Parks on the Air

New to the program? Check out Help/Getting Started in the menu above for rules and guides for participating.
Welcome to the Parks on the Air ® (POTA) site for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.

Getting Started

Learn how to participate in POTA

Volunteers

See the program Volunteers and open positions
The official Parks on the Air ® Book

The Parks on the Air® Book explores the process of activating a park unit and hunting those activations. Through the experiences of 14 operators, it offers advice and motivation for taking your radio out to the park and becoming active in the growing POTA community.

Produced in conjunction with ARRL

Get your copy here

Parks on the Air ® is a registered service mark by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Serial Number – 88085306
1-4805205111 Registered TXu 2-044-081
U.S. Copyright Office April 5, 2017 by Rick Parent W0ZAP

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