Field Day contacts count towards your Parks on the Air (POTA) activation. Any contact you make can contribute to your POTA activation tally, provided it meets the program's specific rules when operating within a designated POTA location.
Understanding POTA Activations
Parks on the Air (POTA) is an amateur radio program that encourages portable operations from national and state parks. To successfully activate a park, you must make a certain number of contacts within a single UTC day. For example, an activation often takes 10 contacts to be considered successful (source).
Field Day and POTA
Field Day is an annual event organized by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Amateur radio operators set up temporary stations and try to make as many contacts as possible over a 24-hour period. This event is an excellent opportunity for POTA activators to log numerous contacts and potentially complete their park activation requirements.
Contact Rules for POTA
For a contact to count towards your POTA activation, it must be made under certain conditions:
Location: The contact must be made from within the boundaries of the designated POTA park.
Contact Type: Any simplex contact, whether on HF, VHF, or UHF, counts towards your activation. This includes digital, CW (Morse code), and voice modes. However, contacts made through repeaters do not count (docs.pota.app/....
Combining POTA and Field Day
During Field Day, many operators are active and eager to make contacts, which can significantly boost your chances of meeting the POTA activation requirements. Since Field Day encourages widespread participation, it is an ideal time to activate a park due to the high volume of potential contacts.
Conclusion
Any contact you make during Field Day while operating within a POTA location counts towards your POTA activation, as long as it is not made through a repeater. This synergy between Field Day and POTA provides a fantastic opportunity for amateur radio operators to achieve their activation goals while participating in a significant event.
You can refer to the Parks on the Air Documentation for more detailed information on POTA activation rules.
docs.pota.app/...
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