Category Archives: Activation

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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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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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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Two more park activations: K-0789 and K-2880

Posted on October 18, 2021 by robert

Today was another beautiful brisk fall day.  Clear skies, temp in the upper 50s, fall colors about to come in.  My wife and our dog Jaclyn were restless, so it was time for a trip to a couple new parks. … Continue reading →

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POTA Time!

Posted on October 1, 2021 by robert

I last did POTA Activations in March (although I’ve kept hunting since then).  With the coming of spring, the parks started getting full of people, cars, electrical noise, etc.  Not something I wanted to be doing during a COVID resurgence.  … Continue reading →

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Hunted 300 Parks on the Air

Posted on August 19, 2021 by robert

With most of the parks full of summer visitors, I haven’t attempted any park activations since April.  However, I’ve been slowly hunting parks.  This morning I received confirmation that I have made contact with 300 unique parks.  It usually takes … Continue reading →

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Three more RI parks activated

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Bob Beatty

This past Tuesday, my wife and I (and our lab Jaclyn) headed out to the three RI parks furthest from our house: Simmons Mill, Sapowet Marsh, and Haines State Park.  It was about an hour to the furthest one, and … Continue reading →

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POTA Gold Activator

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Bob Beatty

After completing 30 unique park activations yesterday, my “Gold Activator” certificate arrived today: I continue to gather metrics on activations.  I noted in doing three activations yesterday that my old Toughbook CF-30 laptop had used 30% of it’s battery capacity, … Continue reading →

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POTA Hat Trick

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Bob Beatty

Today was a glorious weather day here in Rhode Island, so my wife and our yellow lab piled into the van and headed out for three park activations (Lynn and Jaclyn walk the park trails while I jabber on the … Continue reading →

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