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# 20241227 - Arizona POTA - Tonto National Forest
- URL: https://kb9v.com/20241227-arizona-pota-tonto-national-forest/
- Published: 2024-12-27T17:57:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T21:56:03.000Z
- Author: KB9V
- Tags: HAM Radio, FT8, POTA Activation, SSB, AZ, sBitx V3, #Import 2026-09-16 21:04

My first Arizona POTA activation. I used 9:1 end fed antenna and the sBITX running at <10w. Made 3 phone contacts and a bunch of FT8.

Here is the setup:

![tonto](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-035-tonto.jpg "tonto")

![setup1](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-036-setup1.jpg "setup1")

![setup2](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-037-setup2.jpg "setup2")

Here is the activation info:

![pota-details](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-038-pota-details.jpg "pota-details")

![2024-12-27-pota-map](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-039-2024-12-27-pota-map.jpg "2024-12-27-pota-map")