Ham Radio 360: National Parks On The Air/SOTA with KB1HQS

Stuart Thomas, KB1HQS, who grew up as a Ham's kid, joins the show to talk about his passion for hiking and portable operations, and how he combines those with his NPOTA and SOTA activations. Stuart shares with us the details of the National Parks On The Air (NPOTA) program, which was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016. The program allows hams from all over the US to activate National Park Service units, promote the National Park Service, and showcase amateur radio to the public. From the ARRL Website: Throughout 2016, Amateur Radio will be helping the National Park Service celebrate their 100th anniversary. Hams from across the country will activate NPS units, promote the National Park Service and showcase Amateur Radio to the public. Links: Main ARRL NPOTA Page: http://www.arrl.org/npota NPOTA Rules: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/On%20the%20Air/NPOTA/ARRL-NPOTA-Rules-V3.pdf Leader Board, Site Lookup, Site Registration: https://npota.arrl.org/index.php SOTA/NPOTA Overlays: http://www.spinmap.com/npota-sota/map.html My Personal NPOTA Page: http://preparedassociates.com/national-parks-air/ My NPOTA YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSkFZt2bfUZ-w3xNxUANFVw  73 Y'all! K4CDN KB1HQS in Print! Click for more info