POTA (Parks On The Air) Slovakia

Since radio amateurs always listen with enthusiasm to their opposing stations, they follow the action and make many beautiful connections, radio amateur Jesus decided to please all enthusiasts with a special gift this year. 🎁🎄

Parks On The Air

Parks On The Air (POTA) is a radio amateur activity, which combines a passion for broadcasting with a love of nature. It is a global program, whose goal is to support amateur radio broadcasting from national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas. The POTA project motivates radio amateurs (so-called. activators) visit these sites, where they broadcast from their portable or mobile device, and at the same time enables other radio amateurs (a hunter) establish connections from the comfort of their home stations.

Main aspects of POTA

1. Activator:
   Amateur radio, who broadcast directly from designated parks and areas. Minimum criteria must be met for successful activation, for example, establish a certain number of connections (usually 10) during the broadcast from the park.
2. Hunters:
   Amateur radio, who are trying to connect with the activators broadcasting from the parks. There is no need to physically visit the park, to participate in the program as hunters.
3. Goals:
   POTA supports amateur radio activities in the fresh air, it introduces participants to the beauty of nature and provides an opportunity to discover new places. In addition, he develops radio amateur skills, especially working with portable equipment and various antennas in the field.
4. Park registration and database:
   The program has an extensive database with thousands of parks and protected areas around the world. Each park is assigned a unique code, which facilitates its identification. Radio amateurs can record their activities and connections in an online system, which allows you to track statistics, receive diplomas and awards.
5. Awards and diplomas:
   Program participants, whether enablers or hunters, they can earn different diplomas for completing certain challenges, for example, for activating a certain number of parks or establishing connections with stations from different countries or regions.

The meaning of POTA for radio amateurs

POTA is the ideal way, how to combine radio amateur hobby with touristic and natural science activities. It provides a unique opportunity to experiment with the technique in the field, building new connections and promoting amateur radio as an attractive and fun hobby.

For more information and a list of parks visit official site of POTA.

POTA in Slovakia

I am happy to announce, that project POTA (Parks On The Air) is already officially available in Slovakia! The first ones are now available to you as part of this Christmas gift 100 parks, which you can activate and explore. 🌳📡

Of course, it doesn't end there! I will gradually add more parks, because there are still many to process. I believe, that this activity appeals to you and that thanks to it you will go on new adventures and discover beautiful places, where you may not have been before. 🌍✨

Your feedback is very important to me - whether it's a rating of already included parks, or suggestions for adding new sites. I will be grateful for any comments and ideas! ✅📄

Click the link for a list of available parks: https://pota.app/#/parklist (after opening, do not forget to select the option "Slovakia").

I wish you a beautiful Christmas, pleasant holidays and many successful connections! Let the waves wish us and never betray us. 😁👋

Matthew OM8ATE
POTA coordinator, Slovak republic