We take the Gabil GRA-7350TC portable whip antenna and lightweight tripod up north with us to Madeline Island on the shore of Lake Superior (Big Bay State Park K-1439) to give it a test and see if this really is the ultimate in portable, packable, HF vertical antennas.

Read my updated thoughts on the Gabil antenna: https://www.jpole-antenna.com/2023/11/28/activation-log-the-gabil-antenna-maybe-its-not-so-bad/

Gabil GRA-7350TC 3/8×24 Portable HF antenna: https://amzn.to/4638Sd5
Gabil GRA-ULT01 MK3 Lightweight portable antenna tripod: https://amzn.to/472QXVh

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Roasted Stuffed Squash Thanksgiving Bowl
1 acorn squash
1 medium onion
2 celery stalks
12 oz turkey (Oscaer Mayer carving board cuts work great)
1 package Stove Top stuffing mix
1 1/2 cup water
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup pecans
1/4 cup dried cranberries

1. Slice squash in half end to end. Scoop out inside and coat with olive oil and salt. Roast in a medium heat dutch oven for about an hour or until tender.
2. Saute onion and celery until translucent. Slice turkey into small pieces and cook until warmed through.
3. Add stuffing, water (or broth), and butter. Stir until stuff has absorbed liquid.
4. Stir in pecans and cranberries. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve stuffing mix in the squash bowls.

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We travel to far northwest Wisconsin, spending Labor Day weekend at Amnicon Falls State Park (POTA K-1436). Unfortunately a heat wave gripping the midwest follows us north. Will we escape the heat, or will Lake Superior fail to cool us down.

Amnicon Falls State Park, near Superior Wisconsin features a geologic anomaly called the Douglass Fault. More than 500 million years ago, ancient basalts pushed upwards and broke through the younger sandstone, creating a rift. It is most pronounced at this point along the Amnicon river where you see the black volcanic rock above the falls and brown sandstone below it.

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— More Items and Links Mentioned —
Amnicon Falls State Park: https://pota.app/#/park/K-1436
William A Irvin: https://decc.org/william-a-irvin/
POTA Flag: https://www.clubgearonline.com/product/POTA-parks-on-the-air-flag/142
Build a Headset Trigger Switch: https://youtu.be/b5Wu8BlrSF0
Random Wire End Fed Antenna: https://youtu.be/D_-aNzrIXWs

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Timestamp
00:00 Ammicon Falls State Park
00:50 74 foot random wire end fed antenna
01:10 20 meter phone activation of K-1436
04:28 40 Meter phone activation of K-1436
07:32 William A Irvin
08:53 Now’s not the time for selfies
10:04 20 meter activation of Amnicon Falls
13:18 17 meter phone activation
15:43 Fish and FT8
16:53 Morning and recap

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Big Bay State Park (POTA K-1439) and Big Bay Sand Spit and Bog (POTA K-4244) are two little activated entities located on Madeline Island on Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay. It’s always a pleasure to put these parks on the air when we take our annual trip to ‘the island’. For this trip I operate exclusively from the shores of Gitchee Gumee.

Forget-me-not Geocache: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2ZM34
Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve (Capser Trail): https://www.miwp.org/the-preserve
Madeline Island Ferry: https://madferry.com/
Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce: https://www.madelineisland.com/madeline-island/town-of-lapoint-govt/

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