I feel like there is some implied knowledge I am missing. This describes what this is:
> Welcome to the Parks on the Air(POTA) site for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.
The first part, alright, but the second part? Why are we promoting using a ham radio within a national/state level park? Why is there "awards" (certificates mostly) for doing this? Why is this work important?
For those in the "in-group" I'm sure this all makes complete sense. For me, I don't get it.
> Welcome to the Parks on the Air(POTA) site for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.
The first part, alright, but the second part? Why are we promoting using a ham radio within a national/state level park? Why is there "awards" (certificates mostly) for doing this? Why is this work important?
For those in the "in-group" I'm sure this all makes complete sense. For me, I don't get it.