Pokémon GO is RadioSport?

Articles on Radiosport, Including: Contesting, Amateur Radio Direction Finding, Contest Logging Software, Contesting Technology, Contesting Controvers

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There are interesting comparisons between the recent Pokemon Go App and Amateur RadioSport, as detailed by ARRL Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R.

In a recent posting on the ARRL website, Inderbitzen compares the achievement and fun between the two activities.

Earlier in the week the ARRL, in response to a Tweet about a Pokémon Go cheat post by the Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) event in Austria, tweeted.

So the Ham Radio operators at #YOTA2016 have embraced Pokemon Go, what should we learn from this? #hamyota https://t.co/zZW9bRzl6m

— ARRL (@arrl) July 20, 2016

ARRL editorial written by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, ARRL Marketing Manager - 
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/editorial-radiosport-vs-pok-mon-go