Category: Portable and POTA
Operating portable out of K0PIR’s mobile ham shack. portable operation is fun.
Parks on the Air® (POTA) started in early 2017 when the ARRL’s National Parks on the Air special event ended. A group of volunteers wanted to continue the fun beyond the one-year event, and thus, POTA was born.
General information about the program is available at parksontheair.com, so we highly recommend checking out the information there. You may also want to join the POTA Slack Channel or the POTA Facebook group, where you can easily interact with the POTA community online. POTA also maintains accounts on Twitter and Mastodon if you prefer to interact on those social media platforms.
Once you’re ready to start, just remember that the golden rules of POTA are to have fun and keep it simple. We want to give you as much flexibility as possible, to have fun your way.
Getting started with POTA can happen via one of two paths — as an “activator” who heads out into the parks or as a “hunter” who is trying to contact someone in a park. The easiest way to participate in POTA is as a hunter, so we’ll start there.
So on the way back to Pierre, SD I took the opportunity to stop and camp a little in Arkansas. See my previous post, Spadra Campground: A Serene Ham Radio Operators Retreat on the Shores of Lake Dardanelle. I can...
Not listed in POTA, but exceptional for operating due to the size and location. Nestled near the town of Clarksville, Arkansas, the Spadra Campground offers nature enthusiasts and Ham radio operators an idyllic getaway. Located on the shores of Lake...
I thoroughly enjoyed my POTA Gulf Islands National Seashore experience. Recently I activated Gulf Islands National Seashore (K-0661) from Fort Pickens Campground in Florida. What a beautiful spot for operating Ham radio! The Gulf Islands National Seashore and Fort Pickens...
Exploring the Escambia River and operating Parks On The Air is an exciting way to enjoy the natural beauty of this region. From kayaking, canoeing, and fishing to camping and bird watching, there’s something for everyone. You can access a...
Good day Ham friends, shortwave listeners and shut-in’s. I love using my Icom 7300 portable. On my way to Alabama I got to operate at Table Rock Lake in Missouri. It is a park listed in Parks On The Air...
Many of you may remember that I had a stroke a little over two years ago and I still suffer from some of the side effects from the stroke. One of the things that is new for me is to...
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