Welcome and thanks for checking us out @ Pubs On The Air! We are huge radio fans and we love getting together with like-minded people and share a story or 2 and have a bite to eat and some drink! We POTA Entertainment is about just that and we run it similar to an actual POTA event, ok check out below to see how things work:
Scheduling An Activation (PUB EVENT)
Step 1: Making a pub or bar active takes 4 licensed operators and we need to verify your call signs. Just like an actual POTA event we have a minimum of people to start the activation. We accept 4 types of call signs and if you are a CBer or an SWL – HAM – GMRS operator you can participate, but first You Must Be Registered on one of the services below:
- Shortwave Radio People – Must have an SWARL call sign. These are FREE to get and works for any country globally. If you are ZELLO / SWL – you will need to go to WWW.SWARL.ORG and apply for a FREE Call Sign as well.
- GMRS operators can participate as well and this is cool for your club or just getting some friends together that are on your local repeater or Zello network. We Verify Call Signs At https://mygmrs.com/
- HAM operators well it goes without saying we verify on QRZ (must be registered) https://www.qrz.com/
- CB Operators – Need to have a registered account that we can verify on ClusterDX – You can sign up FREE – https://www.clusterdx.nl/login.php
Step 2: Once you have added yourself and 3 other operators to the Registration form – you will be asked to supply the Venue & Address – the City & Country – The Date You Want The Event On (Day Month Year) – Uploaded an image of the venue (The Outside Only).
Step 3: You will need to choose an Activators Certificate – yes for activating this event you and your team earn a POTA Certificate. We have 2 certificates – 1 FREE and the other $4.99 See below
- FREE Certificate is the Technician Foundation Class Certificate
- The $4.99 is the Extra Advanced Class Certificate – the proceeds from this certificate go to help out with website maintenance and hosting & let’s admit it gives you bragging rights!
Step 4: We create a nice QSL card that you and your friends can receive for helping promote this event. Anyone can receive the card by using the special email that we give you. The email will have a nice message from you and your 3 operators and POTA Entertainment. It will also have the venue and it’s a great idea to get the venue manager to send off for the QSL Card and collect them as others may have events there.
NOTE: The QSL card will only be live for 30 days starting the day of your event! So spread the word once you have it.
Ready To Book Your POTA Event? First try our sample QSL Card Yourself just email theoaks@potaentertainment.com & in the subject line put POTA You should receive a card shortly of our event in Sydney Australia.
73’s We look forward to adding you and your event to our service!