This video breaks down the exciting world of POTA, or Parks on the Air, showing you exactly how to get started in this outdoor radio hobby. Learn how to make contacts from state and national parks, just like the I do…I regularly make the required 10 contacts in under 30 minutes. It's an incredible way to experience amateur radio, blending outdoor adventure with wireless communication, and I'll show you how it works.
In this video I cover:
- 10 contacts in under 30 minutes
- My first POTA activation
- What is POTA?
- Activators and Hunters
- Park reference codes
- What makes POTA so special
- Equipment considerations
- My standard POTA rig
- Some of my real activations
- How POTA saved ham radio for me
Gear mentioned in this video:
Yaesu FT-710
Buddistick Pro
Baofeng UV-5R
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