POTA BAG ROAST
You dragged it into the field. You defended every mysterious adapter. Now it is time to let Eric N1JUR and Shannon KC1OHT lovingly question every life choice hiding inside your POTA bag.
Show us the bag. Accept your fate.
This is a playful community segment, not a gear-shaming tribunal. We are here to laugh at the strange things all of us carry, learn from each other, and possibly discover why someone packed six adapters but forgot a pen.
Photograph the evidence
Send one clear photo of the packed bag and up to two photos showing the contents spread out.
Confess your packing logic
Tell us what kind of activations you run, what you refuse to leave home without, and what may be completely ridiculous.
Choose the heat level
Select Mild, Medium, or Full Send. The hosts still keep it friendly—because this is ham radio, not a cage match.
Keep it funny. Keep it useful.
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Submit your own bag and photos.
You must own the photos or have permission from the photographer and everyone clearly pictured.
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Send one to three clear images.
Include the bag itself and, when possible, a laid-out gear photo. JPG, PNG, or WEBP files only.
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Remove private information.
Hide addresses, phone numbers, license documents, vehicle plates, medical information, and anything else you do not want on a livestream.
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Keep the submission safe and legal.
No dangerous demonstrations, illegal equipment use, explicit content, or material that attacks another person or group.
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Roasting is voluntary.
By submitting, you allow Brew & Activate to show, discuss, crop, caption, and playfully roast the submission during the livestream, replay, podcast, website, and related promotional posts.
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Not every entry is guaranteed airtime.
Submissions may be selected, shortened, combined, or held for a future episode based on time and show flow.
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The operator is never the punchline.
The hosts roast the packing choices, tangled cables, tactical snack deployment, and questionable quantities of adapters—not a person’s ability, budget, body, identity, or license level.
Place your bag on the altar.
Complete the form below and upload one to three clear photos. Fields marked as required must be completed before Squarespace will accept the submission.
Before you zip the bag shut...
Do I need expensive gear to participate?
No. Budget bags, minimalist kits, elaborate command centers, and “I found this tote in the garage” submissions are all welcome.
Can I submit a hard case, tote, cart, or vehicle setup?
Yes. “Bag” is being used very generously. If it carries your POTA equipment into the field, it can enter the arena.
Can my face appear in the photo?
Yes, provided you are comfortable having it displayed publicly. A gear-only submission is completely fine.
Will the hosts give serious suggestions too?
That is the plan. The jokes create the energy; the useful observations and community discussion make the segment worth watching.
Can I submit more than one bag?
Submit one primary entry per person unless the show announces otherwise. Pick the bag with the strongest story—or the most questionable cable management.
What happens if my submission is not used?
There may be more entries than the episode can fit. Unused submissions may be held for a future segment only when the permission language and show plans allow it.
Your POTA bag has been talking behind your back.
Let the Brew Crew finally hear its side of the story. Submit the photos, join the live chat, and prepare to defend why a “portable” station requires the cargo capacity of a 1990s family road trip.