so i finally did my first WWFF activation last weekend at a local nature reserve, KFF-2341 or something like that, i had to look it up on the wwff.us site to find the reference number. brought my KX2 and a linked dipole and just set up near the trailhead parking lot since the ranger was cool about it.

managed about 34 QSOs in maybe 2 hours which i was pretty happy with for a first attempt, got spotted on pota.app even though WWFF has its own spotting system i think? im still confused about whether i should be logging on both systems or just one. like does a WWFF activation also count for POTA if the park is in both databases? i submitted my log to wwff but wasnt sure about the pota side of things.

also one thing i didnt expect was how many chasers there are for this. like i put myself on the wwff spotter and within maybe 5 minutes i had a small pileup going which was kind of wild for just sitting in a parking lot with a wire antenna. anyway just wanted to share and ask about the dual logging thing cause i cant find a clear answer anywhere

congrats on the first activation, 34 QSOs is a solid outing especially with a KX2 and a wire. to answer your question -- yeah a lot of parks are in both databases and you absolutely can count it for both POTA and WWFF, you just submit separate logs to each program. POTA wants your log through their site and WWFF gets theirs through the wwff.us portal. the formats are a little different but if you exported from your logging software it shouldnt be too painful.

the spotting thing is a bit overlapping too, some people use both the WWFF spotter and pota.app at the same time since hunters on one might not see you on the other. i usually just post to both when im out, takes like 30 extra seconds. and yeah the chaser community for WWFF is really active, especially in europe -- you probably had some EU stations in that pileup if you were on 20m at all.

oh nice, KFF references are great. which reserve was it if you dont mind me asking, im always looking for new ones to chase on 40m. and yeah what the other guy said about dual logging is right, ive been doing both for about a year now and once you get the hang of the export formats its pretty easy. WWFF is way bigger internationally than a lot of US hams realize, like the award structure goes pretty deep if you start chasing references from other countries.