EASY Start: Parks On The Air! #POTA

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[apburner]

One thing I never see mentioned is the fact that POTA and SOTA let us practice off grid operations. This is a really good skill to have if there is a natural disaster that happens.

[KBVBRAntennas]

Look at the smiling mug on the cover! Thanks for the shoutout

[Ammed_KNSTX]

One of my main reasons for getting my license was after watching a few videos of you Josh and Mike K8MRD doing POTA activations and thought that would be a fun thing to do. Now I’m hooked on POTA and I love traveling to different parks and the challenge of getting set up and doing the activation. Thank you Josh for another informative video!!!

[JimmyKIPRK]

I'm currently studying for my general license and look forward to doing POTA in my area here in central Texas. Thanks to this video, it has helped remove some of the perceived complexity around doing a POTA. Thanks for making such a clear and concise vid.

[KenWells-AHC]

Fantastic information presented in a very easy to grasp manner. Well done!

[Kody]

That was my photo of the lake at the beginning. :)
POTA On, 73!
K3KLB

[KeepEveryGuessing]

Nice job!

Just one concern about going hard at encouraging noobs to activate: You don't want them to wait until they have their portable kit ready before they participate. It may never happen. But if they hunt first from home, they may get excited enough to actually finish that kit. Certainly, someone who already has a suitable kit, go ahead and activate. But if you don't have a kit yet and do have a home station, do jump on and hunt now.

[tpobrienjr]

I have been licensed since 1958, and I love trying new things. POTA fills the bill for me. I have a Yaesu FT-100D that will be my portable rig. My grandson is 12, and is studying for his Tech. A few POTA contacts should give him some momentum. Thanks!

[loudounfisher]

My first activation was on vacation while in Maine. It was also my first time ever calling CQ on HF, 8 months after getting my general. 100w into a ZS6BKW on 40m, I was being heard. Trial by fire, but I handled it very well and didn't feel like I was in over my head. There is no better way for a new ham to get experience and rack up contacts. I've since activated parks all the way out to Yellowstone.

[edtruthseeker]

Thank you for making this video. Have been a General Operator for 1 year in 2 more weeks. I have been considering doing POTA. You answered my questions. Thank you sir. 73 from Ed, KM4MMD

[mediocreman]

Nice info. Just a heads up, it often can help viewers if you explain or define what the subject is before you explain how to do it. For example, Parks on the air is: Blank.

[robcarnaroli]

Hunting is also good QSO practice. It'll help you get better at the exchange for contests vs rag chew or weekly nets etc.

[davidsradioroom]

Wow! I think you have covered every angle. congratulations!

[colinblake]

I just watch that last night. Really good. Still studying my Tech license to take in September.

[newsles]

The "adventure frequency"? New to me.

[carypeaden]

My wife and I are new to Ham Radio. We recently bought two HF radios (a Yaesu FTDX10 and a Xiegu G90) and required gear. We will use the radios at home as base stations, as well as at field days and at monthly POTA activations and car camping trips. For the portable applications, we want to be able to safely transport our radio gear from home to the locations. We are considering two alternative case strategies and want your opinion/recommendation:
Alternative 1: Store the radios and gear in Harbor Freight 4800 and 5800 Apache cases during transportation, and we will pull them out of the cases and put them on a picnic table or truck tailgate when at POTA or camping location, and on a desk when at home.
Alternative 2: Mount them in 4U or 6U Gator Cases and put the whole case on the picnic table, tailgate, or desk and leave them in the gator case during use.
Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Cary (KY4YG)

[polishpicl]

JUST made my inverted V and bought the ft891..I'm ready!!!

[thomashardy]

Thanks for the great video. I’ll get that book soon. We have some cool parks in the area here.

[dwyn]

You are fun to learn from, so low-risk, but with tons to gain from!

[DonzLockz]

Thanks Josh, very helpful for us noobs.😁👍