Patuxent River State Park (US-1589) 

For this activation I ventured into the wildlands area of Patuxent River State Park. After about 3.5mi of wandering the unmarked, unmaintained "trails," I stopped for lunch and set up my gear precariously perched on a log. Due to some technical stupidity on my part my 11 QSOs on 20M FT8 took over an hour since I spent a good bit of time transmitting at 0 watts without realizing it. Oops. 

Approximate transmit location: 39.272275, -77.116313

Gear: Xiegu G90 + DE-19 + 20M quarter wave whip antenna + Talentcell 12V 6Ah LiFePO4 battery

 

 

This article was updated on March 14, 2026