Sunrise over Cass Lake, MI

 

Dodge #4 State Park K-1495

Well this attempt to activate failed due to equipment failure [antenna]. I usually carry backups, but was in no mood to sling a wire up the tree in the cold when the feedline to my vertical failed. So instead, I waited for the sun to come up [around 7am local time] and ran up to the edge of the lake to capture this one. I confess I did a little window dressing by moving a trash can out of the frame,

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