Instant POTA Pileup with a Spike and a Whip! ⚡ Quick CW Activation

Links to specific QSOs below ⬇️
34 CW QSOs in just 42 minutes ⚡

This quick Parks on the Air activation at US-7686 Lake Elmer State Fishing Lake turned into an instant CW pileup using a simple portable setup featuring the Magic Ground Spike and a 213” telescoping whip.

trunk open → spike in the ground → radials out → whip up → nonstop hunters calling.

No complicated setup. No wasted time. Just rapid-fire portable CW contacts across North America with a fast-deploy antenna system that simply worked.

⚡ In This Video
• 34 CW QSOs in 42 minutes
• Instant POTA pileup
• Fast portable antenna deployment
• Simple Magic Spike setup
• Clean 20m CW operating
• Quick teardown and efficient field ops

📍 POTA Park
US-7686

🧰 Portable Ham Radio Gear
• Yaesu FT-891 + FC-50
• Magic Ground Spike
• 213” telescoping whip
• 91' radials
• 25' coax
• WattCycle 12Ah LiFePO4 battery
• Modern Morse v0.h Stormtrooper Paddle
• Ham2K PoLo Logger

⏱ Chapters
00:00 Intro
20m CW Action
01:35 N1XV Julia NJ🏆 Century Club
02:25 WB3DDJ Michael PA🏆 Century Club
03:15 K9VPL Marvin IN
04:05 WN4E Chuck NC
04:50 KG4EXY John VA🏆 Century Club
05:55 K3ONW Kenneth PA
06:35 K1GMS Greg NH
07:25 WA7URT Gregory AZ
08:35 KJ7RPL Brent OR🏆 Century Club
09:45 NA7C Ted UT🏆 Century Club
10:20 KA3OCS Robert VA
11:30 KO4ZRZ Craig FL
12:30 K7RO John WA
13:15 K6HZR Jose CA
14:30 W4LOO Paul FL
16:00 AD4TM Ralph FL
17:30 KJ7DT Paul ID🏆 Century Club
18:20 KG1A Thomas FL
20:35 WR7B Chris AZ
21:40 N6PKT Smokey AZ
22:40 W4WJK Walter NV
24:45 WA3TVH Bob PA
25:45 W9GTA Patrick IN
26:25 NE4TN Walt TN🏆 Century Club
29:45 K7AZT Paul AZ
34:10 VE3GMZ Brian ON
36:00 N1KV Geoffrey CT
38:30 KA9DCU Raymond WI
39:20 K7GT Allan OR
40:00 W1WC Bryan AL
41:10 KB3A Chris AL
42:20 KK7MMN Mike ID
43:20 KM4PA Paul NC
44:15 KN6BU Jim VA

45:10 Wrap Up
45:50 New POTA Music

Portable CW operating is all about experimenting — and sometimes the simplest setup delivers the best results.

Huge thanks to all the hunters for the great QSOs and support during the activation!

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