The Morse Code POTA "Early Birds"
There is something spiritual and innate about the early morning moments of a new day. As a Ham Radio operator who does a lot of Parks on the Air, that moment the sun peaks just above the horizon introducing the freshness of a new day is incredibly serene. Living in Kentucky, USA, summer mornings can be insufferable. At times, the heat island of Louisville situated in the Ohio River Valley creates a vicious daily cycle of high heat and high humidity during the daylight hours with nighttime conditions never providing cooler relief. Some days at dawn the temperatures can be in the low 80's with humidity near or above 70%. That's why most of my summer Parks on the Air and portable activities were done at sunrise to avoid those dangerous conditions. Those Terrestrial weather conditions along with Space weather conditions (Solar Flares - Radio Blackouts) during the summer months found me doing what I called, "Beat The Heat" activations. I've found getting in a