Portable station checklist
Packing checklist for POTA, SOTA, Field Day, and portable HF operations. Never forget a critical item.
Check items as you pack. Your selections save automatically.
Radio & Power
Antenna System
Cables & Adapters
Operating Accessories
Personal & Support
Why a checklist
The most common failure mode for portable operations is not equipment failure — it is forgetting something. Arriving at a summit or park and discovering you left the antenna counterpoise, the paddle cable, or the correct adapter at home wastes the trip.
This interactive checklist is organized by what you actually forget, not by what seems important. Nobody forgets the radio. Everyone has forgotten the earbuds.
Before you leave
Use this checklist for any portable activation: POTA, SOTA, Field Day, EMCOMM deployment, or casual portable operating. Check off items as you pack them. The list saves to your browser so your checked items persist between visits.