Parks on the Air
Portable radios. Real signals. No internet required. LZARC uses POTA and portable operating to teach practical communication from parks, fields, and remote natural areas.
What is POTA?
Parks on the Air, also known as POTA, is an amateur radio activity where licensed operators set up portable radio stations in parks and make contacts across the country and around the world.
Everything is portable: radios, antennas, battery power, logging, and the operator's own skill. Changing terrain, weather, and radio conditions make each activation a useful field test.
View upcoming eventsShow visitors how real radio communication works without relying on cell towers or the internet.
Practice portable communications skills that matter when normal infrastructure is limited or unavailable.
Test antennas, radios, batteries, logging tools, digital modes, and field setups in real conditions.
Get out of the shack, activate parks, and make contacts from the places you already like to explore.
LZARC operates portable amateur radio stations from parks throughout the Four-State region. Visitors are welcome to stop by, observe, ask questions, and learn how the equipment works. No license is required to participate as a guest.
Join us at an activation, watch for events on the calendar, or drop into Discord to ask what portable radio activity is coming next.
Get involved
Send a message and we will help connect you with LZARC operators planning POTA, Field Day, and other field radio activity.
