K-8010 #18

Hit and Run in Homeowner’s Driveway

Accident

Date of Incident: 3/29/2023 Time:7:30 PM

Place: Rockingham, NC.
Actual Cash Value: $6,685

Estimate Results: Total loss
Police report on file

Damaged Vehicle: 2005 Scion XB

The incident occurred on the owners own driveway. A crash was heard but the criminal left the scene before any vehicle was sighted. There was no cameras. If anyone has any information please call the Rockingham Police Department non emergency number.

Why Did Jesus Not Commit Sin

Bible

Or maybe a better question is why do we sin? Two things sparked my interest in my daily reading this morning Proverbs 28:13

“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”

After that I read Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.”

The reason the Proverbs verse struck me is because in my Celebrate Recover Step program I just completed we talked about confessing our sins James 5:16.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

So why did Jesus not sin?

I believe the answer lies in the fact in order for Jesus to be sacrificed for or sin he had to have no blemish. He was tempted multiple times but did not sin. Since Jesus did not sin why does man sin? No one will know. Is that true? Other people may not know. Sin can be hidden. But is it really hidden?

Please check out my My Testimony page.

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K-3854 #31 The Kilo Award Flower Hill

Amateur Radio, Portable, POTA

K-3854 sign

I activated former home park NC K-3854 Flower Hill State Nature Preserve Wednesday and achieved the Kilo award with 31 activations and a lot learned.

Kilo Award

The activation started out with the new hamsticks on 15 and 40 but decided to switch to the MFJ Modified Endfed. Thanks to k0BRV for the school contact with Belleview R-3 Amateur Radio Club

Please navigate to my website n4mqu dot com for videos and more.

Thank you de n4mqu

Equipment

MFJ-1984MP ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M modified
MFJ Model MFJ-969 Deluxe Versa Tuner II antenna tuner
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Bioenno Power 12V 20Ah 240 Watt-hours Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery
Bioenno Power 28 Watt Foldable Solar Panel
Bioenno Power 12V/24V 30A Solar Charge Control

16 P2P

1 multiband 15 & 20

K3UI

State Breakdown

2 AL

4 AR

1 CT

9 FL

Florida

4 GA

2 IL

2 IN

1 KS

4 MA

1 ME

3 MI

1 MO

2 MS

4 NC

4 NY

8 OH

2 PA

4 RI

1 SC

6 TN

2 TX

1 UT

1 VA

1 VT

2 WI

1 WV

Canada

1 ON

2 QC

Canada

Mexico
1

K-3854 Flower Hill State Nature Preserve History of Activations

K-5511 #1 Crawfords State Forest

Amateur Radio, Portable, POTA

Operators WJ3H & N4MQU

N4MQU and WJ3H

This is a little gem of a park in Central Virginia off of I-64. This was my first activation of this park and was WJ3H’s first activation! It was tough getting contacts but we eventually achieved our activation. One tip leave your throw line attached to the antenna insulator just in case the antenna gets tangled up in the tree. It saved the antenna. I was in my way home from Virginia and Joe WJ3H expressed an interest in learning about how POTA works.

Equipment

MFJ-1984MP ENDFED 1/2 Wave 40-10M modified
MFJ Model MFJ-969 Deluxe Versa Tuner II antenna tuner
IC-706MKG HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Bioenno Power 12V 20Ah 240 Watt-hours Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery
Bioenno Power 28 Watt Foldable Solar Panel
Bioenno Power 12V/24V 30A Solar Charge Control

15 contacts

1 CW

14 SSB

40 meters

N4NTO CW & SSB

P2P CW & SSB

1 Canada

1 PA

20 meters

1 MI

1 TX

1 NH

1 GA

1 ME

1 MI

1 MO

1 LA

1 GA

2 IL K-4123

K-7797 #2 Hughlett Point State Natural Area Kilmarnock, VA

Amateur Radio, Portable, POTA

Photo from previous activation.

The new hamsticks have already proven themselves in signal reports and being able to use them during in inclement weather. With the amateur radio contest going on this weekend if you can’t beat them join them.

15 meters

6 CW

2 FL

1 NC

2 Spain

1 Italy

3 SSB

2 Spain

1 Italy

10 meters

13 SSB

1 Antigua and Barbuda

1 Suriname

1 Madeira Island

2 Bonaire

2 Puerto Rico

1 Sardinia

1 Canary Islands

1 Barbados

1 Dominican Republic

1 Belize

1 AZ

Thanks for reading de n4mqu

K-7787 #2 Bush Mill Stream State Natural Area

Amateur Radio, Portable, POTA

Fun spur of the moment activation of VA K-7787 Bush Mill Stream State Natural Area. First use of my new hamsticks on 20 meter thanks to w4je for doing most of the contacts while I logged. He’s not ready to activate yet. de n4mqu

N4MQU Antenna Install Rockingham

Amateur Radio

I am happy to report my antennas got installed Friday. This was a great accomplishment. I had to disconnect everything when we started preparing the house for sell in July of 2022 and I had to remove my antennas. To see the video of the crew removing the antennas see https://youtu.be/r0jWBwJf02o. To see the new install process see https://youtu.be/uj6GF7I49TM. The antennas seem to be in good condition after being installed 2012 so I decided not to purchase anything new. The components consist of

Diamond X50A DIAMOND, X50A, Antenna V-U-SHF Vertical Dual Band 2m-70cm, X50A

Buckmaster DX-OCF 7 Band https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-008056

Unboxing of DX-OCF 7 Band https://youtu.be/wSEahC27KPg

Icom 7100 https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7100/default.aspx

Thanks for reading.

K-2755 #1 William B. Umstead State Park

Amateur Radio, Portable, POTA

This activation was for the scout group OARS – Occoneechee Amateur Radio Society. The scouts wanted to learn about setting up a station they are all licensed. Chris Cancilla (W4CEC) and me (N4MQU) was able to activate NC K-2755 William B Umstead State Park. It was my first time at that park. We were doing fine until Chris’s battery died I was able to recover by switching to my battery. We had a couple of visitors. I couldn’t find my POTA flag. I hope it is stuck in the car somewhere and I didn’t leave it. Thanks for reading n4mqu