Successful lunch break PLOTA activation (Parking Lots on the Air) on 10 meter FT8! Tho I did have to take an extra half hour to reach ten QSOs 😉.

First outing with the QMX+ and a cable I made with an in-line buck converter to use a regular 13.8V battery.

Session included one QSO in Ontario, a new grid in Argentina, and two new states (CT, ME). From Raleigh with 4 watts and a whip!

#PLOTA #10meter #FT8 #portable #QMXplus #QRP #WB2AMU #HamRadio

Had a super great convo with a kid at #plota today who was very interested in electronics and playing radio now that he passed his tech. Great to hear of all the things he wanted to try and learn.

@orion3311 @mcdanlj Well then it's official. I will definitely be looking to make some more lunch break #PLOTA activations in the near future.

@mcdanlj @K3LOE been using it! I get new hams on the air as soon as theyre done testing, usually in the parking lot, hence #PLOTA

@mcdanlj I mean, PLOTA's not bad either! Good enough for a hashtag, anyway lol

#PLOTA #HamRadio

@KC8JC I do this in the parking lot as people take their test. They come out and I get them on the air, RIGHT THERE. Break the mic fright, explain a repeater qso, etc. #plota #parkinglotsontheair

@kilroy_was_here @unicycle thats no bueno! Normally I do a thing with my other club called parking lots on the air (#plota ). I wait for peeps to take their test in the parking lot, and get them on the air and break the mic fright right then and there. (I also explain how a typical repeater qso works).