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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 … --- ## [An attack, thwarted this time](https://forums.pota.news/t/an-attack-thwarted-this-time/168)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/an-attack-thwarted-this-time/168 "2026-10-20T22:47:16Z")
I spent quite a bit of time yesterday mitigating an ongoing attack on one of the PN&R servers. I was browsing the site logs as is my habit with a coffee in the morning and I saw hundreds of emails backed up in the postfi… --- ## [POTAmap requests](https://forums.pota.news/t/potamap-requests/44)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/potamap-requests/44 "2026-08-06T21:47:25Z")
The POTAmap provides realtime map-based information about POTA activations, but it is probably more used as a planning tool. You can do complex searches on parks (show me parks within 50 miles that I haven’t activated an… --- ## [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… --- ## [A few of my POTA Activator non-radio favorite things](https://forums.pota.news/t/a-few-of-my-pota-activator-non-radio-favorite-things/117)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/a-few-of-my-pota-activator-non-radio-favorite-things/117 "2026-05-28T21:22:04Z")
Nemo Chipper insulated seat pad, to keep my butt warm and dry during the season where everything I want to sit on is cold and wet. Helinox Chair Zero, to sit on when there’s nothing to sit on. Helinox Table One, which … --- ## [US-1872 Fort Pierce Inlet State Park (Florida)](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-1872-fort-pierce-inlet-state-park-florida/232)
**Author:** [@KI5EIB](https://forums.pota.news/u/KI5EIB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-1872-fort-pierce-inlet-state-park-florida/232 "2026-05-23T12:22:34Z")
A nice little park with beautiful beaches and lots of local wildlife is Ft Pierce Inlet State Park in Ft Pierce Florida. I was fortunate to walk and bike the beaches and trails and relax in the shade to setup my P… --- ## [US-1833 Avalon State Park (Florida)](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-1833-avalon-state-park-florida/221)
**Author:** [@KI5EIB](https://forums.pota.news/u/KI5EIB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-1833-avalon-state-park-florida/221 "2026-05-23T02:03:26Z")
Yesterday I activated a small State Park on the Atlantic coast of Florida. I am RVing with my wife. Her 2 brothers and their wives who also in our group. While they sunbathed at a city beach park I was making QSO’s. 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… --- ## [First Pack Mule: US-7485--Little Missouri National Grassland](https://forums.pota.news/t/first-pack-mule-us-7485-little-missouri-national-grassland/220)
**Author:** [@KG4IMO\_Pubmechanic](https://forums.pota.news/u/KG4IMO_Pubmechanic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/first-pack-mule-us-7485-little-missouri-national-grassland/220 "2026-05-21T19:55:48Z")
I went back to the same spot where I did my first Little Missouri National Grassland activation(US-7485) and my first SOTA activations (W0D-ND-026). This time, I decided to hike to a ledge on a small plateau on a butte.… --- ## [Georgia State Parks on the Air POTA meetup](https://forums.pota.news/t/georgia-state-parks-on-the-air-pota-meetup/222)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/georgia-state-parks-on-the-air-pota-meetup/222 "2026-05-20T15:27:50Z")
Via events@pota.news: Georgia State Parks on the Air POTA meetup and awards ceremony will be at US-2186 Indian Springs State Park on May 30. Besides certificates and awards for all of the top finishers, we’ll have othe… --- ## [Pack Mule Activation #4 AT-0005](https://forums.pota.news/t/pack-mule-activation-4-at-0005/210)
**Author:** [@OE1KEB](https://forums.pota.news/u/OE1KEB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/pack-mule-activation-4-at-0005/210 "2026-05-19T11:12:09Z")
I completed my Pack Mule activation #004 at POTA AT-005. This park is located on the outskirts of Vienna and serves as a recreational spot for the city’s residents. This park also features an observation tower, which ha… --- ## [Bioenno Misleading Continuous Amps](https://forums.pota.news/t/bioenno-misleading-continuous-amps/216)
**Author:** [@Utahdish](https://forums.pota.news/u/Utahdish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/bioenno-misleading-continuous-amps/216 "2026-05-13T23:17:01Z")
UPDATE: Bioenno will be at Hamvention 2026 this week, Hamsource Booth 3903-3906. If you’re attending, ask them why the BLF-1220AS label says 40A continuous when the PCM board is 30A. Their bot couldn’t answer. Maybe thei… --- ## [Pack Mule Activation #7 AT-0007](https://forums.pota.news/t/pack-mule-activation-7-at-0007/214)
**Author:** [@OE1KEB](https://forums.pota.news/u/OE1KEB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/pack-mule-activation-7-at-0007/214 "2026-05-11T13:22:29Z")
What a coincidence. Actually, my main goal was to activate OED-3083 from the TOTA (Tower On The Air) program. It’s located in the middle of Pota Park AT-0007, and the walk there is two kilometers long. There’s plenty of … --- ## [Just wanted to say Hi.](https://forums.pota.news/t/just-wanted-to-say-hi/213)
**Author:** [@ShellieKaczmar](https://forums.pota.news/u/ShellieKaczmar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/just-wanted-to-say-hi/213 "2026-05-09T00:49:53Z")
Thanks. I enjoy this! vpn vless reality --- ## [M&P Pota-Flex Bundle](https://forums.pota.news/t/m-p-pota-flex-bundle/208)
**Author:** [@Kelly](https://forums.pota.news/u/Kelly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/m-p-pota-flex-bundle/208 "2026-04-15T01:11:27Z")
The Pota-Bundle from M&P - it looks like a box of fireworks, costs about the same! The figures don’t lie and the construction and paring with the payout reel and the bag will easily hold 100 feet. I keep two 50’s on h… --- ## [US-7485 Little Missouri National Grassland (ND) And W0D/ND-026 SOTA](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-7485-little-missouri-national-grassland-nd-and-w0d-nd-026-sota/205)
**Author:** [@KG4IMO\_Pubmechanic](https://forums.pota.news/u/KG4IMO_Pubmechanic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-7485-little-missouri-national-grassland-nd-and-w0d-nd-026-sota/205 "2026-04-14T07:03:35Z")
The Little Missouri National Grasslands is over a million acre park spanning from Alexander, ND down to Medora, ND, with a few sub-plots over in Keene, ND called the Blue Buttes. Nestled inside it is the Theodore Roosev… --- ## [N1RWJ Pack Mule Journey: 003](https://forums.pota.news/t/n1rwj-pack-mule-journey-003/202)
**Author:** [@N1RWJ](https://forums.pota.news/u/N1RWJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/n1rwj-pack-mule-journey-003/202 "2026-04-12T02:27:22Z")
Pack Mule activation #003 is US-6992 JL Curran State Park (my closest park), and this one took three trips into the same park to finish. Yesterday, 2026-04-10, I hiked about 0.75 mile in by one route and used the Packte… --- ## [Pack Mule Activation 002 - NO-2541 Borrehaugene National Park](https://forums.pota.news/t/pack-mule-activation-002-no-2541-borrehaugene-national-park/194)
**Author:** [@radiohyperactivity](https://forums.pota.news/u/radiohyperactivity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/pack-mule-activation-002-no-2541-borrehaugene-national-park/194 "2026-04-12T02:14:39Z")
24 contacts in 30 minutes, surrounded by Viking burial mounds. Africa, North America and Europe in challenging condition. Tuned and tested out my new quick-(ish) deploy 20m elevated ground plane antenna. Two rounds of cu… --- ## [N1RWJ Pack Mule Journey: 001 & 002](https://forums.pota.news/t/n1rwj-pack-mule-journey-001-002/196)
**Author:** [@N1RWJ](https://forums.pota.news/u/N1RWJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/n1rwj-pack-mule-journey-001-002/196 "2026-04-11T13:22:18Z")
One of the things I like most about POTA is that it gets me outside and moving. I already enjoy hiking and trail running, so the Pack Mule award felt perfect. I live in Rhode Island, and while SOTA isn’t really an optio… --- ## [W1AW/1 on a POTA activation"](https://forums.pota.news/t/w1aw-1-on-a-pota-activation/127)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/w1aw-1-on-a-pota-activation/127 "2026-04-10T13:21:28Z")
Hams in my area are being offered a chance to operate W1AW/1 in Massachusetts to commemorate the League’s 100th and the country’s 250th. They’re offering times during February and August. I think it’d be really fun to o… --- ## [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 --- ## [US-2169 Cloudland State Park (GA)](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-2169-cloudland-state-park-ga/192)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-2169-cloudland-state-park-ga/192 "2026-03-28T17:35:18Z")
I’m just finishing a larger article on Cloudland that will be posted on the main PN&R page, but I wanted to drop this video here about a cave in the park that looks super interesting! I’m bummed that I didn’t know about … --- ## [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… --- ## [4th Annual Georgia State Parks On the Air](https://forums.pota.news/t/4th-annual-georgia-state-parks-on-the-air/190)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/4th-annual-georgia-state-parks-on-the-air/190 "2026-03-24T13:43:36Z")
--- ## [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… --- ## [US-12338](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-12338/186)
**Author:** [@w7pfb](https://forums.pota.news/u/w7pfb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/us-12338/186 "2026-03-11T16:24:24Z")
Recent rains have had the fields soggy, and ongoing rains now have substantial portions of the property flooded, with the interior road closed just before it crosses the bridge. --- ## [Lewis and Clark State Park (US-2765)](https://forums.pota.news/t/lewis-and-clark-state-park-us-2765/185)
**Author:** [@KG4IMO\_Pubmechanic](https://forums.pota.news/u/KG4IMO_Pubmechanic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/lewis-and-clark-state-park-us-2765/185 "2026-03-10T15:18:58Z")
This isn’t my first activation of this park, and it most certainly won’t be my last. Has many things to do for fin abd with the family: boat launch, fish cleaning stations, horseshoes, and a great hiking path. Wind was… --- ## [Web tools?](https://forums.pota.news/t/web-tools/166)
**Author:** [@W1GRD](https://forums.pota.news/u/W1GRD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.pota.news/t/web-tools/166 "2026-03-06T16:40:47Z")
Hunters, what web-based tools are you using? I’m not using any right now – I just open PoLo and hunt from there – but I’m curious about them. I’ve run into two, Krinkle’s HunterLog - krinkl3’s docsite and a new one, htt… --- ## [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 | |-----------:|----------------:|:----------:|:-------:|… [Next page](https://forums.pota.news/latest.md?page=1)