POTA Exchange Cheat Sheet
Activator: CQ CQ POTA DE __________ K
Activator Call Sign
Hunter: __________
Hunters Call Sign
Activator: __________ TU GA UR _______ _______ ________ ________ BK
Hunters Call Sign Signal Report Signal Report Activators State ActivatorsState
Hunter: BK TU UR _______ _______ ________ ________ BK
Signal Report Signal Report Hunters State Hunters State
Activator: BK TU _______ _______ 73 dit dit
Hunters State Hunters State
Hunter: dit dit
Example
CQ CQ POTA DE N4BKY K
N4FFF
N4?
N4FFF N4FFF
RR N4FFF TU GA UR 5NN 5NN AL AL BK
BK N4BKY TU UR 57N 57N FL FL BK
BK TU FL FL 73 dit dit
dit dit
Common Exchange Abbreviations
POTA | Parks On The Air |
TU | Thank You |
GM, GA, GE | Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening |
UR | You Are |
BK | Back to You |
5NN | N = 9 |
*DX stations (non US) typically only send call signs and signal reports
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