so i finally did my first WWFF activation last weekend, been meaning to try it for ages after seeing folks post their logs on the facebook group. Went out to a local nature reserve that had a reference - KFF-something, i forget the exact number - and set up my KX2 with a linked dipole in a tree. conditions werent amazing but i managed to get 44 QSOs in about 2.5 hours which apparently is over the threshold you need for a valid activation?

anyway my questions are pretty basic i think. first - do i need to spot myself on WWFF Spotter or is there another system people use? i saw some folks mention POTA spots too and im not sure if they overlap or if you need to do both separately. second question is about logging, im using HAMRS on my phone and it seems fine but does it export in the right format for the WWFF database? i think its adif but want to make sure before i go uploading stuff wrong.

overall it was a great day out, the weather was perfect and had a red tailed hawk sitting in the tree above my antenna for like 20 minutes which felt pretty on theme for flora and fauna radio haha. definitely doing more of these.

congrats on the first one! 44 QSOs is a solid start especially if conditions werent cooperating. yeah 44 counts, the minimum is 44 for WWFF so you basically hit it right on the nose, nice.

for spotting - wwff has its own spotter at wwff.club but honestly a lot of activators just use the POTA spots page since so many hunters watch that anyway and it tends to get more eyes on it. if the reference is in the POTA database too (a lot of KFF refs overlap) then one spot covers both programs which is handy. if its wwff-only then yeah use the wwff spotter directly or post in the relevant facebook group, people watch those pretty closely.

HAMRS exports adif and that format works fine for wwff uploads, just make sure your reference number is in there correctly. i think there's a field for it in hamrs under the park/reference section. when you upload to the wwff database it'll walk you through it, its not too complicated. good luck with the next one

the hawk thing made me laugh, i had a very curious squirrel investigate my whole station setup on my last activation, nearly knocked my paddle off the table. wildlife seems very interested in our hobby apparently

i dont do much wwff specifically, mostly pota, but from what i understand if a location is in both databases you can submit to both which is nice for double dipping on the contacts. just something to look into if your reference qualifies