A Fourth Park and 18 New BKG Recruits: My Bug-Out QRP POTA Rove Finale
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, I set out from the mountains of North Carolina for Raleigh,...
Category: Parks On The Air (POTA)
KB2PIZ: A “Mini” Activation of the National Mall Park (US-0655)
by Mark (KB2PIZ) Because of work, I had an overnight in Washington, DC. I had the TX-500 in the...
The Rove Continues: Meeting Jason and Bugging-Out at Charlotte Hawkins Brown (US-6836)
by Thomas (K4SWL) On October 13, 2026, I set out that morning to drive from the mountains of North...
N2YCH: Hiking the Hanging Hills for POTA and SOTA
by Conrad Trautmann (N2YCH) Back in late 2023, I wrote about a joint POTA/SOTA activation I did here in...
SHS POTA Rove: A Bug-Out Morning at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site (US-6839)
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, I needed to make a trip to Raleigh, North Carolina. That...
Hidden POTA Parks: How a National Trail Unlocked My Local MetroPark
by Charles (K8MDB) I was recently introduced to the North Country National Scenic Trail (US-4239) as a POTA entity....
EI3LH: My Winning CW Formula: QRP, /PP & Academia
by Ian (EI3LH) Putting it in the Books! After ‘School’: CW by the Sea. I had mentioned in a...
A Comedy of Errors: POTA’s Support Your Parks – Autumn in the Clearwater National Forest
by Randy (K7TQ) The weekend of October 17 and 18, 2026, was the POTA Support Your Parks-Autumn event. I...
FieldQTH: A New Planning Map with Park Boundaries
Many thanks to Miguel (LX1MDA), who writes: Hi Thomas, Miguel LX1MDA here, a Belgian ham living in Luxembourg. I...
POTA at Vance: Starting Bug-Out Month with a Vibroplex and a Skillman!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, my afternoon opened up after a morning spent in Black Mountain,...
KB2PIZ: Victory in Oregon at Last!
by Mark (KB2PIZ) My wife and I drove down to Depoe Bay for the scenery, the ocean, and a...
An Unexpected Morning Activation with WJ3FF at William B. Umstead State Park
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, September 12, 2026, I was in Raleigh, North Carolina, and had promised one of...
Chiavari: Two Parks, Two Activations, and a Trip to the Beach
by Christian (IX1CKN) When you are away from home, Parks On The Air is first and foremost an opportunity...
A Beautiful Morning POTA Activation and a Proper Lesson in Troubleshooting!
by Thomas (K4SWL) Early on the morning of Wednesday, September 9, 2026, I decided to head out for another...
Testing the New Chelegance JKEYER-CPO16 on a POTA Activation
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, my wife and I dropped off our daughter at college after...
KB2PIZ: Three Parks, One Activation, and a Lot of Lessons Learned
by Mark (KB2PIZ) 0 for 3 activations: super fun, and amazing lessons learned in trying to activate North Lake...
My New-to-Me mcHF: Building a Full Field Kit & First POTA Activation!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Monday, September 7, 2026—Labor Day—I got up early and headed out to William B. Umstead...
Tims Ford State Park: Proving New Gear in the Field
by Steven Krumm (KV4AN) Tims Ford State Park (US-2980) is a Tennessee State Park between Lynchburg and Winchester in...
Bug Fist Practice: Pairing the Bug Emulator and Begali Traveler for a Morning POTA Session!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On the morning of Sunday, September 6, 2026, I was in Raleigh, and our family, of...
KB2PIZ: Persistence Pays Off at Saltwater State Park (US-3262)
by Mark (KB2PIZ) Each September, I head to Auburn, Washington. This year I brought my Lab 599 TX500, an...
Extraordinary SOTA on Vetter Mountain with N6ARA, KD7DTS, and K6ARK
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, August 22, 2026, I found myself waking up in California, preparing to do something...
A Hike by the Lakes at Banff’s Sunshine Meadows
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The Chickadee Double Tap’s Maiden POTA Voyage & My New TR-25 Peanuts Pencil Case Field Kit!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Thursday, September 3, 2026, I left my house pretty early for a one-and-a-half-hour drive to...
The Xiegu X6200 Returns to the Field: QRP CW from William B. Umstead State Park (US-2755)
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, August 15th, 2026, I had a full day ahead with family—most notably, moving a...
Four POTA Activations That Didn’t Go According to Plan
by Thomas (K4SWL) I often talk to people who are getting into POTA and SOTA, and they’ll sometimes tell...