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**Author:** [@system](https://forums.pota.news/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/welcome-to-pota-news-reviews/5 "2025-10-30T17:45:38Z")
We are so glad you joined us. POTA News & Reviews A space where conversations accumulate into shared history Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture … --- ## [About the General category](https://forums.pota.news/t/about-the-general-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.pota.news/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [The forum has been pretty quiet? Are we too busy on the air?](https://forums.pota.news/t/the-forum-has-been-pretty-quiet-are-we-too-busy-on-the-air/237)
**Author:** [@KG4IMO\_Pubmechanic](https://forums.pota.news/u/KG4IMO_Pubmechanic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/the-forum-has-been-pretty-quiet-are-we-too-busy-on-the-air/237 "2026-07-28T13:51:47Z")
Well, aside from the hot summer this has been, I’ve been out activating, and activating in odd ways. Just this Friday i activate a park while at work…actually working and playing on the radio. And I almost didn’t get t… --- ## [Uploading logs to POTA app from a mobile phone....my problem solved!](https://forums.pota.news/t/uploading-logs-to-pota-app-from-a-mobile-phone-my-problem-solved/230)
**Author:** [@G4EDG](https://forums.pota.news/u/G4EDG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/uploading-logs-to-pota-app-from-a-mobile-phone-my-problem-solved/230 "2026-05-22T12:49:28Z")
My preferred method of uploading logs after a POTA activation would be to upload my log from PoLo to Dropbox and then upload from Dropbox to POTA app…this always failed with the message about “network security…” it did w… --- ## [Added 3 more parks in Nebraska this week](https://forums.pota.news/t/added-3-more-parks-in-nebraska-this-week/198)
**Author:** [@NI0P](https://forums.pota.news/u/NI0P)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/added-3-more-parks-in-nebraska-this-week/198 "2026-04-09T22:53:07Z")
US-13202 US-13204 US-13205 NI0P Brian --- ## [Jamming](https://forums.pota.news/t/jamming/191)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/jamming/191 "2026-03-26T00:30:14Z")
Well, it took 241 activations before I had this problem but I got it today. I had a minor pileup for a few minutes. As usual, two or three are zero beating me. I get one station off my frequency, I hear P2P, I work th… --- ## [4th Annual Georgia State Parks on the Air - April 18-19. 2026](https://forums.pota.news/t/4th-annual-georgia-state-parks-on-the-air-april-18-19-2026/189)
**Author:** [@AC4SH](https://forums.pota.news/u/AC4SH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/4th-annual-georgia-state-parks-on-the-air-april-18-19-2026/189 "2026-03-24T14:25:36Z")
Annual Georgia Parks on the Air Event Returns for Fourth Year The Annual Georgia State Parks on the Air event returns this year April 18-19. This annual event seeks to have individual hams, clubs, and ARES groups fan ou… --- ## [Lewis & Clark Historical Trail US-4572](https://forums.pota.news/t/lewis-clark-historical-trail-us-4572/187)
**Author:** [@N7UN](https://forums.pota.news/u/N7UN)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/lewis-clark-historical-trail-us-4572/187 "2026-03-12T17:27:51Z")
Current stats: 4733 activations and 242,233 qsos. The trail spans 11 states. Has there been any discussion about creating Parks for each state, i.e. break up the Trail by states? Partly to attract individual state atte… --- ## [POTA Year to Date](https://forums.pota.news/t/pota-year-to-date/182)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/pota-year-to-date/182 "2026-03-05T23:07:48Z")
just for yuks I pulled the stats for the current year, up to date as of 2/21/2026 | Activators | Parks Activated | Total QSOs | CW QSOs | Data QSOs | Phone QSOs | |-----------:|----------------:|:----------:|:-------:|… --- ## [POTA Program Update from W1DED](https://forums.pota.news/t/pota-program-update-from-w1ded/181)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/pota-program-update-from-w1ded/181 "2026-02-19T02:07:30Z")
Kevin posted a video with about 20 changes being worked on for POTA in 2026. It sounds like he’s just reading right off the project plan. Overall these are very positive and I hope that the team can deliver on what sound… --- ## [POTA stats from W1DED](https://forums.pota.news/t/pota-stats-from-w1ded/179)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/pota-stats-from-w1ded/179 "2026-02-18T16:05:20Z")
Kevin W1DED posted this update from the POTA Board of Directors on Facebook recently: 85,000+ parks 236 DX entities 84,000+ registered operators 10,200 unique parks activated monthly 15.2 million QSOs in 2025 Nearly 53… --- ## [Upping your CW "game"](https://forums.pota.news/t/upping-your-cw-game/178)
**Author:** [@KG4IMO\_Pubmechanic](https://forums.pota.news/u/KG4IMO_Pubmechanic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/upping-your-cw-game/178 "2026-02-08T21:04:04Z")
CW has always been a challenge for me since I was 7 (I’m 42 now). This was the age my late father (Silent key WA0VED) began the long, and what I would consider an arduous, journey to learning this, well, language. It … --- ## [Winter Field Day](https://forums.pota.news/t/winter-field-day/165)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/winter-field-day/165 "2026-01-24T16:11:27Z")
Who is out there in a field? Bitter cold here near Providence, I am staying inside this year, 1H. --- ## [Thinking about POTA Awards](https://forums.pota.news/t/thinking-about-pota-awards/28)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/thinking-about-pota-awards/28 "2025-12-13T16:57:22Z")
I’ve been mulling the idea of POTA News & Reviews sponsoring a POTA award or two. I’m just brainstorming at the moment…what sort of awards do you think would be fun for both activators and hunters that isn’t already? --- ## [N-fers](https://forums.pota.news/t/n-fers/95)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/n-fers/95 "2025-12-09T14:58:14Z")
I confess to some ambivalence about N-fers. That said, the rules on N-fers are pretty clear and N-fers are clearly part of the game for hunters as well as activators. So here’s my bind: there are some entities (e.g. Ic… --- ## [Heartbreak](https://forums.pota.news/t/heartbreak/70)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/heartbreak/70 "2025-11-28T16:40:19Z")
Seeking advice on how to cope with the heartbreak of yesterday, when I arrived at a park only to find a closed and locked gate and a sign that read “Park CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays”. Well, I have heard of dumps bein… --- ## [How about team awards?](https://forums.pota.news/t/how-about-team-awards/84)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/how-about-team-awards/84 "2025-11-25T20:09:32Z")
I think it would be nice to have awards that help build a thriving, friendly, cooperative POTA community. I’ve been looking at activator stats, and there are callsigns where the average number of contacts per activation… --- ## [The art of activating in the rain](https://forums.pota.news/t/the-art-of-activating-in-the-rain/58)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/the-art-of-activating-in-the-rain/58 "2025-11-15T23:04:04Z")
I live in the Pacific Northwest US (also known as the Specific Northwet). Last winter, the WA state wildlife areas had not been listed at POTA entities, and on rainy days I’d just pick a state park with a picnic shelte… --- ## [Activator statistics](https://forums.pota.news/t/activator-statistics/49)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/activator-statistics/49 "2025-11-14T14:29:14Z")
While @w1grd has been wandering the graveyard searching for inspiration I have been doing some low level statistics analysis of activators and activations. I’ll be writing this up in more detail, but just a few observat… --- ## [Super interesting interview with Mike AL7KC](https://forums.pota.news/t/super-interesting-interview-with-mike-al7kc/43)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/super-interesting-interview-with-mike-al7kc/43 "2025-11-08T16:55:29Z")
Mike is in my activation logs a bazillion times, both SSB and CW. When I started doing activations in earnest, his call was probably the first one I recognized as being part of my growing list of frequent fliers. It’s … --- ## [Which 60m channel?](https://forums.pota.news/t/which-60m-channel/21)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/which-60m-channel/21 "2025-11-04T18:33:14Z")
Is there a ‘POTA’ channel on 60m CW? I see 5.373 spotted a lot, and that’s where I typically go, too, since my rig’s already tuned there. --- ## [ChatGPT out in the woods](https://forums.pota.news/t/chatgpt-out-in-the-woods/25)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/chatgpt-out-in-the-woods/25 "2025-11-03T21:40:36Z")
Any of you use ChatGPT when you are activating? I am usually hiking for several hours around an activation, and I love bringing up ChatGPT and just asking about stuff. I’ll find a cool rock, take a pic, and ask what is i…