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vendredi 13 février 2026

IOTA POTA SOTA GMA COTA WWF FAUNA JOTA and so forth and so forth

Wimo make an interesting article about all these strange activities on HAM bands

https://www.wimo.com/en/iota-pota-sota

IOTA

You wish to activate a Castle, Mill, Wash House, FFF, Pota...etc.

Mills: https://www.radioamateurs-france.fr/wp-content/uploads/0-diplome-dmf.pdf

POTA "Parks on the Air": Parks on the air: departmental parks, regional parks, nature reserves, and Natura 2000 sites.

Website: https://parksontheair.com/

SOTA

Common SOTA (Summits on the Air) calling and center-of-activity frequencies depend on the amateur radio band and mode you use. [1]

Popular SOTA Frequencies

2 Meters (VHF FM): 145.500 MHz (Europe/International standard FM calling) or 146.520 MHz / 146.580 MHz (North America)

40 Meters (HF): 7.032 MHz (CW) and 7.090 MHz or 7.118 MHz (SSB)

30 Meters (HF): 10.118 MHz (CW)

20 Meters (HF): 14.064 MHz (CW) and 14.285 MHz (SSB calling / QRP center of activity)

17 Meters (HF): 18.088 MHz (CW) and 18.130 MHz (SSB)

15 Meters (HF): 21.062 MHz (CW) and 21.285 MHz (SSB)

10 Meters (HF): 28.062 MHz (CW), 28.365 MHz (SSB), and 29.200 MHz (FM) [1, 2, 3, 4]

Operating Tips

Check the Cluster: Always look at SOTAwatch before and during your activatio

See the map of parks that can be activated in Maine-et-Loire.

https://pota.app/#/map

-VOTA: "Volunteers On the Air": Volunteers on the air who activate parks in all 50 US states.

Website: https://vota.arrl.org/

-BOTA: "Beaches On The Air": Beaches on the air: Activating coastal beaches.

Website: https://www.beachesontheair.com/welcome-beaches-air-bota

-BOTA: "Bunkers On The Air": Bunkers on the air: Activating bunkers.

https://wwbota.net/

The French Coastal Lighthouses Diploma (DPLF) concerns amateur radio contacts with lighthouses along the French coast and in the French overseas territories.

The initial regulations date back to 1997, with a major update in 2015, implemented in 2016.

All amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners (SWLs) can participate in DPLF activities, either as expedition members or simply by contacting expeditions.

https://dplf.wlota.com/

ILLW

https://www.radioamateurs-france.fr/wp-content/uploads/0-non-diplome-iilw.pdf

French AWARDS

https://www.radioamateurs-france.fr/diplomes/

https://diplomes.73s.fr/fff-reglement-2/

Welcome to the French Radio Awards website.

This site includes the following awards:

FFF: France Fauna Flora

DCPF: French Pigeon Lofts Award

DFF: French Fountains Award

DLF: French Washhouses Award

DVFF: French Railways Award

WAO: World Astronomical Observatory Award

WLF: World Lakes Award

WVA: World Volcano Zone Award

WZP: World Zoos and Parks Award

LLOTA

https://llota.app/

Vous pouvez participer au programme sur le site officiel de LLOTA - Lagos y Lagunas On The Air.

LLOTA (Lakes and Lagoons on the Air) est un programme international pour les radioamateurs qui consiste à activer et à chasser des références situées près de plans d'eau, comme les lacs et les lagunes.

QRP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QRP_operation

DLF

https://j28ro.blogspot.com/2013/05/le-dlf-diplome-des-lavoirs-de-france.html

FFF france Flora fauna

https://diplomes.73s.fr/fff-france-fauna-flora/

http://www.fff.73s.fr/france-fauna-flora/