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April 2026 Membership Meeting - Room A207

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POTA, SOTA – And a happier ham in the field!

During portable activations for programs such as Parks on the Air (POTA) and Summits on the Air (SOTA), amateur radio operators often struggle to log contacts efficiently because they must operate in constrained outdoor environments while managing multiple tasks at once. Limited workspace on portable tables or uneven surfaces, exposure to weather (wind, rain, glare, or cold), and restricted battery power make it difficult to use laptops or other electronic logging tools, leading many operators to rely on paper logs that must later be transcribed. During pileups, when many stations call simultaneously, operators must quickly capture callsigns, signal reports, and time while simultaneously listening, transmitting, and tuning the radio, which increases the likelihood of missed or inaccurate entries. How can a field operator make logging less painful?

Our presenter is here to provide an overview of portable operations, like POTA, SOTA, etc, along with why you should consider using your phone or tablet to log them, and a demo of Ham2K PoLo portable logging features.

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Presenter

Sebastian Delmont KI2D lives in the Southern Catskills in NY. He is a full time Software Developer at a startup, part of the organizing committee for the DX Marathon, the Hudson Division representative to the ARRL Advisory Contesting Committee, an active member of the Sullivan County ARES Group, an avid contester, DXer and Parks activator. And in his spare time, he writes open-source apps for amateur radio under the umbrella of Ham2K Technologies.

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