I think the 2-feet-ish offset of the old antenna made all the difference. The azimuth to the repeater in question now runs directly through the chimney and metal chimney cap.

Not as successful as my previous #pota trip, but an activation and a nice trip up to Weeks State Park. A lot of PA QSO party stations out there on both 40 & 20M made finding band space pretty difficult. The POTA traffic picked up as it got a bit past noon but I couldn't stay as long as I would have liked.

Take nothing but QSOs, leave nothing but footprints...

It's a real shame this lovely little spot can never be a "park."

Up and running...