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Jouni OH3CUF<p>"Reminder: Spotline is coming soon!" </p><p><a href="https://wwff.co/2025/05/reminder-spotline-is-coming-soon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wwff.co/2025/05/reminder-spotl</span><span class="invisible">ine-is-coming-soon/</span></a></p><p>"Spotline, WWFF’s new Spots &amp; Agenda service, is coming soon. It will replace the current WWFF Cluster and Agenda, with the plan being to have it up and running on June 1st, 2025."</p><p>(please spread the word to all WWFF activators/hunters in your circles)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/wwff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wwff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/spotline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spotline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Jouni OH3CUF<p>Spotline, WWFF's new Spots &amp; Agenda service, is coming soon. It will replace the current WWFF Cluster and Agenda, with the plan being to have it up and running on June 1st, 2025. <br>Among other things, Spotline features a telnet server that mimics DXSpider. This means that you can connect to "Spotline" as a cluster node to receive WWFF spots into your favorite logging program. <br>Steps are also under way to integrate Spotline with HamAlert, PoLo, and Port-A-Log. Stay tuned! (original OH6KZP) <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/wwff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wwff</span></a></p>
Philipp DK3IP<p>Strange conditions this afternoon on <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a> DM/SX-002 Auersberg (<a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> DLFF-1106, <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> DE-0040): just 5 QSOs on <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/20m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20m</span></a> with my <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/efhw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efhw</span></a> despite calling for over 30 minutes. At least it's 10 SOTA points...<br><a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SummitsOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummitsOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/ParksOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParksOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qrp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qrp</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qcxmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qcxmini</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mountains</span></a></p>
Philipp DK3IP<p>Normally I strictly refrain from abusing the summit cross as a fixation for my <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/antenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antenna</span></a> mast. But this time on <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a> DM/SX-109 Steinberg (<a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> DLFF-0056, <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> DE-0040) the distance to the bench fit so perfectly for my <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/20m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20m</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/efhw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efhw</span></a> that I couldn’t resist. <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SummitsOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummitsOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/ParksOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParksOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qrp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qrp</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qcxmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qcxmini</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mountains</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/2m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2m</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/70cm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70cm</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/fm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fm</span></a></p>
Joe AI5DD<p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/CW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FieldRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FieldRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Jk_7jBqo1AM?si=jVk36RAaNKnWrIoJ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Jk_7jBqo1AM?si=jVk36R</span><span class="invisible">AaNKnWrIoJ</span></a></p>
Ian<p>Field Spotter now has support for <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a>, with thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@oh7fxk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oh7fxk</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@OH3CUF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OH3CUF</span></a></span> !<br>If you've already changed which programs are visible, WWFF spots will be off by default, but if you've never changed it, and for new users, the default is on.</p>
Philipp DK3IP<p>A traffic jam on the highway led me to a spontaneous activation of <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> DLFF-0194 Aschbachtal. Finding a nice spot was rather difficult but finally I had plenty of space to set up my antenna. A big thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.darc.de/@DL1DXA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DL1DXA</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.darc.de/@DJ5CW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DJ5CW</span></a></span> and the 43 other chasers that made this activation successful on my first try. <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qrp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qrp</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/elecraftkx2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elecraftkx2</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/40m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>40m</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/20m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20m</span></a></p>
Josef 'Jeff' Sipek<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@ve3qbz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ve3qbz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@croyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>croyle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@N4JAW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>N4JAW</span></a></span> I like that part of <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a>. You want to achieve 44 Qs, but it doesn’t matter if you do it in one go or make 1Q/year for nearly half a century. Every Q counts for you and you get the extra “yay, I did a thing” feeling when you hit 44.</p>
David K2FI<p>OK, since I've moved instances from octodon.social it's time for another <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>. My name is David, a <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> operator with a callsign of K2FI. I live in <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/JacksonHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JacksonHole</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Wyoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wyoming</span></a> (DN43) and am active in <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a>.</p><p>I'll post about radio, politics (usually to rage at the US Republican Party because they suck and hate America), drinks, <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a>, and other random things.</p><p>In the real world I'm an IT solution architect (currently "between jobs" :( ) and play a little guitar.</p>
Philipp DK3IP<p>Two firsts for me today: my first operation as HB9/DK3IP/P and my first activation over 2000 m. <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a> HB/AI-001 Säntis (also <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> HBFF-0389 and <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> CH-0175) is easily accessible by funicular and has a spectacular view from the top. 38 QSOs in total with the ODX on the East Coast of the USA is satisfying for the compromised <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/elecraftax2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elecraftax2</span></a> antenna. <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/hamr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamr</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SummitsOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummitsOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qrp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qrp</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/elecraftkx2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elecraftkx2</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a></p>
VK2DI (Mark)<p>Had this paddle for about 6 months and it's let me down now a couple of times - misses dits and dahs. I’ve burnished the contacts but it only fixes the problem for a short period. I have a (now discontinued) Palm Pico which I love but I’d like a backup for <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> work. Any recommendations?</p>
Andreas, DJ3EI, he/him<p>Is my point that people should boycott POTA?</p><p>My point really is that <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> should become a more friendly neighbor of <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a>. Separate, but friendly.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/GMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GMA</span></a> started as a split away from <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a>. Today, no hostility between GMA and SOTA remains. Double activations are commonplace.</p><p>My point is: POTA should remove their hostility-preserving rule from their code of conduct.</p><p>Whether you activate POTA before they do that? 🤷 I don't care. It's a great program.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@croyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>croyle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@on5zo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>on5zo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@ve3qbz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ve3qbz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@N0ZB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>N0ZB</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@KE0FFT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KE0FFT</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@k0in" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>k0in</span></a></span></p>
Andreas, DJ3EI, he/him<p>Check the POTA rules <a href="https://docs.pota.app/docs/code_of_conduct.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.pota.app/docs/code_of_con</span><span class="invisible">duct.html</span></a> :</p><p>"Registered Parks on the Air participants will not ... make posts or comments on any POTA site, forum, or social media account that are ... containing information about other portable park operation programs."</p><p>A fellow from my local ham club hunts all programs he can. He worked someone activating <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a>+<a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> and spotted that activation as double on POTA.</p><p>It was: Apologize to regain access.</p><p>He didn't.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@croyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>croyle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@on5zo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>on5zo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@ve3qbz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ve3qbz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@N0ZB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>N0ZB</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@KE0FFT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KE0FFT</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@k0in" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>k0in</span></a></span></p>
Andreas, DJ3EI, he/him<p>In Europe, there are lively communities doing <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/GMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GMA</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> activations.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> started as a hostile split off <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> in the USA. Unfortunately, it seems determined to keep the hostility alive: If you activate a park simultaneously as WWFF and POTA, intending to send the log to both, and announce that fact via POTA media, you're banned from the program.</p><p>Still, POTA is picking up speed here in Europe too, I understand.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@on5zo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>on5zo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@croyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>croyle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@ve3qbz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ve3qbz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@N0ZB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>N0ZB</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@KE0FFT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KE0FFT</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@k0in" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>k0in</span></a></span></p>
Joe N3XLS<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.halibut.com/@smitty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>smitty</span></a></span> <br>Thanks for all your hard work, Mark! I see this box as a great thing for elmering new hams at field day, etc. This would also work great for 2 ops that work <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a> on the regular. No more mic passing!</p>