FR 0x00b: Allan H Treman Ste Park

Ref: US-2002
Rig: Elecraft KX2
Ant: CHA LEFS 4010
Power: 5W
Key: BaMaKeY TP-III
HT: BTECH UV-PRO + SignalStick
Tab: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+
Ruck: 5.11 RUSH 12 2.0 24L
Logging Gear:
    Battle Board Aviation Kneeboard
    Rite in the Rain Notebook #935
    Rite in the Rain Metal Pen #97 
Other Gear:
    Weaver Arborist 12oz throw weight and line
WX: ~21C, ~8kph wind, overcast

Last year when I activated the Robert H. Treman State Park I meant to activate this park (named after Treman’s son Allan), but being the idiot that I am, I punched in the wrong address. I had fun anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Allan H Treman park features a large marina, but people also come here to fish and birdwatch. A prominent osprey nest towers over the birdwatching trail: if you’re lucky you can catch ospreys circling overhead. Consider bringing headphones to limit the noise that could interfere with birdwatching activities. It’s usually very chill and there are plenty of picnic tables and benches. A well maintained dog park on premises is great, if you want to tire your dog out before settling down for an activation. There is a large parking lot, but it lacks convenient space to deploy a sloper. For vehicle activation I recommend bringing a standalone antenna.

The park has great cell reception and I got good APRS coverage throughout the park via W2CXM. Thanks to Amateur Radio Club at Cornell for running this service.

The conditions were decent and although I didn’t grab any P2P contacts, I was reached by a number of DX stations: Thomas (🇸🇪 SM3NRY) and Jean Baptiste (🇫🇷 F4ILH) who are avid hunters and regular callers, plus new contacts with Patrice (🇫🇷 F4HGU) and Pasquale (🇮🇹 IK1SOW). Thanks for hunting!

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