Watson Mill Bridge State Park, near Comer in northeast Georgia, is home to the longest covered bridge in the state. I spent a weekend there running FT8 at 5 watts, and it turned into my biggest single activation: 144 QSOs.
Five watts went a long way. I made contacts on eight bands, from a single QSO on 160 meters up to 12 meters, with 20 meters doing the most work at 54 QSOs. Europe came through on 20, 30, and 40 meters, and the longest contact was in Bulgaria, about 5,400 miles away.
The video is QRP FT8 on 20 meters from this activation.
POTA credited 140 QSOs (Feb 11: 91, Feb 12: 49).
Who I worked
160m (1)
80m (2)
40m (18)
30m (23)
20m (54)
17m (16)
15m (29)
12m (1)
Each line runs from the activation to the center of the other station's grid square, so it shows the direction and distance, not an exact location.
Log summary
Band
FT8
First
Last
160m
1
Feb 12 06:40
Feb 12 06:40
80m
2
Feb 12 05:39
Feb 12 05:44
40m
18
Feb 11 04:45
Feb 12 06:45
30m
23
Feb 11 03:30
Feb 12 01:15
20m
54
Feb 11 04:35
Feb 12 00:40
17m
16
Feb 11 16:12
Feb 11 23:24
15m
29
Feb 11 15:49
Feb 11 22:45
12m
1
Feb 11 15:28
Feb 11 15:28
Times are UTC. Callsigns are left out on purpose; the full log is on POTA, SOTA, QRZ, and LoTW.
Play video: FT8 POTA QRP 20m K-2207 Watson Mill Bridge State Park