Last Activation Before Christmas?...

The question today is: "Can I go 5 days without doing a POTA activation?".....probably not, but I'm going to try. However, given the incoming weather and propagation forecasts for the next week it may be easier than I think.

This morning I drove to Lemoine Point and did a quiet activation there. It was nice and quiet, I suspect most of the usual walkers and dog people are busy doing their Christmas shopping, and have no time for exercise.

Propagation today was: SFI=118, SN=47, A Index=6, and the K Index=1. There was also no sign of any QSB today.

First in the log today was John, K8ELS, from Huntington, WV. Interestingly, John is the third generation of his family to have that callsign. Both his Grandfather and his Dad had it before him. I can't imagine that there are many third generation callsigns out there.

John was also operating QRP, 5w SSB. He had a fantastic signal, a solid S9 into my location. I was using my KX3 at 10w into my usual hamstick antenna. I used both 40m and 15m today, and managed to get 15 contacts in the log. 

The only DX contact today was with Gaspar, KP4GSC, in Puerto Rico, he managed to work me on 15m SSB with a nice S9 signal.

Here's today's contact map:

Stay Safe Out There!!