//Hello All,//

Greetings all,

Just got connected, and was wondering if any of you are POTA operators?

Just got into POTA in June of 2020, and have been hooked ever since.



Regards,
Brian Franklin
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Brian Indy wrote to All <=-

Just got connected, and was wondering if any of you are POTA operators?

I've not participated in POTA but I have worked several POTA operations.

73 DE KS4TD,
Sean

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Hi Brian,

I am not a POTA Hamop, yet. My XYL and I just bought a Travel Trailer and
tink about WorKamping. I moght get into POTA once starting traveling.
However, if I hear or see a POTA station, I try to get them.

73 de KF5WGB
Ralf Voepel

//Hello All,//

Greetings all,

Just got connected, and was wondering if any of you are POTA operators?

Just got into POTA in June of 2020, and have been hooked ever since.

Regards, Brian Franklin
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//Hello Ralf,//

on *16.02.22* at *15:25:25* You wrote in area *HAM*
to *Brian Indy* about *"Greetings"*.

Hi Brian,

I am not a POTA Hamop, yet. My XYL and I just bought a Travel Trailer and tink about WorKamping. I moght get into POTA once starting traveling. However, if I hear or see a POTA station, I try to get them.

Ralf if you are working many POTA stations at all, you should register with parksontheair.com and get credit for the hunts. POTA has two ways to participate, you can hunt and you can activate. They have a ton of free awards if you enjoy that. I run QRP, I have almost 400 different parks in my hunter log, and I have activated the same nearby park 13 times all since June of 2020. I am by no means a big gun in POTA. It's a lot of fun. As soon as the weather breaks, I'm back to activating.

Good luck with the new travel trailer.

73 de KB9BVN

Brian
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Brian,

Just got connected, and was wondering if any of you are POTA operators?

Just got into POTA in June of 2020, and have been hooked ever since.

One ham had a different take on POTA...it was "Pizza On The Air". He would make calls from a pizza place. He believed in that H.A.M. stands for "Have Another Meal", and "You Don't Call Us Late For Dinner" (hi hi).

Now, please excuse me...I hear my name being called by one of these. <G>

Daryl, WX4QZ

... I just bought a cured ham. I wonder what it had??
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//Hello Daryl,//

on *17.02.22* at *21:51:00* You wrote in area *HAM*
to *Brian Indy* about *"Re: Greetings"*.

Just got connected, and was wondering if any of you are POTA operators?
Just got into POTA in June of 2020, and have been hooked ever since.

One ham had a different take on POTA...it was "Pizza On The Air". He would
make calls from a pizza place. He believed in that H.A.M. stands for
"Have Another Meal", and "You Don't Call Us Late For Dinner" (hi hi).

Hahahah...that's awesome. Several years ago there was a QRP contest called "Run For the Border", yup, you had to be operating from a Taco Bell parking lot. There were over 100 logs turned in! Just proves all most hams need for a road trip and outdoors operation, is an excuse, no matter how silly it is.

We used to have a diner near here called "The Knuckle Sandwich"...they had a 1950's rock n roll motif, and served all kinds of delicious fried foods. Some of the guys would meet there and call "The Knuckle Net" on the local repeater. It always brought more hams to the "table" so to speak.

I write up my POTA adventures and put them on my website, if you ever want to take a look just go to https://kb9bvn.net

73

Brian KB9BVN
CW Operator since 1988

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Hello Daryl,

17 Feb 22 15:51, you wrote to Brian Indy:

One ham had a different take on POTA...it was "Pizza On The Air". He would make calls from a pizza place. He believed in that H.A.M. stands
for "Have Another Meal", and "You Don't Call Us Late For Dinner" (hi
hi).

Studies show that 65% of all APRS signals originate at an AYCE buffet.

-- Sean KS4TD

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Brian,

Hahahah...that's awesome. Several years ago there was a QRP contest
called "Run For the Border", yup, you had to be operating from a Taco
Bell parking lot. There were over 100 logs turned in! Just proves all
most hams need for a road trip and outdoors operation, is an excuse, no matter how silly it is.

I saw a meme that noted Taco Bell was replacing their regular chairs
with toilet seats. :P And, another one noted "I got gas for 99 cents yesterday...but it was from Taco Bell" (hi hi).

We used to have a diner near here called "The Knuckle Sandwich"...they
had a 1950's rock n roll motif, and served all kinds of delicious fried foods. Some of the guys would meet there and call "The Knuckle Net" on the local repeater. It always brought more hams to the "table" so to speak.

I've heard on more than one occasion, where a ham tells what his XYL is making for dinner. Right after he unkeys, another ham asks "What's your address?? I'll be there in 5 minutes" (hi hi).

On the third Saturday of each month, I do "The Food Net" on the QuadNet Array. I've been to some Field Day events or club banquets...and man,
never mind their on the air workings...they can put out a spread of food!!

I write up my POTA adventures and put them on my website, if you ever
want to take a look just go to https://kb9bvn.net

I love hearing the alternate phonetics for ham radio callsigns. There
was one with a suffix of PBJ -- it stood for (what else??) peanut butter
and jelly (hi hi).

Daryl, WX4QZ

... The wheel's spinning, but the hamster's dead.
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Sean,

One ham had a different take on POTA...it was "Pizza On The Air". He would make calls from a pizza place. He believed in that H.A.M. stands
for "Have Another Meal", and "You Don't Call Us Late For Dinner" (hi
hi).

Studies show that 65% of all APRS signals originate at an AYCE buffet.

That is TOO FUNNY. <BG> But, if they eat ham, they're cannibalistic
(hi hi).

... After we pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.

Great tagline. <G>

Daryl

... Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
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