| Date | User | Challenge | Status | Toot summary & link |
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| 2025-01-03 11:52:52 | bgarfoot@kind.social | 1 | Success! | For week 1 of the #hamchallenge, my goal was to create a new QSL card specifically for my #POTA contacts. This is a photo that I took at park US-1541, and while I didn't ultimately end up activating due to antenna issues (yes, with the one pictured), I still think it captures what I love about POTA.HC01SOn to next week - figuring out IARU beacons. |
| 2025-01-08 23:48:39 | bgarfoot@kind.social | 2 | Success! | Very interesting results for the #hamchallenge week two monitoring of beacons. Overall, this has been pretty fun, although the last two days I haven't been able to get on during the day. Results posted below:HC02SAll results from EN72ef:Tuesday 01/07 - times 00:55 - 01:02 UTCLU4AA on 14.100 at 100WW6WX on 14.100 at 100W4U1UN on 14.100 at 100WLU4AA on 18.110 at 100WCould not make out any other bands1/ |
| 2025-01-13 10:24:55 | bgarfoot@kind.social | 3 | Progress update... | Okay, attempt number 1 for Week 3. I've kinda been dreading this one, as I don't currently have an 80m (and definitely not a 160m) antenna up in the air.Strategy 1: see if my 41' EFLW will tune up well enough to make a contact via FT8. Here goes nothing.#hamchallenge HC03 |
| 2025-01-16 19:18:23 | bgarfoot@kind.social | 3 | Progress update... | Okay, attempt number 2 for the HC03 in progress. 80m EFHW cut - now to tromp into the snowy back woods and yeet it into a tree. Going to try to get on 80m tonight.#hamchallenge #hamradio |
| 2025-01-18 00:11:30 | bgarfoot@kind.social | 3 | Progress update... | Behold, my attempt 3 for HC03 - the Franken-Vertical.Chameleon 25ft whip, on top of 2 Buddipole coils, using the Buddipole tripod as a base. 3 10 meter radials and window mesh for the ground.80m FT8 or bust! |
| 2025-01-18 00:30:32 | bgarfoot@kind.social | 3 | Progress update... | Behold, my attempt 3 for HC03 - the Franken-Vertical.Chameleon 25ft whip, on top of 2 Buddipole coils, using the Buddipole tripod as a base. 3 10 meter radials and window mesh for the ground.80m FT8 or bust!#hamchallenge #hamradio |