Support Your Parks! Anyone into POTA probably knows that there is a weekend event each quarter called “Support Your Parks” where anyone who gets an activation in or hunts an activator on that weekend gets a nifty award. This past weekend, 20-21-Jan was the Winter event. It was a good one to be out in…
My Dad (aka AC8NT) and I got on the road at about 6 AM to head down to Xenia for Hamvention 2023. The last time we went was 2018. Some things happened in the intervening years that got in the way of our trips, but this year was the year that we’d make up for…
Support Your Parks Weekend is a seasonal event run by the folks at Parks On The Air. Since getting into POTA, I’ve been trying to activate and hunt for each of the events as they pass. More than anything, events like this are an excuse to get out into the field and do what I…
In NE Ohio, real winter is in January and February. The world gets cold. The skies are grey. That giant orb of light in the sky that we see all summer? It fades into memory. The stuff of stories for small children. When the wind is cold and it keeps people locked into the house…
Contests aren’t really my bag. I enjoy things like POTA because they’re more collaborative, in a sense, and aren’t so competitive. Low pressure hobbies are my jam. That said, the occasional special event pops up and I just can’t help myself. This year, I got on the air specifically to hunt down some of the…