LB4FHThe Pack Mule award for #POTA activators is a fun addition to the general awards, and in this video I explain what it is. I also show you my first three pack mule locations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0594GxOboA
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🌈 mischk 🇮🇱Gestern bin ich zum Müggelsee gefahren, um dort zu funken. Zunächst habe ich den großen Müggelberg bestiegen. Um den Titel "Berlins höchster Berg" wird ja regelmäßig gerungen. Was stimmt: Der große Müggelberg ist die höchste natürliche Erhebung. Die Arkenberge bestehen zum größten Teil aus Bauschutt und auch der Teufelsberg wurde mit Bauschutt aufgeschüttet. Auf dem Gipfel aktivierte ich dann die GMA-Referenz DA/ND-047 mit sieben schwer erarbeiteten QSOs. Danach wanderte ich ans Ufer des Müggelsees um den POTA-Park DE-1040 zu aktivieren. Auch hier ging es mühsam voran, am Ende hatte ich aber die benötigten 10 QSOs im Log. #amateurfunk #pota #gma #draußenfunker
Harvest MalletusNot too bad this weekend. I ended up with 39 POTA contacts on a mix of bands. It was rather fun, and got a few new ones that finally gave me 1000 parks hunted!
Michael K JohnsonThis was a weird POTA activation. Only 8 QSOS in about an hour and a half. I could barely work any US stations, but worked two UK stations. One answering my CQ, one who I called. (My tuner ran out of battery so I couldn't wander off 20m to see how other bands were.)
@M0TTQ saved my activation with a three-fer, but I was clearly way down in the noise. Thanks for sticking with me to finally copy my call! I hope it helped that I dialed it back to 13WPM. 🤞
Stu KZ4LNI activated US-0806 today. Forgot to take any pictures. Sorry. I am terrible at #POTA writeups I guess. 15 more #MorseCode QSOs for the log. At this rate I'll get my kilo around the summer of 2045. 😂
Jay BairdI've finally put enough time and polish on my macOS Parks on the Air app Trailwave to publicly announce it. If you're a macOS Tahoe user and are a POTA hunter check it out:
It borrows a lot from its Linux cousin Artemis, but it's an entirely new Swift/SwiftUI codebase (with a dash of Objective-C for hamlib integration) but adds WSJT-X integration, live signal reports from PSK Reporter and a whole lot more. Check it out!
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Ben BrunzelSome more Impressions of this beautiful activation with stellar weather.
I had a nice Trip to Bleckede yesterday. There is a POTA 4fer and that is why I went. But then I realized that it is a gorgious little town that is well woth a visit. It's a wonderful outing from Hamburg for a sunny day. You should consider it.
Park activation went well even tough there was QRM from a pasture fence nearby.
44 contacts in CW and SSB. It was quite windy which was nice because of the high temperatures of 26°C.
Matt GumbleyA question for #HamRadio #POTA UK operators- I’ve been reading the very useful (US-centric) https://potacw.guide/ - and am considering using the Ham2K portable logger iOS app for logging as I operate- but the guide and the app talk of the exchange containing states eg MI, TX, MD etc. What do UK ops log here, and will Ham2K validate for a correct US state, or can it be set to “UK mode”?