Today I trekked into Dana Point Harbor and setup a portable station for some 20 meter fun. It was a very nice day at 65f and sunny.

Equipment list:

• Radio: Yaesu FT-857d @ 100 watts on SSB
• Power: Uninterruptable Power Supply batteries; x2 6V 8aH in series
• Antenna: home-brew 20 meter resonant dipole made from 20awg speaker wire
• Structure: two eucalyptus trees

Here is a brief list of some of my contacts:

• WX8J
• K2DC
• KA5PRO
• VE6ACO
• N2RRA
• KD0DVS
• WD5CBO
• W5OU
• KB0PAT
• W5ZAX
• KL2RD

Thanks to everyone who answered my CQ call! Conditions were really great for a few hours. Click [HERE] for my location via Google maps (look for the green arrow for my exact QTH).