portable radio

Lakes Around Hamilton for Portable Radio Activities Portable Radio Awards Hamilton city sits within the Waikato Basin, which doesn’t have many large hills in it. This is a bit of an issue for someone who wants to participate in radio award schemes. SOTA (Summits on the Air ) is a popular award scheme for activating hills. POTA (Parks on the Air ) is another scheme for activating large parks, but there aren’t many that are close to Hamilton....

Mt Taupiri SOTA Activation - 4th March Context The summit of Mt Taupiri has a splendid view of the Middle Waikato Basin (including Hamilton) and the lower Waikato Plains. It’s possible to see Mt Ruapehu on a clear winter’s day, but unfortunately for me I chose a summer’s day early March. I had read about ZL2AJ’s activation from 2017 and his descriptions still ring true 6 years later. Access to Summit There are two tracks to the summit....