POTA — What It Means in Ham Radio

POTA — Parks on the Air.

Operators activate parks and everyone else chases them. Contacts are fast, the operators are friendly, and it is one of the easiest ways to get on HF.

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Related words

  • Contest — A competitive operating event.
  • Spot — A public post saying who is on the air and where.
  • SOTA — Summits on the Air.
  • Mobile — Operating from a vehicle.
  • Field Day — The biggest weekend in amateur radio.
  • Pileup — Everybody calling one station at once.
  • CQ — Calling anyone who is listening.
  • RST — The signal report system.