RadCom Basics May 2022, Edition 28

6 RadCom Basics of the shack and into the great outdoors, it’s a great excuse for some exercise. • Adventure – Portable operating has taken me to many places around the world I would never have gone to before. You can easily have adventures much closer to home. • Awards – Summits On The Air (SOTA), Parks On The Air (POTA), HuMPs Excluding Mar - ilyns Award (HEMA), Worked All Britain all offer awards for operating portable. • Pile Ups –You can be on the re - ceiving end of a pileup, especially when operating from a SOTA summit or POTA park. • The challenge – Setting up a portable station can provide unique challenges. Figure 1: Operating from the top of the Señalo volcano on Lanzarote. This SOTA summit is not very high but offered a unique operating experience.