To of my favorite activities to relax and enjoy are sailing on a cruise ship and operating ham radio. So it’s only logical to try joining them together.
This year I enjoyed working through radio making contacts to start the new year. I had great results making contacts from the backyard with my FT-991A.
Now finally with a full portable operational radio setup I got the opportunity to head out to one of the local registered POTA parks to do my first activation.
My primary interest in acquiring my ham license was for emergency communications, so getting involved with ARES and becoming a NWS SKYWARN®️ Spotter seemed logical.