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Can you successfully activate a Parks on the Air park with NO Internet?
Modern POTA is loaded with incredibly useful tools: park maps, GPS navigation, spotting, propagation data, callsign lookup, logging apps, P2P information and instant log uploads.
But what happens when the cell signal disappears?
This week on Brew & Activate, Eric N1JUR and Shannon KC1OHT are putting the modern POTA workflow under the microscope.
What actually requires the Internet?
What can work completely offline?
Do you need to self-spot?
Can another hunter spot you?
Could you still get your 10 contacts if the POTA spotting page disappeared completely?
And just how dependent have we become on our phones during portable operations?
We're also introducing the Brew Crew Airplane Mode Activation Challenge:
One park.
One activation.
Airplane mode stays ON.
Let's find out what breaks.
Join us LIVE Friday and tell us:
Could YOU successfully activate a POTA park without Internet access?
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