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# 20250113 - FT8 QRP with Linked EFHW Antenna
- URL: https://kb9v.com/20250113-ft8-qrp-with-linked-efhw-antenna/
- Published: 2025-01-13T21:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T21:56:01.000Z
- Author: KB9V
- Tags: HAM Radio, FT8, POTA Activation, 20M, 15M, sBitx V3, QRP, 30M, #Import 2026-09-16 21:04

POTA activation today at US-1038 Chewacla State Park using the sBITX+ and a linked EFHW.

James joined Ken and I to take a look at what a POTA activation is all about.

It was a day of gremlins and strange issues. But we both got our activation in!

Here is the map of my FT8 activation running 2.5W TX power:

![20250113-map](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-093-20250113-map.jpg "20250113-map")  
![20250113-details](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-094-20250113-details.jpg "20250113-details")