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US-6596 Richland Creek WMA Activation #69

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Found some to get back to Richland Creek WMA this morning.  We're well into summer here in north east Texas.   Sunny outside and the temp at 10am was already 88F.   But the breeze made if feel much cooler than that, I hardly broke a sweat!    I had a small panic when I reached into my backpack and realized I'd left my laptop at home, used for most POTAL logging.   I switched to Ham2K Portable Logger on my iPhone and really appreciate how easy it is to use, especially because cell service was fine at the WMA.   Rig was the Yaesu FT-857D, with ATAS-120A mounted to the truck.   16 contacts, all CW with a cootie (straight key), including those I made on the Sideswiper Net on 20M and 17M.  Chris de WX7V