Category Archives: POTA

Hit 20,000 contacts in my logbook

Posted on December 14, 2022 by robert

After uploading CWops Log #159 for this year, I hit the 20,000 QSO mark in LotW.  Most of those have come in the past couple of years and have been due to POTA or CWTs.  I started logging electronically back … Continue reading →

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Hunted 700 Unique POTA Parks

Posted on October 25, 2022 by robert

On October 21st, I received the Wiggn’s Acalpha award from ParksOnTheAir.com in recognition of having confirmation from 700 unique parks (out of 9,709 currently).

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Island of St. Paul POTA Award

Posted on October 1, 2022 by robert

I’m always surprised at how inventive the Parks on the Air program is.  A week or so ago, I received yet another award, this one for working all the parks on the Island of St. Paul (pretty easy since there … Continue reading →

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Another Surprise POTA Award

Posted on July 13, 2022 by robert

Jason and his gang have been working hard to keep POTA interesting.  A DX award just popped up a couple of weeks ago:

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Park #51 in Rhode Island Activated

Posted on April 2, 2022 by robert

I had forgotten how long it had been since my last activation (November 9, 2021), and how nice it was to be outside.  My wife, dog Jaclyn, and I drove to Beach Pond (K-6980) which is on the boarder of … Continue reading →

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Have Hunted 600 Unique Parks

Posted on March 31, 2022 by robert

The Parks on the Air (POTA) program continues to hold my attention, partially because of the enormous popularity (you can’t turn on a radio without hearing someone calling CQ POTA), and also due to the variety of awards.  Today I … Continue reading →

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A surprise POTA Award!

Posted on February 26, 2022 by robert

I was checking my Hunter status today to see how far I was from the next award and discovered a new award had arrived a few days back (Feb 18th).  It is the “Operator to Operator” award, given for working … Continue reading →

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POTA Hunter Award for 500 Parks

Posted on February 10, 2022 by robert

This just came in today:

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Diamond Activator

Posted on November 11, 2021 by robert

The award for activating 50 parks came in this morning.  It isn’t a big deal, some have activated over a thousand.  But it looks like I’m in the top 10% (337 out of 3416 for 2021).  It also represents a … Continue reading →

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50 RI Parks Activated!

Posted on November 9, 2021 by robert

Lynn and I had anticipated that today would be a stellar fall day in Rhode Island, and it certainly was.  We left the house around 11 AM, and by noon (1700Z) I was on the air at the Blackstone River … Continue reading →

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