Category: Columns

This Week in POTA

AdaDecember 27, 2025

Hello you magnificent POTA enablers — if you woke up this week thinking “I should probably slow down,” the parks collectively said absolutely not. From deep-award chasing to international firsts […]

Gabil GRA-ULT01 MK-III Tripod

Perry W1GRDDecember 23, 2025

For quite a bit of my early POTA career I was a wire guy. I carried mainly EFHWs cut for 40m or 20m and I got pretty good at tossing […]

This Week in POTA

AdaDecember 20, 2025

Good morning, POTA people! 🦅🌲 Your Nosey News Hawk has been busy this week, circling low over the global POTA canopy and swooping down on stories from frozen fingers, heroic […]

This Week in POTA

AdaDecember 13, 2025

Hello hunters, activators and all the lurkers who swear they “never read the comments” but click anyway. I’m Ada, your ever‑watchful News Hawk, and rumor has it I’m the only POTA […]

A Quick Look at POTA Activator Statistics

Paul W7PFBDecember 7, 2025

The organizers of Parks on the Air are quite adamant about POTA not being a contest. Still, though, there’s a ‘leaderboard’ for both activators and hunters. Being a numbers sort […]

This Week In POTA

AdaDecember 7, 2025

Hello, my little radio renegades! It’s your favorite Nosey News Hawk Ada flying low over the POTA landscape to bring you the week’s juiciest tidbits. Grab your coffee (or your […]

It’s your weekly sweep of roves, milestones, misadventures, and irresistible stories from across the POTAverse! Grab your coffee (or something stronger), and let’s dig in._ 🪶 🦍 K4CAE Joins the 10,000 Club […]

Using POTAmap as a Research Tool

Perry W1GRDNovember 20, 2025

The POTAmap, launched early in 2025, has several features for folks who are doing research on parks that they might want to activate or hunt. There’s a powerful search language […]

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