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Posted: 3/18/2024 6:31:08 AM EST
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FT8 and POTA is weird to me. To me seems like I do better by not even putting POTA in the TX line. It's definitely slower than phone and CW too. But you can get more DX that way.
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Posted: 3/18/2024 6:33:57 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat: FT8 and POTA is weird to me. To me seems like I do better by not even putting POTA in the TX line. It's definitely slower than phone and CW too. But you can get more DX that way. Maybe I need to drop the CQ POTA and I might make more contacts next time. |
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Posted: 3/18/2024 8:39:31 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By K9-Bob: I activated again yesterday and made another 224 contacts. It was a non-stop pileup for several hours. My voice is hoarse, so I think will I need to let it rest for a few days before I try it again.  |
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Posted: 3/18/2024 8:49:43 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat: FT8 and POTA is weird to me. To me seems like I do better by not even putting POTA in the TX line. It's definitely slower than phone and CW too. But you can get more DX that way.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/18/2024 11:01:18 AM EST
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That's a good idea. I always had the idea that the non POTA folks don't know what POTA is or not care and not contact. The POTA hunters will probably see the spot and contact anyway. So either way it won't make a difference whether you do or don't.
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Posted: 3/18/2024 11:31:04 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: If you pick a time when POTA activations are low you can get hammered with CQ POTA. Once you are done with all the active hunters you should switch odd/even time slot or change bands. I have noticed the DX'ers tend to avoid the POTA tag. If you switch from POTA to DX you can mine the other crowd. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/322769/pota_pileup_sm_jpg-3162528.JPG Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: Originally Posted By ManiacRat: FT8 and POTA is weird to me. To me seems like I do better by not even putting POTA in the TX line. It's definitely slower than phone and CW too. But you can get more DX that way. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/322769/pota_pileup_sm_jpg-3162528.JPG How do you like the 710 for portable? I am thinking about saving up my pennies for one (field version with no extra speaker) |
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Posted: 3/18/2024 11:32:22 AM EST
[Last Edit: Colt653]
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Posted: 3/18/2024 11:32:55 AM EST
[Last Edit: K9-Bob]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: Damn! I can only do about 10-20 min of pile-up before I need a break. It's like doing work and exhausting. I like to mix digital and phone. Digital is low pressure and gets the successful activation in the bag and a good understand of the propagation. Then I do phone just to spend some time in the firing line for the experience factor or do park-to-park hunting at my leisure. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: Originally Posted By K9-Bob: I activated again yesterday and made another 224 contacts. It was a non-stop pileup for several hours. My voice is hoarse, so I think will I need to let it rest for a few days before I try it again. I made 183 SSB contacts the day before and 224 on the following day, so the 38 FT8 contacts was a bit underwhelming in comparison. The park is about a 30 minute drive from my home, so I wanted to make it worth my while by working as many stations as I could. My Yaesu FT-891 and 17 foot Chameleon telescopic ground mounted whip worked very well in the zero noise floor environment near the banks of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis. I wanted to give digital a try yesterday because my voice was shot, but just didn't enjoy operating digital as much due to the slower pace. I do seem to enjoy the chaos of a the pileup much more on SSB and I imagine that I will return to the park again later in the week to see if I can reach break 1000 QSO's there. I appreciate the suggestions and I think I will try chasing some DX on FT8 and then calling CQ POTA occasionally to see if helps put more contacts in my log. 
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Posted: 3/18/2024 12:41:48 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shootindave: How do you like the 710 for portable? I am thinking about saving up my pennies for one (field version with no extra speaker) Most of my activations have been travelling around the country towing a camper trying to visit all 50 states. (Finished last fall!) Racking up POTA activation states added a bit more to the experience. It has been a great radio for this. $850 for the field version is a steal. Mine was $1050 and the AESS speaker is just a speaker. Same end as a $25 Motorola off ebay. |
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Posted: 3/18/2024 1:16:33 PM EST
[Last Edit: Gamma762]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: Same end as a $25 Motorola off ebay. Old GE speakers are better than Motorola  Moto speakers are ok for FM stuff, but GE/Ericsson sounds better for HF/SSB/AM. Part of the reason I used to go to Dayton was to find old GE LMR speakers 
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Posted: 3/18/2024 5:02:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: It's heavy (like 8lbs) if you are packing in and consumes a good amount of power. I would not recommend for ultralight. If you are not far from a vehicle, then it works great. I have a harbor fright case that protects it in the vehicle and typically run from a lead acid deep cycle battery. Most of my activations have been travelling around the country towing a camper trying to visit all 50 states. (Finished last fall!) Racking up POTA activation states added a bit more to the experience. It has been a great radio for this. $850 for the field version is a steal. Mine was $1050 and the AESS speaker is just a speaker. Same end as a $25 Motorola off ebay. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: Originally Posted By Shootindave: How do you like the 710 for portable? I am thinking about saving up my pennies for one (field version with no extra speaker) Most of my activations have been travelling around the country towing a camper trying to visit all 50 states. (Finished last fall!) Racking up POTA activation states added a bit more to the experience. It has been a great radio for this. $850 for the field version is a steal. Mine was $1050 and the AESS speaker is just a speaker. Same end as a $25 Motorola off ebay. You are confirming what I suspected about the "speaker". It is just a speaker and not worth the money they want for it. Just like all the other matching speakers that match the rigs that have come out thru the years. You can do a lot better for a lot less money elsewhere. |
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Posted: 3/23/2024 9:16:04 PM EST
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Posted: 3/24/2024 6:57:18 AM EST
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Activated a park with a new radio yesterday, very nice for hiking and setup/tear down is literally just one minute
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Posted: 3/24/2024 9:41:52 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bluedog1971: Activated a park with a new radio yesterday, very nice for hiking and setup/tear down is literally just one minute https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/359275/FB3CAAAF-F923-43F4-9A9B-4C637DA42B97_jpe-3167847.JPG That is pretty cool. Elecraft never fails to impress me. |
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Posted: 3/24/2024 4:14:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bluedog1971: Activated a park with a new radio yesterday, very nice for hiking and setup/tear down is literally just one minute https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/359275/FB3CAAAF-F923-43F4-9A9B-4C637DA42B97_jpe-3167847.JPG Outstanding!!! Looks like you had a blast. 
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Posted: 3/24/2024 7:15:52 PM EST
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I activated a park today, I used HAMRS (windoze) like I always do, but never realized it's 'power'
until today.. I was lucky enough to have cell coverage and I tethered my logging computer to it. With an internet connection, I could pull up spots IN the HAMRS app and click a button to import the spot info into the log entry fields.. a HUGE time saver.. I got about 20 P2P today just changing freq per the spots to see if I could hear 'em. I was on a good roll, until the rain rolled in and I didn't have anything other than an umbrella. It was also my first activation with my DXcommander Expedition and ATU100 on an FT-891 (all battery op, w/LiPO4 batteries) I do have a question regarding HAMRS... 2 (or more) ops at a park you're hunting. whats the best way to log both? Because I had an internet connection, I just entered the first op, then went to the 'spots' tab and selected the park again and edited the callsign. I imagine it would be quite the challenge if they were activating multiple parks! |
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Posted: 3/24/2024 7:44:37 PM EST
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Just log one then the next. Two log entries.
BlueDog that's a cool radio. I really enjoyed my QCX mini, I just didn't use it. I've been thinking about another small QRP radio lately. |
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Posted: 3/26/2024 10:36:59 PM EST
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat: Just log one then the next. Two log entries. BlueDog that's a cool radio. I really enjoyed my QCX mini, I just didn't use it. I've been thinking about another small QRP radio lately. It is a pretty sweet radio for the way I like to activate. I had a few fun activations with my QCX mini too, just didn't like all of the $hit hanging off the radio..I put mine for sale and the buyer had the money in my paypal nine minutes after listing. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 8:00:13 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: I activated a park today, I used HAMRS (windoze) like I always do, but never realized it's 'power' until today.. I was lucky enough to have cell coverage and I tethered my logging computer to it. With an internet connection, I could pull up spots IN the HAMRS app and click a button to import the spot info into the log entry fields.. a HUGE time saver.. I got about 20 P2P today just changing freq per the spots to see if I could hear 'em. I was on a good roll, until the rain rolled in and I didn't have anything other than an umbrella. It was also my first activation with my DXcommander Expedition and ATU100 on an FT-891 (all battery op, w/LiPO4 batteries) I do have a question regarding HAMRS... 2 (or more) ops at a park you're hunting. whats the best way to log both? Because I had an internet connection, I just entered the first op, then went to the 'spots' tab and selected the park again and edited the callsign. I imagine it would be quite the challenge if they were activating multiple parks! Assuming the field for “park” in hamrs is working, you can list multiple parks separated by commas and Hamrs will automatically create multiple log entries for you to make the POTA log upload happy. Qrz will view them as dupes and automatically kill one. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 8:03:30 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shootindave: Assuming the field for “park” in hamrs is working, you can list multiple parks separated by commas and Hamrs will automatically create multiple log entries for you to make the POTA log upload happy. Qrz will view them as dupes and automatically kill one. I got that, it works as it should. I was asking about logging multiple (2nd/3rd) operators, not parks. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 2:51:41 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bluedog1971: It is a pretty sweet radio for the way I like to activate. I had a few fun activations with my QCX mini too, just didn't like all of the $hit hanging off the radio..I put mine for sale and the buyer had the money in my paypal nine minutes after listing. |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 7:28:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryThis must be getting harder. All the nuts that fell close to the tree are gone by now?
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Posted: 4/1/2024 7:54:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: This must be getting harder. All the nuts that fell close to the tree are gone by now? Yeah, it's a road trip to get a new park now. But I am blessed with a Wife who likes to see new parks. Life is good  |
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Posted: 4/2/2024 9:34:32 AM EST
[#24]
Here's a few shots from slaying activation states last fall.
Georgia  Attached FileNebraska  Attached FileNorth Dakota  Attached FileKentucky  Attached FileTennessee  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/2/2024 9:35:45 AM EST
[Last Edit: DarkLordVader]
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Posted: 4/2/2024 11:15:17 AM EST
[#26]
Is that Lake Catherine State Park in Arkansas?
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Posted: 4/2/2024 11:50:15 AM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat: Is that Lake Catherine State Park in Arkansas?
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Posted: 4/2/2024 4:05:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: Yes sir. I left the refinery out of the picture. |
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Posted: 4/5/2024 12:28:14 AM EST
[#29]
did my first activation on Tuesday out of town at work. was a lot of fun.
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Posted: 4/6/2024 9:31:42 PM EST
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Posted: 4/7/2024 12:55:35 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: I activated a park today, I used HAMRS (windoze) like I always do, but never realized it's 'power' until today.. I was lucky enough to have cell coverage and I tethered my logging computer to it. With an internet connection, I could pull up spots IN the HAMRS app and click a button to import the spot info into the log entry fields.. a HUGE time saver.. I got about 20 P2P today just changing freq per the spots to see if I could hear 'em. I was on a good roll, until the rain rolled in and I didn't have anything other than an umbrella. It was also my first activation with my DXcommander Expedition and ATU100 on an FT-891 (all battery op, w/LiPO4 batteries) I do have a question regarding HAMRS... 2 (or more) ops at a park you're hunting. whats the best way to log both? Because I had an internet connection, I just entered the first op, then went to the 'spots' tab and selected the park again and edited the callsign. I imagine it would be quite the challenge if they were activating multiple parks! Why bother with an ATU on the DXC? |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 12:57:55 AM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Colt653: finally made it to 100 different parks https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/IMG_0732_jpeg-3180574.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/IMG_0733_jpeg-3180576.JPG I need to get off my ass and get to 50. I doubt there are 100 on the road system in AK. |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 3:21:02 AM EST
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I wouldn't mind trying to activate all 50 states eventually. I've got all of the southeast except South Carolina.
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Posted: 4/7/2024 9:46:48 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Colt653: finally made it to 100 different parks https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/IMG_0732_jpeg-3180574.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/IMG_0733_jpeg-3180576.JPG Congratulations, that took some work, time, and some miles. NOW you have to get 100 ore for the next award.. should be a piece of cake ! |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 9:50:28 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Colt653: finally made it to 100 different parks https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/IMG_0732_jpeg-3180574.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2275/IMG_0733_jpeg-3180576.JPG Congrats for activating you 100th park!
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Posted: 4/7/2024 10:11:16 AM EST
[Last Edit: Colt653]
[#36]
thanks guys
It's been a ton of fun US-1794   Translation: "The mighty Kenwood 480HX sends it's lightning bolts to the sky via the TARHEEL II antenna system"           |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 10:26:50 AM EST
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I worked a New Yorker yesterday, Park-to-park.
When I gave him my park number, he said - "I DON'T CARE. . . . it doesn't matter.....well I do care, but...eh" His accent was very New York, so I knew it wasn't 10m Dr. Jeckle in Ga.  He stated that unless you're at more than one park, the POTA system will know it's a Park-to-park "I know, because I designed it" . . "Ok thanks, have a great weekend, QRZed..." |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 10:41:20 AM EST
[#38]
Well he just seems like a barrel of fun.
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Posted: 4/10/2024 9:56:51 PM EST
[Last Edit: WillieTangoFox]
[#39]
Looks like a new portable logger coming out, with options to update parks/summits for pota/sota.
https://ham2k.com/apps/polo/ It will find close parks from your GPS location…… and other cool stuff. Still in Beta. |
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Posted: 4/10/2024 10:35:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shootindave: Looks like a new portable logger coming out, with options to update parks/summits for pota/sota. https://ham2k.com/apps/polo/ It will find close parks from your GPS location…… and other cool stuff. Still in Beta. thats great news. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:33:49 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Colt653: finally made it to 100 different parks ... |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 7:24:22 AM EST
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Posted: 4/28/2024 11:05:48 AM EST
[Last Edit: Colt653]
[#43]
Wife wanted to try a new restaurant about a hour away
I noticed a brand new POTA park was about 10 mins away, that makes 101 different parks. The Indian food was amazing. She did NOT like the new PoLo logger, after 4 QSO's she closed it out and opened HAMRS  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 12:52:16 PM EST
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HAMRS is just so darn easy to use.
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:39:32 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By K0UA: HAMRS is just so darn easy to use. yeah but it didn’t recognize the new park we found I had to edit the state and grid in ADIF MASTER when we got home ….not a big deal |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:38:24 PM EST
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I got a POTA on St Vincent Island this morning.
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Posted: 5/24/2024 9:05:02 PM EST
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Posted: 5/24/2024 10:02:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shootindave: I need this QSL card….. lol https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/123862/IMG_0091_png-3222680.JPG LOL worked him too LOL |
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Posted: 5/25/2024 8:06:37 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam: I got a POTA on St Vincent Island this morning. I like how POTA is catching on outside of North America. I got a POTA on the Dominican Republic not long ago. |
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Posted: 5/25/2024 12:11:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: jerrwhy01]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: I like how POTA is catching on outside of North America. I got a POTA on the Dominican Republic not long ago. I’m headed to Japan in October and I’m taking my TX-500 with the intent of doing a couple of activations; already applied for my Japanese call sign. Looking at the Parks On The Air website there are a quite a number of parks in the places that we’re going to visit that have already been activated. |
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