I was tired of sitting in my hotel room, so I decided to go out and play radio for a while. This park was a few minutes drive away, so seemed like an easy one to go do.
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| Park border. |
I wasn't looking for a big hike, so I decided to go to the Boyd Tract. There is parking at the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities, or across the street at the Campbell House. I parked in the large lot at the Weymouth Center.
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| About to set up at one of the picnic tables. |
From here it is a short walk into the park, where there is a large field. Around the outside are a number of picnic tables. I picked one that was in the shade near some trees, and got set up. I hadn't planned on doing easy activations like this, so I only had my trail running setup. It wasn't difficult to get the wire up, however.
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| Making contacts on 40m. |
There is excellent cell service, since I was basically in Southern Pines. I started on 40m, and quickly started getting contacts. Once they seemed to dry up, I went to 30 then 20. There wasn't anyone on 20, but some skimmers in Europe heard me, so the band must have been open.
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| Woods just outside the Weymouth Center. |
Once the contacts stopped, I went back to 40 to see if I could get anyone else. After a few more people got into the log, I packed up and headed back to the hotel.
Overall, this is an easy park, with a number of different places to operate from. I enjoy going there to run or play radio.
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