POTA 101: The Beginner's Guide to Parks on the Air. Episode #2.
Firstly, I want to congratulate you if you are thinking of heading out to activate a park for the very first time! The "addiction is real" to quote my buddy Charlie W7RTA... I also thought it was time to share some of my knowledge and experience as I've done over 350 activations and made 15,000+ QSO's in the past 2 years. Originally, the plan was to make this video so it was a total of 15 minutes from start to finish - not the case! Once I started on this, I realized there is so much more to it than '15 minutes'. hahaha
Thanks so much for watching mates. This has been a wonderful fun exercise. I can't wait to hear what you think and get to work on the next one. Wooohoooo!
Thanks again everyone for your incredible support! You guys are awesome.
Stay tuned - for episode 3 - coming soon!
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00:00 Introduction
00:37 Getting Ready - Next Steps
01:43 Starting Out: Paper Log or HAMRS?
02:49 Setting the Radio Clock to UTC Time
03:25 Check SWR - Put Radio in AM Mode
03:54 Time to Get On The Air Choosing a Band
05:25 Found A Clear Frequency? Next Steps...
07:44 Spotted on POTA Website - What's Next?
09:59 QRM??? Be Prepared to QSY
10:58 Listen for Suffix of Callsigns
11:28 "Station Ending in Hotel - Go Ahead"
12:53 What Are Signal Reports? "You're a 5-4 (Five-Four)"
14:30 POTA - "Park to Park?"
16:19 Calling QRZ - Is There a Difference?
17:35 A Great Respectful "QRZ Rule"
18:33 Conclusion - Thanks For Watching
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