Beginner POTA Gear Guide: What to Bring & Why

Here’s a look at everything that goes in my pack for a POTA activation. Coax, power setup, current choke, and my Icom 706MKIIG paired with the POTA Performer. I’ll walk through the setup, deploy it at the park, and make a few solid contacts. If you’re new to portable ham radio, hopefully this helps you get started! 00:00 – Intro 00:20 – My Field Kit Overview 02:40 – Antenna System 05:06 – Field Deployment 07:25 – On Air Contacts 11:07 – Results & Wrap-Up Critical Frequency (KF8CNK) is my channel dedicated to portable ham radio, building antennas, and so much more. I'm just excited to document the my journey in radio. Feel free to subscribe if you want to see more portable ham radio content! _____________________________________________________________________________ Gear used: Radio Gear: Icom IC-706MKIIG with DSP Speaker Redirector: https://www.printables.com/model/1052... POTA PERformer Antenna by KJ6ER Step in Fence Posts for radials: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro... Chameleon SS25 Whip: https://dxengineering.pxf.io/vPA1P3 Chameleon Spike Mount: https://dxengineering.pxf.io/K0Q207 Coax Jumper Choke: https://palomar-engineers.com/rfiemi-... Bioenno 12V 20Ah Battery: https://dxengineering.pxf.io/Qjkzja 50ft ABR240 BNC Coax (super flexible and easy to work with) https://abrind.com/product/abr240-uf-2/ NanoVNA-H: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z5VY7B6 Mobile Logger: Ham2k Polo (the best one tbh) https://polo.ham2k.com/ Gregory Alpaca Utility Tote Bag 50L (I use this bag for everything) https://ridgeandriver.com/products/gr... Camera Gear: Sony A7III Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 Lens Zoom H1e Mic Tascam DR-10L Pro End music by me :)