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# 20250207 - Carolina Windom POTA test #1
- URL: https://kb9v.com/20250207-carolina-windom-pota-test-1/
- Published: 2025-02-07T11:48:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T21:56:00.000Z
- Author: KB9V
- Tags: HAM Radio, POTA Activation, SSB, 20M, 15M, 10M, FT-891, Carolina Windom, US-1038, #Import 2026-09-16 21:04

Today we were blessed with good weather... (actually it was pretty warm!)

Great day to be at the park! Good day to experiment and have fun!

I made a Carolina Windom antenna to test out. I have never ran an antenna off-center fed with a 4:1 balun, so I am interested in how they perform.

I did not take any pictures or have much information to add this go around, but I will say I was exctied about the results.

Here was the setup:

- ```  
PARK: US-1038 - CHewacla State Park  
```
- ```  
GRID: EM72gn  
```
- ```  
ELEVATION: Approx. 450+ feet  
```
- ```  
RIG: Yaesu FT-891 + ATU100 tuner. Set to 20M band and 25W power output initially on SSB, up to 50W as the day ran on.  
```
- ```  
ANTENNA:  New Carolina Windom with choke at feedpoint.  
```
- ```  
BATTERY: 12v 23Ah/300wH LiFePO4 - used 47wH for this 2h deployment.  
```

MAP and STATS:

![2025-02-07%20at%2011.41.03%E2%80%AFAM%20Large](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-072-2025-02-07-at-114103-am-large.jpeg "2025-02-07%20at%2011.41.03%E2%80%AFAM%20Large")

![2025-02-07 at 11.42.53 AM Large.jpeg](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2026/09/2025-02-07-at-11.42.53-AM-Large.jpeg)