Activator — Someone operating from a park or summit.
They need ten contacts for the activation to count, often while standing in the weather on battery power. Keep the exchange short — it is genuine courtesy.
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Related words
- SOTA — Summits on the Air.
- Repeater — A relay station, usually up high.
- Field Day — The biggest weekend in amateur radio.
- VE — Volunteer Examiner.
- Park reference — The code that identifies a POTA park.
- Portable — Operating away from home.
- RST — The signal report system.
- Net — A scheduled on-air gathering.