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   -=> Rug Rat wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-   
      
    RR>  You might be a bit disapointed then with POTA, as the majority of the   
    RR> contacts with POTA operators are very contestest like, in that they are   
    RR> out there to make as many contacts as possible within the time of their   
    RR> activation.  At the same time there are a lot of people waiting to make   
    RR> contact with them.  Very rarely will they take the time to "TALK TO   
    RR> YOU"... It is exchange contact information, and off to the next   
    RR> station.  The majority of DX is like that is well.  That is not to say   
    RR> I have not had longer QSO with either, but it is not the norm.   
      
   I second this.  POTA is not for ragchewing; it is very much like a   
   contest to get as many contacts within the time you are activating a   
   park for POTA.   
      
   I have an ICOM IC-706MKII and a BuddiPole tat I may connect to my   
   mobility scooter as it has two 12 volt, 60 amp batteries I could tap   
   into to run a low-power mobile station I can use to activate a few parks   
   here in town once spring comes.   
      
   Back to the original point, yeah, you'd have better luck with a ragchew   
   by just calling CQ.   
      
   -- Sean KD4TD   
      
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