Author: Perry W1GRD

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US-5636 Mt. Greylock State Reserve

Perry W1GRDNovember 4, 2024

For some reason I thought it would be an easy thing to drive out to the summit of Mt. Greylock in Adams, three hours to my west in the Berkshires […]

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US-2678 Silver Lake State Park

Perry W1GRDOctober 29, 2024

Earlier in the day I’d spent time activating US-4913 Hodgman State Forest in Amherst, New Hampshire, and before that I’d been wandering the grounds of the New England Amateur Radio […]

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US-4913 Hodgman State Forest

Perry W1GRDOctober 27, 2024

Just 8 acres perched on a rubble pile...

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US-1708 Quaddick State Park, CT

Perry W1GRDOctober 23, 2024

Another beautiful fall day embraced us here in New England in late October with several days of temperatures in the mid-70s and sunny blue skies. I’d spent the past few […]

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US-7971 Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, RI Side

Perry W1GRDOctober 22, 2024

I stacked firewood most of the morning and decided to reward myself with an activation. I packed up the rig and a lunch and headed for Rhode Island and the […]

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US-2878 Lincoln State Park / US-5483 Lincoln Woods State Forest

Perry W1GRDOctober 21, 2024

Sunday was a spectacular day in New England. We haven’t had a frost yet, so it isn’t Indian Summer (Indigenous Peoples Summer?), but a stretch of 70-80º F sunny days […]

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US-11626 Canoe River WMA

Perry W1GRDOctober 20, 2024

On Saturday I joined the Pilgrim Amateur Wireless Association’s monthly POTA outing at US-2420 Borderlands State Park. It was a really fun get-together with POTA/SOTA star Bob WC1N flipping burgers […]

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US-4704 Franklin State Forest

Perry W1GRDOctober 18, 2024

I activated US-4704 Franklin State Forest, Massachusetts, today. It’s an old-growth New England hardwood forest with some pockets of very old pine. An 8-mile off-road trail is built into the […]

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US-6984 Black Hut WMA

Perry W1GRDOctober 18, 2024

Over the weekend I activated two wildlife management areas, one in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts. I’d never really paid much attention to WMAs, but POTA has really brought […]

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US-11513 Martha Deering WMA

Perry W1GRDOctober 18, 2024

In late September I ventured northward to the Grafton area of Massachusetts and US-11513 Martha Deering WMA. This was the most uninviting spot I’ve been to so far, and to […]

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US-6992 JL Curran State Park

Perry W1GRDOctober 17, 2024

JL Curran is primarily a fishing site, with two ponds that are stocked by the RI environmental agency. It’s relatively small, around 300 acres including the ponds. There are two […]

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