What does it take to activate a POTA park that nobody has ever activated before?

This week on Brew & Activate, we're going behind the scenes of the K1C Cross Island Expedition.

On September 5, four amateur radio operators headed by boat to Cross Island, Maine, to put Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge — POTA US-0338 — on the air as an ATNO.

And we're getting the story directly from the operators who made it happen.

Joining us:

James — NV1U

Adam — AA1N

Max — N4ML

Josh — AF5ID

We're talking about how the expedition came together, getting people and radio equipment onto the island, station planning, antennas, power, operating multiple modes, pileups, problems, surprises and the moment they finally put an unactivated park on the air.

More importantly, we're going to find out what the  ...