[bars] Bars group POTA Parks on the Air

Wed Oct 8 12:44:42 CDT 2025

I like this idea.

73,
K1CPR
Juan

On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM David Marcucci <dmarcucci at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds like a good opportunity to create another radiosport. POTAx (like
> TEDx).
>
> Just as, "TEDx is a grassroots initiative, created in the spirit of TED’s
> overall mission to research and discover “ideas worth spreading.” TEDx
> brings the spirit of TED to local communities around the globe through TEDx
> events."
>
> POTAx could be described as, "POTAx is a grassroots initiative, created in
> the spirit of POTA’s overall goal to extend ARRL’s National Parks on the
> Air special event and "continue the fun beyond the one-year event", POTAx
> brings the spirit of POTA to local parks and public sites through POTAx
> activations."
>
> Dave,
> KC1TLF
>
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM Christopher Lennon via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
> wrote:
>
>> The problem with gathering at a non PoTA park is that you cannot call CW
>> POTA to be hunted by PoTA hunters.  Your small transmitter and compromise
>> antenna is just a beep in the world of ham radio.  At a PoTA park you
>> become the prize that PoTA hunters are seeking.  A little system can do
>> well in that circumstance.
>>
>> Chris
>> W2BPL
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my phone.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 12:11 PM Christopher Lennon <kwaj.speedo at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Not being one of the PoTA organizers I can not definitively answer your
>>> question.  I do have a suspicion.  There are people in the PoTA
>>> organization that are state coordinators.  I assume that this means that
>>> they interact with state and federal officials to get a certain level of
>>> permission for parks in that state.  There is something to this because not
>>> all state or federal parks in a state are on the PoTA list.  As an
>>> activator it is somewhat comforting because a park being on the list
>>> implies some of level of permission.  Being just state and federal parks
>>> vastly limits the number of officials these coordinators need to interact
>>> with.  So, I suspect that is simply a matter of work load for VOLUNTEER
>>> coordinators.
>>>
>>> In Mass it is hardly a problem.  There are lots of available parks.
>>> Check the map.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> W2BPL
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my phone.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 11:36 AM Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why are local parks not allowed for activations? Seems like a severely
>>>> shortsighted rule, considering all the great parks that are owned and run
>>>> by local authorities and are always looking for more ways to engage with
>>>> residents.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> K1CPR
>>>> Juan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM Christopher Lennon <
>>>> kwaj.speedo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sadly, local parks are not PoTA parks.  You can go there and operate,
>>>>> but you don't get credit for an activation in the PoTA universe.  PoTA
>>>>> parks in the US are either state or federal.  Not all state and federal
>>>>> parks are on the PoTA list.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://pota.app/#/map
>>>>>
>>>>> Will take you to the map of PoTA sites
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>> W2BPL
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my phone.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 10:26 AM Leandra MacLennan via bars <
>>>>> bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately only state and national parks are eligible to be “POTA”
>>>>>> parks. The official POTA parks are shown on the map on the POTA website.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A gathering at Simonds could be a good dry run for an activation of a
>>>>>> POTA park on another day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Leandra AF1R
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 8, 2025, at 9:57 AM, Juan Jiménez via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I just asked Brendan Egan at Burlington.org, head of Parks and
>>>>>> Recreation, to see if they would allow us to activate Simonds Park.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>> K1CPR
>>>>>> Juan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM ham operator via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> hello Bars
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> time to start group POTAS
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> for all pota  info www.parksontheair.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> lets make a few plans:
>>>>>>> where is the closest parks to the meeting location:
>>>>>>> US-4742. - warren manning state forest
>>>>>>> US-2435  - great brook farm state park
>>>>>>> US-4735. - carisle state forest
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> is anyone available to do potas on a weekday
>>>>>>> is 10 am good on weekday or weekend
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the link above will help you understand what you need to bring to
>>>>>>> the pota site
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> i am going to go check out warren manning
>>>>>>> and i will schedule a time and day
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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