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1. RaDAR

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RaDAR

ℹ️ This series of awards is scheduled to be retired in December 2022, to be replaced by an award series that will be announced at a later date.

RaDAR, or Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio, is an award scheme that is provided in conjunction & by agreement with the official RaDAR Ops Program. If you are doing RaDAR activations as part of Parks on the Air, we strongly encourage you to also participate in the official RaDAR program, and it’s events. The full set of RaDAR rules is available at the official RaDAR site. While the scoring and logging requirements for RaDAR are not directly applicable to Parks on the Air, please be sure to familiarize yourself with that program and it’s rules, and be certain that your POTA RaDAR operations are within the spirit of the official RaDAR Ops Program, and within it’s rules wherever applicable.

The goal of RaDAR is to demonstrate your ability to quickly change locations and re-deploy your amateur station. POTA issues RaDAR certificates based on the number of transitions a POTA operator makes within 24 hours (i.e. POTA only provides RaDAR certificates for RaDAR Category A activities.)

• The 24 hour period beings at the time of the first logged QSO in the first applicable activation
• The 24 hour period ends at the time of the last logged QSO in the last applicable activation

Refer to the below screenshot of the RaDAR application as you read the rest of the information regarding RaDAR certificate application:

• Each line in the application form represents a transition (move), and the operating position where that transition (move) ended.
• One Parks on the Air Activation can be represented in multiple lines on the application form, but multiple Activations cannot be grouped into a single line.
  • example 1 - Transitions can be made within a single park/activation, in large parks, so the activation would be split across lines on the form.
  • example 2 - A stop at a single location, that crosses UTC days is 2 Activations by POTA’s definition, and needs to be entered on two separate lines.
• Reference is the Park ID for the location (operating position) where the transition ended.
• # Contacts is the number of contacts applicable to the RaDAR operating position. Minimum required is 5, maximum permitted is the number of confirmed QSOs for the Activation.
• Date of First Contact, Time of First Contact, Time of Last Contact are the respective dates and times of the contacts made at the listed operating position.
• Method of Travel is the method used to complete the transition to the listed operating position.
• Meters Traveled is the the distance that was traveled to get to the Reference listed on the same line.
  • i.e. you are recording the travel distance TO this stop, not the distance traveled after this stop.
  • The distance traveled to be considered an eligible transition varies based on the method of transportation.

  • The distance traveled to the first location is from the operator’s ‘starting’ location (generally the operator’s home.)

    Transportation Method	Required Meters Traveled
    Motorized Transport (Vehicles, motorcycles, motorboats, e-bikes greater than 250 watts)	6,000
    Bicycles and e-bikes less than 250 watts	2,000
    On foot or by paddle	1,000
    Wheelchairs or mobility devices	500

Depending on the number of valid transitions submitted on the application form, RaDAR certificates are issued at the following levels:

RaDAR is the last item that has not yet been migrated from POTA’s old website. Please follow this link to POTA’s original site to find the RaDAR application.

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