Demystifying POTA Late Shift Times

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[@betterbprepared]

Another great mail-bag Monday! Thanks for the FT8 POTA segment!!

[@WillShattuck]

The banana and mouse on the floor every episode is something I look forward to hunting for. Almost like Where's Waldo :)

[@hamradiotube]

They're the true stars.

[@MrJimmy440]

Again another very helpful video. I never thought to change my grid setting. Thank you much , Jim K2WPA NJ

[@twohandsandaradio]

Late shift is really jacked up now. I can't get my head around it for some reason. I've hunted almost 3000 parks and all I've had to worry about was my time UTC. Now each park might be a late shift, might not be? I think they over thought it. Zulu time was an international standard to eliminate all this time zone confuculation and it seems to be a step backwards. I digress. Keep calm and pota on.

[@lyledal]

Loved finding out I was a POTA hunter and I didn't even know it.

[@curtmyersk2cwm477]

When I first registered as a POTA user I was surprised to learn I already had the Bronze award, all CW (hi hi). Many of my SKCC contacts were at a park operating as POTA but without actually mentioning it at the time. Fun stuff!

Oh man, that Sahara station was rare? Ignorance is bliss. I worked my ass off yesterday to get 10 QSOs while QRP and that was my last one! Hope you're able to get him soon!

[@hamradiotube]

I can never hear him. Maybe one day. Awesome you got him QRP though!

[@DaveW6OOD]

I love your freedom seeder in the back.

[@hamradiotube]

That's my new one.

[@StuartM0TTQ]

You're dead right about late shift. I don't mind hanging around at 1am local in a park on a warm summer night as per the old rules but I ain't doing it in February. Personally I'd just abolish shifts and do something to incentivise QSOs on the bands that aren't 40m and 20m. Keep up ithe good work.

[@SmokeSignalsRF]

Another great episode and thank you for KISS Methods to determine POTA Late Shift 🎙️

[@Chriswilsie]

Just getting into ft-8 I'll take all the information you got.

[@hamradiotube]

I did a whole video on how to get it up and running along with another one on Gridtracker.

[@Chriswilsie]

@@hamradiotube I’ll search for it and thank you. Still waiting on MFJ-1205r.

[@HammockRadio]

"Two birds stoned at once.." I see what you did there... 🤣

[@hamradiotube]

👍🏻

[@tracymoon4437]

They were on FT4. Do not overlook the force that is FT4…or something like that.

[@robcarnaroli269]

My contacts go green once I've logged someone. So if they go to another park later and start activating, I wouldn't easily know. Is it OK to just answer their CQ again?

[@hamradiotube]

yeah that's one of the downfalls of activating on FT8. Unless you're looking at the spotting page you have no idea what park they're in. I'd say go ahead.

[@startobytes]

so basically i can't activate between shifts?

[@hamradiotube]

Sure you can. You can activate whatever time you want.

[@aa3konthego]

Do you have WSJT-X talking to GridTracker AND your logging program at the same time?

[@hamradiotube]

I don't have my logging program hooked up to it, but I could. I just don't like anything auto-logging so I export the .adif from WSJT-X from time to time and import to my logging software.

[@TH-1207]

They should just eliminate "late shift". I mean what the F. Why not just use UTC time and be done with it?

[@curtmyersk2cwm477]

Nice, thanks.. Curt K2CWM

[@pieterdutoit9642]

POTA was nice now to may rules the rest all work on Z time/ UTC now they come with funny stuff --- no go here ,Pieter

[@davidwilcox9110]

Who cares what shift? I don’t get it. Use Zulu time for the time you log the contact. It’s the same at both places.

[@jamiefheim]

Why do they make things so complicated and confusing? Why is there even such a thing as Late Shift? Why not just get on the air and make contact? de KW7WP. Oh, I do appreciate your explanation. Keep up the good work and 73😊

You can do just that, those are just bonuses and they work automatically.

[@hamradiotube]

Hahahahahahaha!!! Yet another reason to not be on Facebook.

[@jamiefheim]

@@tracymoon4437 I don’t hate POTA, in fact I activate a couple times each summer and occasionally do some hunting😀

[@ncphotos]

Great video! de W2CSI