Portable Operations Events & Resources!

Upcoming Portable Operations Events

3/23/26: Portable HF Ops (tips, tricks, etc.) - DARC meeting, Clarendon Hills, IL

3/26/26: International Women’s Day YL POTA Party… activate with or give a QSO to YLs!

Apr 18-19 ‘26: POTA Official Event, ‘Spring Activity Weekend’… get out and have fun.

5/2/26: IA Statewide POTA event, Pine Lake State Park, Eldora (US-2314). Clint (K0GR)

Jul 18-19 ‘26: POTA Official Event, ‘Spring Activity Weekend’… get out and have fun.

8/11/26: Portable HF Operations (tips, tricks, etc.) - North Shore ARC meeting, Highland Park, IL

9/8/26: QRP Night, Emily Oaks Nature Center - North Shore ARC.

9/12/26: IL/MO POTA Meetup at Meramec State Park in Sullivan MO (US-1773). Contact Dennis (AD9WM). Camping, cabins, and hotel onsite.

Oct 17-18 ‘26: POTA Official Event, ‘Fall Activity Weekend’… get out and have fun.

Recent Portable Events

Jan 17-18 ‘26: POTA Official Event, ‘Winter Activity Weekend’… get out and have fun.

1/11/26: Pullman Natational Monument POTA event, Chicago. Contact Ingrid (K8ZI) at the York Radio Club if you are interested.

Jan 1-7 ‘26: POTA Official Event, ‘New Year’s Week’… casual contacts to ring in the new year.

11/17/25: Portable HF Operations (tips, tricks, etc.) - BARS meeting, Bolingbrook, IL

10/25/25: POTA event at Indiana Dunes SP (12:30pm CDT) hosted by W9PRK & KI9NG

10/19/25: Illinois QSO Party… go portable, make contacts and have fun!

10/18/25: Parks-on-the-Air ‘Support Your Parks’ activity weekend

9/6/25: NC State Parks on the Air annual event

8/27/25: Portable HF Operations (tips, tricks, etc.) - Chicago FM Club meeting, Chicago, IL

New Parks on the Air (POTA) Entity!

Enjoy this QSO with a special 10-year old who soared above the pile-up while hunting US-1001 on 2/16/25! Keep your radio on and maybe you will have the pleasure of speaking with Corwin (KF0OZR). Enjoy!

Posted with permission from Corwin and his family.