Amateur Radio Award
LQ8 Protocol Emblem
Amateur Radio Award

First POTA QSO

LQ8 Digital Mode

qFT8 Software Emblem

Awarded to commemorate the historic first Parks on the Air (POTA) two-way radio contact (QSO) successfully established and decoded using the LQ8 digital protocol and the qFT8 software suite.

Canada 🇨🇦
VA3VBE
POTA Hunter
United States 🇺🇸
AD5MO
POTA Activator · US-0309 (Elbow Slough WMA)
Date 2026-09-11
Time 23:12 UTC
Band 30 Meters
Frequency 10,147 kHz
Digital Mode LQ8
Software qFT8
FIRST POTA LQ8 QSO
Official Historic Record Authenticated First POTA Contact
Expedited & Certified by
Luis Quesada
Luis Quesada (HB9IPH)
Creator of qFT8 & the LQ8 Protocol
lq8.org / qFT8.com