What happens when you bring TWO radios to a POTA activation?

Today on Brew & Activate, Eric (N1JUR) and Shannon (KC1OHT) dive into SO2R — Single Operator Two Radios — and what it would actually look like in the field.

Is it efficient?

Is it chaotic?

Is it advanced operator maturity…

or just picnic-table-level overengineering?

We break down:

• What SO2R really means in a POTA context

• Voice + Voice vs Voice + Digital

• Antenna isolation and RF considerations

• Battery and power management

• Logging without creating upload nightmares

• The “semantics” — should you even do this?

If you’ve ever thought:

👉 “Could I run two bands at once?”

👉 “Should I?”

👉 “Would hunters hate me?”

This episode is for you.

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