https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/tags/french-creek/ Recent content in French Creek on John Flinchbaugh KD3EE Hugo en Sun, 18 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/post/2025-05-18-us-1355-french-creek/ Sun, 18 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/post/2025-05-18-us-1355-french-creek/ <p>I visited <a href="https://pota.app/#/park/US-1355">French Creek State Park (US-1355)</a>.</p> <p>I deployed my 40-meter EFHW, strung up into a convenient tree. I operated with low power, typically between 1-2 watts, on the 10-meter, 40-meter, and 20-meter bands.</p> <p>I primary operated FT8, and I also attempted some PSK, but no one responded.</p> <div class="gallery caption-position-bottom caption-effect-slide hover-effect-zoom hover-transition" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/css/hugo-easy-gallery.css" /> <div class="box" > <figure itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="img" style="background-image: url('https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com//img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-setup.jpg');"> <img itemprop="thumbnail" src="https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-setup.jpg" alt="Setup"/> </div> <a href="https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-setup.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl"></a> <figcaption> <p>Setup</p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="box" > <figure itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="img" style="background-image: url('https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com//img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-pole.jpg');"> <img itemprop="thumbnail" src="https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-pole.jpg" alt="Pole spike"/> </div> <a href="https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-pole.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl"></a> <figcaption> <p>Pole spike</p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="box" > <figure itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="img" style="background-image: url('https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com//img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-antenna.jpg');"> <img itemprop="thumbnail" src="https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-antenna.jpg" alt="Antenna"/> </div> <a href="https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/img/2025/2025-05-18-pota-antenna.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl"></a> <figcaption> <p>Antenna</p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div>