Off-Road Ranger I
I just got wind of this today and it looks pretty enticing.
NPOTA
NPOTA on Facebook
For those of you unfamiliar with the "....On The Air" programs of Amateur Radio, there are award programs for "activating" or working specific landmarks. To mention a couple there is
Summits On The Air (SOTA) - You operate from, or work with a station on, a geographically designated summit. Easy for the most basic of users. You need the ability to get there and a radio. You go to the SOTA website and "activate" your summit. This consists of declaring on the SOTA site what summit you are activating, what frequencies and modes you will be operating on, and when you will be there. This is necessary for operators to know they can work your station, or for you to know there is a summit active for you to work.
Islands On The Air (IOTA) - This is a very popular one. Same basic principal as SOTA, but these turn into full blown expeditions. Anyone can "work" Hawaii, people live there. Who wants to work, or operate from, an obscure uninhabited island off of the coast of North Korea, with the Supreme Leaders permission? Yes, people will get sponsors and put their own money into an expedition, years in planning, negotiate with governments, to charter aircraft and vessels, gather logistics to support and equip the operators, in order to spend maybe as little as seven days operating from a spot in the ocean.
National Parks On The Air and Overlanding
In celebration of the National Park Services 100th anniversary, the Amateur Radio Relay League has created an award program based on operating in, or operating with someone in, a National Park. Any one of us could pack up our rig and head out to an activated park of our choosing, set up, and enjoy some time outdoors while participating in amateur radio. This would be a good opportunity to give your "comm game" a pressure test and see if your setup has what it takes to coordinate a rescue or social event.
List of current active parks.
.-- -.... --- .-. ...- / -.-. .-.. . .- .-.
NPOTA
NPOTA on Facebook
For those of you unfamiliar with the "....On The Air" programs of Amateur Radio, there are award programs for "activating" or working specific landmarks. To mention a couple there is
Summits On The Air (SOTA) - You operate from, or work with a station on, a geographically designated summit. Easy for the most basic of users. You need the ability to get there and a radio. You go to the SOTA website and "activate" your summit. This consists of declaring on the SOTA site what summit you are activating, what frequencies and modes you will be operating on, and when you will be there. This is necessary for operators to know they can work your station, or for you to know there is a summit active for you to work.
Islands On The Air (IOTA) - This is a very popular one. Same basic principal as SOTA, but these turn into full blown expeditions. Anyone can "work" Hawaii, people live there. Who wants to work, or operate from, an obscure uninhabited island off of the coast of North Korea, with the Supreme Leaders permission? Yes, people will get sponsors and put their own money into an expedition, years in planning, negotiate with governments, to charter aircraft and vessels, gather logistics to support and equip the operators, in order to spend maybe as little as seven days operating from a spot in the ocean.
National Parks On The Air and Overlanding
In celebration of the National Park Services 100th anniversary, the Amateur Radio Relay League has created an award program based on operating in, or operating with someone in, a National Park. Any one of us could pack up our rig and head out to an activated park of our choosing, set up, and enjoy some time outdoors while participating in amateur radio. This would be a good opportunity to give your "comm game" a pressure test and see if your setup has what it takes to coordinate a rescue or social event.
List of current active parks.
.-- -.... --- .-. ...- / -.-. .-.. . .- .-.
Last edited: