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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/

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