WWBOTA Worldwide Bunkers on The Air.
https://www.wwbota.org
It is an amateur radio activity open to radio amateurs and shortwave listeners worldwide.
WWBOTA is an exciting mix of amateur radio and history enabling radio amateurs to ‘activate’ with portable and mobile operations from historic bunker locations and for hunters and chasers to have QSOs with those activating stations (and should they wish to, to ‘collect’ the special ‘bunker reference’ numbers). Free awards for activating and hunting bunkers are available but it’s also okay if you’re not interested in awards but just want to get involved by having a QSO or shortwave listening. Whatever your approach – have fun!
The WWBOTA Management Team:
* Assists with the coordination of national Bunkers on The Air schemes,
* Maintains the WWBOTA ‘Master List’ and map of bunker references,
* Manages an internal WWBOTA ‘cluster’ and manages the software integration with certain applications and tools,
* Manages WWBOTA awards (see the link in the top menu),
* Offer advice and assistance to potential future national representatives (or teams) wishing to start their own national schemes (see the New Countries menu item above),
* Drink a lot of coffee and the occasional red wine.
Activator rules
- All registered war bunkers and shelters are eligible for activation.
- Activations must be portable or mobile, within a maximum radius of 300 m of the bunker.
- For valid HF PA-Bunker activations, contact at least 25 stations. You may continue across days or weeks if needed.
- For valid VHF/UHF/SHF PA-Bunker activations, contact at least 10 stations.
- Activators may submit a maximum of 5 bunkers per activation.
- Activators may perform as many activations as desired.
- Activators can use all legal frequencies and modes, except via repeaters or the internet, which are not permitted.
To request activator awards, email PABOTA Team
HINTS:
- We recommend using the HAM2K POLO App. In the app, under "Bunkers on the Air," select up to 5 bunkers for each activation.
- You may also use your preferred logging program, as long as it allows you to send the ADIF file.
PABOTA PA Bunkers On The Air
https://pa3efr.nl/index.php/miscellaneous/dutch-bunkers-on-the-air-pabota
It is an amateur radio activity open to radio amateurs and shortwave listeners worldwide.
WWBOTA is an exciting mix of amateur radio and history enabling radio amateurs to ‘activate’ with portable and mobile operations from historic bunker locations and for hunters and chasers to have QSOs with those activating stations (and should they wish to, to ‘collect’ the special ‘bunker reference’ numbers).
Free awards for activating and hunting bunkers are available but it’s also okay if you’re not interested in awards but just want to get involved by having a QSO or shortwave listening. Whatever your approach – have fun!
The WWBOTA Management Team:
* Assists with the coordination of national Bunkers on The Air schemes,
* Maintains the WWBOTA ‘Master List’ and map of bunker references,
* Manages an internal WWBOTA ‘cluster’ and manages the software integration with certain applications and tools,
* Manages WWBOTA awards (see the link in the top menu),
* Offer advice and assistance to potential future national representatives (or teams) wishing to start their own national schemes (see the New Countries menu item above),
* Drink a lot of coffee and the occasional red wine.