@EverydayMoggie @Paperposts wait till you hear about #POTA and #SOTA - literally into the millions of contacts made by people who can't, or choose not to, play radio from their homes/apartments/normal living place 
POTAParks on the Air | POTA | Parks program for amateur radio.Parks program for amateur radio, also known as Parks on the Air (POTA), including a map and list of entities for the program.
@N3VEM @EverydayMoggie @Paperposts And POTA or SOTA doesn't have to be incredibly expensive. Lots of folks do them with inexpensive, light kit radios, and building the kits can be fun for at least some folks. 