Book The Parks on the Air® Bookexplores the process of activating a park unit and hunting those activations. Through the experiences of 14 operators, it offers advice and motivation for taking your radio out to the park and becoming active in the growing POTA community. Produced in conjunctio...
when I first set eyes on any new radio, I do skim through my mental “operations checklist” to see how difficult the rig might be to use at home and/or in the field. Specifically, I’m looking for the
This way, on a smaller scale, I could experience the thrill of putting a DX entity on the air with an easier approach. By publicizing the dates, bands, and mode that I planned to use, the POTA website made it possible for other hams to become aware of the activation and prepare to ...
A diverse cast of characters has populated Paynes Prairie for over 12,000 years, including historic Potano Indians, Spanish explorers, Seminole Indians and finally Americans from the north. South of Gainesville, the park encompasses 22,000-acres of wet and dry savanna in Micanopy, providing bount...