I was all excited for my POTA activation of US-1518 [Maybury State Park today!]. I was very eager to get there as this was going to be my 100th activation of that park. So I pick up the charged batteries, load up my motorcycle. I then negotiate the residual rush hour traffic and get to the park around 6PM. I was in a little bit of rush as sunset was at 7:15PM and I wanted to complete my activation before dark.
I get to the park. It was a beautiful fall day in Michigan and the sun was definitely racing towards the horizon. I throw the arborist line over the tree branch and set up my wire antenna. After hooking up the feeder line, I pull the radio out of its box and set it up on the table. I hook the antenna up to the radio; pull the battery out. But wait! where's the power cable? Darn! I was working with another radio at home and forgot to put the power cord in back into the box. Nothing deflates the excitement as busted activation.
So much for the much anticipated 100th activation of the park. It'll have to wait for another day.
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