 mi
Apr 17, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1820m1,647 mi
Apr 16, 2023Appalachian Trail National Scenic Trail and Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
US-4556US-7135US-CT,US-GA,US-MA,US-MD,US-ME,US-NC,US-NH,US-NJ,US-NY,US-PA,US-TN,US-VA,US-VT,US-WV
1120m1,532 mi
Apr 15, 2023Buford Trout Hatchery State Fish Hatchery
US-7860US-GA
1020m876 mi
Apr 14, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
2620m4,087 mi
Apr 9, 2023Amicalola Falls State Park
US-2166US-GA
1120m1,529 mi
Apr 9, 2023Appalachian Trail National Scenic Trail and Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
US-4556US-7135US-CT,US-GA,US-MA,US-MD,US-ME,US-NC,US-NH,US-NJ,US-NY,US-PA,US-TN,US-VA,US-VT,US-WV
1120m1,324 mi
Apr 9, 2023McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area
US-7454US-GA
1020m2,214 mi
Apr 8, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1320m, 10m1,726 mi
Apr 6, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1720m4,619 mi
Apr 4, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1080m, 40m, 30m, 15m, 10m1,975 mi
Apr 3, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1320m1,647 mi
Apr 2, 2023Dowdell Knob and F.D. Roosevelt State Park
W4G/CE-004US-2173Central
1520m, 10m2,064 mi
Apr 2, 2023George T. Bagby State Park
US-2180US-GA
1220m1,046 mi
Apr 2, 2023Providence Canyon State Park
US-3728US-GA
1120m889 mi
Apr 1, 2023The Georgia POTA event at Kolomoki MoundsReport
US-3726US-GA
11780m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 15m, 10m5,294 mi
Mar 30, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1320m731 mi
Mar 28, 2023An evening session at the Chattahoochee RiverReport
US-0662US-GA
1820m2,233 mi
Mar 27, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1120m879 mi
Mar 26, 2023Amicalola Falls State Park
US-2166US-GA
1420m940 mi
Mar 26, 2023Appalachian Trail National Scenic Trail and Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
US-4556US-7135US-CT,US-GA,US-MA,US-MD,US-ME,US-NC,US-NH,US-NJ,US-NY,US-PA,US-TN,US-VA,US-VT,US-WV
1420m945 mi
Mar 25, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1220m1,020 mi
Mar 20, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1720m5,007 mi
Mar 19, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1440m5,469 mi
Mar 18, 2023Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
US-0662US-GA
1520m783 mi
Mar 18, 2023Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
US-0711US-GA
1320m764 mi
Mar 18, 2023Kennesaw Mountain
W4G/CE-001Central
26m97 mi
Mar 11, 2023Buford Trout Hatchery State Fish Hatchery
US-7860US-GA
1520m702 mi
Mar 4, 2023Buford Trout Hatchery State Fish Hatchery
US-7860US-GA
1420m771 mi
Feb 19, 2023Fort Yargo State Park
US-2177US-GA
3780m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m1,562 mi
Feb 11, 2023144 QSOs at 5 watts from Watson Mill BridgeReport
US-2207US-GA
144160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m5,426 mi
Jan 28, 2023Allatoona Wildlife Management Area
US-7453US-GA
4240m, 30m, 20m, 17m1,520 mi
Jan 28, 2023Red Top Mountain State Park
US-2194US-GA
4440m, 30m, 20m, 17m1,524 mi
Jan 7, 2023Jimmie Davis State Park
US-2365US-LA
3640m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m1,937 mi
Jan 7, 2023Lake Whitney State Park
US-3032US-TX
2140m, 30m1,253 mi
Jan 6, 2023Lake Colorado City State Park
US-3026US-TX
2940m, 30m, 20m5,623 mi
Jan 4, 2023Elephant Butte Lake State Park
US-2697US-NM
2120m1,950 mi

2022 3 activations, 90 QSOs

DateWhereQSOsBandsFurthest
Dec 29, 2022Kartchner Caverns State Park
US-1059US-AZ
1530m, 20m2,039 mi
Dec 25, 2022Christmas Day at Moro Bay State Park, ArkansasReport
US-1103US-AR
2030m, 20m5,307 mi
Sep 17, 2022My first POTA activation, at Tugaloo State ParkReport
US-2203US-GA
5540m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m7,273 mi