Parks on the air

 Parks on the air (POTA) my first attempt on amateur radio.  I am 40 miles south of Gillette Wyoming and S/W of Devil’s Tower National Monument.  In just under an hour I had over 15 contacts from Calf, TX to Ga to name a few states.  I used a 20 watt HF radio on 20 meters and a Hamstick attached to my pickup bed.

Back in Wyoming

We brought the rain back to Wyoming.  We will be visiting our kids an getting our annual Dentals an Medical check ups.  We did our eye doctor while along the gulf coast.

Below we had a power outage for a few hours so our RV frig switched automatically to propane and lights to 12 volt. However our 35 qt chest freezer doesn’t switch automatically so I had to switch to a 12 volt plug and battery during the outage.  With one of my portable solar panels to recharge the battery we can run this freezer indefinitely.  We also have a generator for a day or two without sunshine. Stove is also propane.

Below is our newest rig we bought in 2020 it is working out well for us.

For fresh water we can remain on fresh water with our tank for several days.  Five to seven days on our black and gray water tanks.
With four 100 watts solar and three 12 volt batteries we have nearly unlimited use of our 12 volt lights and fans.

Propane will last several weeks with our extra tanks.