Lifetime member Bob N4XAT sent me a copy of his certificate for working 1000 unique reference areas on the Parks On The Air (POTA) program.
Bob is a serious CW operator and only reverts to FT8 for the stations he cannot quite get on CW. Bob logs in on the MSARS SDR for the daily lunchtime net currently on 21.350 MHz SSB +/- QRM. When conditions allow, Bob joins in - he often calls in between overs but some are too fast on the trigger on the handover. Living in a retirement park, he is limited on antennas. He uses an MFJ magloop out on the lawn as well as experimenting with stealth wires when he can. David, WB1EAD often joins the net too, having the advantage of a three element Yagi. When I am up on the Downs /M, I often QSO both with zero signal showing on my Icom IC-705 when other home-based stations do not hear them.
Dick G0LFF
