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The activation that crossed midnight

August 17, 2025 → August 18, 2025

US-1563
AlmostUTC rollover prevented a successful park activation

What happened

Eight contacts were made during one roadside stop, but midnight UTC split the log across two POTA days: seven before the rollover and one after. Neither day reached the ten contacts required for a successful activation.

7before 00:00Z+1after 00:00Z
8Actual conversations
0P2P conversations
36m 42sFirst-to-last contact
13.1Contacts per hour

The signal traveled

One operating position. 8 paths across the map.

The lines represent actual deduplicated radio conversations. A multi-fer remains one conversation here while each worked park reference is credited separately.

How the outing unfolded

Signal breakdown

8 phone0 digital0 CW1 DX

Bands

20m8

Modes

SSB8
Privacy-safe field logView all 8 contacts+
TimeCallsignBand / modeP2P references
N0SDH20m · SSBQSL Card
KJ4AFK20m · SSBQSL Card
VY2WJ20m · SSBQSL Card
K4ZMF20m · SSBQSL Card
N4LEQ20m · SSBQSL Card
KD2JKL20m · SSBQSL Card
KM4QKY20m · SSBQSL Card
AC5O20m · SSBQSL Card

Names, precise grids, signal reports, comments, and email addresses are intentionally excluded.

Full contact map for US-1563