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Why do some POTA parks get activated CONSTANTLY...
while another reference 20 miles away barely gets touched?
This week on Brew & Activate, we're investigating THE POTA PARK NOBODY WANTS.
What makes us choose one park over another?
Easy parking?
Bathrooms?
Cell service?
A picnic table?
Good antenna space?
A short drive?
Knowing somebody else has already activated it?
And what happens when a park has NONE of those things?
We're looking at why certain POTA references become favorites, why others get forgotten, and whether we've gotten so good at optimizing our activations that we're missing some of the adventure.
We'll play WOULD YOU ACTIVATE IT?
We'll attempt some questionable POTA real estate evaluations.
And then we're giving the Brew Crew a new challenge:
THE FORGOTTEN PARK CHALLENGE.
Find the POTA reference near you that gets almost no love...
and go find out WHY.
LIVE Friday at 10 AM Eastern with Eric N1JUR and Shannon KC1OHT.
QUESTION FOR THE BREW CREW:
What makes you SKIP a POTA park?
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