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Inaugural #POTA activation at Nambucca River AU-10470

Andrew Woodward

Today I am basking in the spring sun by the Nambucca River, between Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie on the east coast of Australia.

This is the first POTA activation of this river (AU-10470 – Nambucca National Wild and Scenic River) which runs from the mountains to the sea (Source: Wikipedia).

Today is my first POTA spot since mid-July when I got washed out and frozen at The Bellinger River, south of Coffs Harbour, in the middle of winter in July.

Today I will be operating phone (voice) on 40 and 15 metres and FT8 on 15 metres. I will post the spots on pota.app and ParksnPeaks.

I tried POTA via the International Space Station at 0130 UTC with my new handheld Yagi and ID-52A Plus but to no avail. I could hear a few calls but received no QSL.

I am on an Icom IC-7300 with a 20 metre long end fed long wire running east west.

A close-up view of a hand holding an antenna, with a river and trees in the background. A table with radio equipment is visible behind the antenna.
A portable radio setup on a table by the Nambucca River, featuring an Icom IC-7300 transceiver, a laptop, and a notebook, with trees and water in the background.
A portable operating station set up by the Nambucca River, featuring a black radio transceiver, a laptop, and a notepad on a folding table, surrounded by trees and a scenic view of the river.

23 November 2025

A table displaying POTA activation details for the Nambucca River, including timestamps, call signs, frequencies, and operators' countries.