A Beginners Guide to Hunting POTA with CW

   / @joen2di  

This video is a beginners guide to hunting Parks on the Air (POTA) stations with CW (Morse Code). I cover key CW abbreviations to learn, how to make a QSO, what to expect and what to do when things go wrong. Hunting POTA activations is a great way to sharpen your CW skills. I'll show you how to join in on the fun while being a good operator.

Links:
The Parks on the Air Website - https://parksontheair.com/
The Parks on the Air Spots page - https://pota.app/#/

00:00 Intro
00:47 Parksontheair.com
01:35 Pota.app spots page
01:50 Terms used
02:20 The POTA QSO
03:09 The setup
03:20 Components of the POTA QSO
03:41 CQ POTA
04:12 DE
04:33 ES
04:46 BK
05:25 Question Mark
05:48 AGN
06:15 GM, GA, GE
06:50 UR
07:16 Numbers
07:28 TU
07:35 TNX
07:53 Q-Codes
08:02 QRL
08:30 QRT
09:07 QRZ
10:01 QRM & QSB
11:45 QSL
12:00 Note about speed
12:42 How to start
13:03 Listen
14:12 Ongoing QSOs on Frequency
15:30 Making the POTA QSO
20:29 The QSO Format, What to Expect
23:16 Cut Numbers
24:52 Your response
27:16 The final round
28:32 What can go wrong
28:45 QSB
31:22 QRM
32:19 When the activator gets your callsign wrong
34:08 Don't freak out
34:41 Nobody cares if you screw up