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-=> Rug Rat wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

 RR>  You might be a bit disapointed then with POTA, as the majority of the
 RR> contacts with POTA operators are very contestest like, in that they are
 RR> out there to make as many contacts as possible within the time of their
 RR> activation.  At the same time there are a lot of people waiting to make
 RR> contact with them.  Very rarely will they take the time to "TALK TO
 RR> YOU"... It is exchange contact information, and off to the next
 RR> station.  The majority of DX is like that is well.  That is not to say
 RR> I have not had longer QSO with either, but it is not the norm.

I second this.  POTA is not for ragchewing; it is very much like a
contest to get as many contacts within the time you are activating a
park for POTA.

I have an ICOM IC-706MKII and a BuddiPole tat I may connect to my
mobility scooter as it has two 12 volt, 60 amp batteries I could tap
into to run a low-power mobile station I can use to activate a few parks
here in town once spring comes.

Back to the original point, yeah, you'd have better luck with a ragchew
by just calling CQ.

-- Sean KD4TD

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