AWARDS

Parks On The Air (POTA) Awards

STEVE MOLO

Recently I was attending a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation here in Alabama and a new amateur mentioned that there are awards for POTA activators and hunters. So let’s dive into this and see what you are possibly eligible for already. POTA awards are available in two categories: for activators who operate portable from a designated park, and for hunters who are the amateurs who make contact with the activators. Let’s start with what the POTA website describes as Standard Awards: For Activators: • Bronze Award (Photo A): Work from 10 different reference areas (POTA’s name for a designated park; POTA limits eligible parks to state/provincial or national/federal parks — county and municipal parks don’t count).• Silver Award: Work from 20 different reference areas.• Gold Award: Work from 30…

You're reading a preview of

CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2022

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.