Parks on the Air (POTA) is an international radio sport award program that encourages licensed amateur radio operators to visit, enjoy, and operate portable equipment in parks and public lands worldwide. Founded as a nonprofit in January 2018 to continue the legacy of the ARRL’s National Parks on the Air event, it promotes emergency awareness and communication skills while operators respect park regulations and other users. 

The program involves two main roles: activators, who set up temporary stations in designated locations, and hunters, who search for and contact these stations from home or other locations.  To count as a valid activation, an operator must make a minimum of 10 contacts (QSOs) from a specific park within a single UTC day, logging them on the official website to earn awards based on bands, modes (voice, Morse code, or FT8), and total contacts! 

Our Teammate KR4FWK continues to experiment, hunt and activate! Here is an example of him attempting to perform the above at Fred Gannon  Park in Niceville Florida! Thank you for sharing and keep the key down!