Amateur Radio Award
LQ8 Protocol Emblem
Amateur Radio Award

First POTA-to-POTA QSO

LQ8 Digital Mode

qFT8 Software Emblem

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

Germany 🇩🇪
DB5BO
POTA Activator · DE-0250 (Niendorfer Gehege)
Poland 🇵🇱
SP5UKR
POTA Activator · PL-0694 & PL-0576 (2-Fer)
Date 2026-10-05
Time 16:03 UTC
Band 20 Meters
Frequency 14,086 kHz
Digital Mode LQ8
Software qFT8
FIRST POTA-TO-POTA LQ8 QSO
Official Historic Record Authenticated First POTA-to-POTA Contact
Expedited & Certified by
Luis Quesada
Luis Quesada (HB9IPH)
Creator of qFT8 & the LQ8 Protocol
lq8.org / qFT8.com