Perry W1GRD, Author at POTA News & Reviews

US-4368 Wachusett Mountain Reservation State Park

Perry W1GRDMay 6, 2025

Wa! Wa! WaaaaaCHUsett! If you lived in New England in the 1990s you knew the jingle of central Massachusetts' biggest ski area by heart. It was heavily advertised during the season and if you didn't know quite exactly where it was situated, you knew the name.

KI2D, NK2Y Chase Down Elusive Leopard

Perry W1GRDMay 5, 2025

With just minutes to spare, KI2D and NK2Y chase down the elusive Leopard Rover award.

US-8417 Mt. Tom State Reserve

Perry W1GRDMay 4, 2025

Mt. Tom was the first place I revisited after hitting 100 unique parks, which should tell you something about its appeal. The major attraction at Mt. Tom is classic Holyoke basalt. And dinosaur tracks.

US-11621 Copicut WMA

Perry W1GRDApril 9, 2025

Once you get in, this isn't a bad spot to operate from. But oh, getting in!

US-11501 Chockalog Swamp WMA

Perry W1GRDMarch 1, 2025

Chockalog Swamp is, in fact, a swamp, and for quite a while was unactivated. It's a classic case of driving out to see what it looked like.

US-4702 F. Gilbert Hills SF

Perry W1GRDFebruary 19, 2025

I’ve hiked Gilbert Hills for many years, long before I became active with POTA. One reason is that it’s close to my QTH, and Gilbert Hills and nearby US-8383 Wrentham […]

US-2458 J.A. Skinner SP

Perry W1GRDFebruary 9, 2025

I’d overnighted in South Hadley, Massachusetts after spending the previous day, the 31st of October, hiking and activating US-5636 Mt. Greylock. I mention the specific day because in Massachusetts the […]

US-8424 Quincy Quarries SR

Perry W1GRDFebruary 5, 2025

I was completely unprepared for what was around the corner...

US-1404 Promised Land SP

Perry W1GRDJanuary 29, 2025

I was on a POTA rove and the weather just wasn’t cooperating. I’d headed south from my QTH near Providence, Rhode Island on a trip to visit friends in North […]

US-1299 First Landing SP

Perry W1GRDJanuary 21, 2025

I don’t typically hunt for popular parks to activate. You’ll notice that the POTA Map color-codes references in a way that highlights parks that have been activated five or few […]

US-8423 Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Perry W1GRDJanuary 12, 2025

Near the end of the last ice age quite a bit of North America was covered in a thick layer of ice, in some place reaching a thickness of two […]

US-2440 Hopkinton SP

Perry W1GRDDecember 31, 2024

In the summertime you’ll be lucky to find a parking spot at this popular park in the eastern part of Massachusetts. You might recognize Hopkinton from the town’s distinction as […]

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