Ray,
This is a very nice score. Well done!

Clubmates, notice what Ray used for an antenna:  a collapsible whip (17-foot Ray?) with a 40M coil at the base and a few radials on the ground. Easy up and easy down.

Imagine how much fun you could have on FT8 with this simple antenna.  I use a variant of this antenna for POTA often. So do others. Talk to Ray, or me, or N0SMX for more information.
73,
George K2DM

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 29, 2026, at 9:05 AM, Ray Fallen via TVARC <[email protected]> wrote:


    CallSign Used : ND8L
    
Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
  Band : ALL (40/20)
            Power : LOW
             Mode : MIXED (CW & SSB)
          Station : FIXED
       Assisted : NON-ASSISTED
   Transmitter : ONE
     Exchange : 1E NFL
    Gridsquare : EL88DX

             Name : Ray Fallen
        Address : 589 Keller Court (Sanibel)
              City: The Villages  FL  32163
          
     ARRL Section : NFL
                 Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
            Email : [email protected] Date : 2026-06-27
         Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.11312.0

        Band   Mode  QSOs     Pts  Pt/Q
           7  CW     196     392   2.0
           7  LSB     10      10   1.0
          14  CW      89     178   2.0
       Total  Both   295     580   2.0


            Score : 1,350 with bonus points
                Rig : Elecraft K4D

      Antennas :  Wolf River Whip & 40 Meter Coil
                       4 -33' Radials in the grass.  
                       My El-Cheapo Wal-Mart POTA tripod
                       broke...so I Rube Goldberg'd a mount
                       on the old Black & Decker Workmate
                       and it worked fine.
      
      Soapbox :  Woke up around 3AM Sunday morning
                       and I've never heard 40 Meters so 
                       free of static.  That WAS fun!


  

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