Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
New Year's Day 2024 (Monday, January 01) finds me and my dogs at K-0229 Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge @usfws @USInterior near Smyrna, Delaware, for our first a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation there. Other than some migratory birds, not much wildlife wanted to come out and be seen. I guess they all were partying it up the night before.
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts!
ALL amateur radio operators world-wide need to know the DX CODE OF CONDUCT. It was meant for DX contacts, but it really applies to ALL aspects of amateur radio (DXing, contesting, POTA, SOTA, Field Day, special events, etc...). DON'T BE AN ALPHA HOTEL!
http://dx-code.com.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Radio: FX-4CR SDR HF Transceiver DIRECTLY FROM BG2FX - GET YOUR OWN AT www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M & 1620T 20M HF Sticks
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Case: Apache 2800 Weatherproof Protective Case (Medium)
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 4.5Ah LFP Battery
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler @RTICOutdoors
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE) - originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.com
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Parks On The Air - parksontheair.com
Parks On The Air Facebook group - facebook.com/groups/parksontheair
Parks On The Air Slack group - parksontheair.slack.com
Parks On The Air spotting/stats/awards/and more site - https://pota.app
LOCATION INFO:
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge at U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - fws.gov/refuge/bombay-hook
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Hook_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Friends of Bombay Hook - friendsofbombayhook.org
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - 10 Meters
01:26 - KJ5CKH
02:04 - KD2CFI - P2P
02:45 - AI4BJ - P2P
03:48 - AE4XO
04:23 - N4KHI
04:58 - KE8UKX
05:32 - KD8JAM
05:56 - KQ4GEC
06:27 - KC8IQ
06:51 - K4OEK
07:16 - K8NEE
07:40 - KB4ZBB
08:01 - WP4PV
08:43 - VA3WGX
09:11 - N5CET
09:39 - AA5EY
10:00 - N4NB
10:24 - KF5QYG - P2P
11:06 - KD9DZT
11:35 - KD9ROB
11:59 - WR4P
12:24 - K0KLB
12:54 - NP3V
13:29 - W4VON
14:21 - KD9VSU
14:45 - AJ4RJ
15:26 - VA2WY
15:55 - AB5HN
16:27 - KC9JML
16:59 - W1RCP - P2P
17:49 - N9EAJ
18:21 - Recap/Outro
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I am not affiliated administratively with the Parks On The Air organization, but a happy participant in the POTA program.
Q: What is Parks On The Air?
A: Parks On The Air (or POTA) for international portable amateur radio (ham radio) operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.
There are activators and there are hunters. Activators go into POTA approved parks, set up their amateur radio equipment and call CQ (CQ is an invitation for any amateur radio operators listening on that frequency to respond and make contact). Hunters will contact the activators and upon a successful contact, the activator puts the hunter into their logs that will be uploaded to calling area representatives who will then upload those logs to the POTA system. Hunters do not need to upload any logs.
Q: What are the Parks On The Air rules?
A: The rules for Parks On The Air can be found at parksontheair.com/rules .
Q: What are the Parks On The Air frequencies?
A: Any frequency that an amateur radio operator has permission to legally use in their country based upon their level of license. Repeaters cannot be used. More info can be found at parksontheair.com/faq .
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New Year's Day 2024 (Monday, January 01) finds me and my dogs at K-0229 Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge @usfws @USInterior near Smyrna, Delaware, for our first a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation there. Other than some migratory birds, not much wildlife wanted to come out and be seen. I guess they all were partying it up the night before.
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts!
ALL amateur radio operators world-wide need to know the DX CODE OF CONDUCT. It was meant for DX contacts, but it really applies to ALL aspects of amateur radio (DXing, contesting, POTA, SOTA, Field Day, special events, etc...). DON'T BE AN ALPHA HOTEL!
http://dx-code.com.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Radio: FX-4CR SDR HF Transceiver DIRECTLY FROM BG2FX - GET YOUR OWN AT www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M & 1620T 20M HF Sticks
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Case: Apache 2800 Weatherproof Protective Case (Medium)
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 4.5Ah LFP Battery
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler @RTICOutdoors
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE) - originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.com
--
💚 Support the Channel 💚
Please like 👍 & subscribe ✅ and click the bell 🔔 for notifications of new videos!
Don't forget to leave a comment 📜!
☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ
🅿️ Patreon: patreon.com/K3JRZ
Connect with me on:
✖️🐦 X/Twitter at twitter.com/k3jrz
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Parks On The Air - parksontheair.com
Parks On The Air Facebook group - facebook.com/groups/parksontheair
Parks On The Air Slack group - parksontheair.slack.com
Parks On The Air spotting/stats/awards/and more site - https://pota.app
LOCATION INFO:
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge at U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - fws.gov/refuge/bombay-hook
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Hook_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Friends of Bombay Hook - friendsofbombayhook.org
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - 10 Meters
01:26 - KJ5CKH
02:04 - KD2CFI - P2P
02:45 - AI4BJ - P2P
03:48 - AE4XO
04:23 - N4KHI
04:58 - KE8UKX
05:32 - KD8JAM
05:56 - KQ4GEC
06:27 - KC8IQ
06:51 - K4OEK
07:16 - K8NEE
07:40 - KB4ZBB
08:01 - WP4PV
08:43 - VA3WGX
09:11 - N5CET
09:39 - AA5EY
10:00 - N4NB
10:24 - KF5QYG - P2P
11:06 - KD9DZT
11:35 - KD9ROB
11:59 - WR4P
12:24 - K0KLB
12:54 - NP3V
13:29 - W4VON
14:21 - KD9VSU
14:45 - AJ4RJ
15:26 - VA2WY
15:55 - AB5HN
16:27 - KC9JML
16:59 - W1RCP - P2P
17:49 - N9EAJ
18:21 - Recap/Outro
--
I am not affiliated administratively with the Parks On The Air organization, but a happy participant in the POTA program.
Q: What is Parks On The Air?
A: Parks On The Air (or POTA) for international portable amateur radio (ham radio) operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.
There are activators and there are hunters. Activators go into POTA approved parks, set up their amateur radio equipment and call CQ (CQ is an invitation for any amateur radio operators listening on that frequency to respond and make contact). Hunters will contact the activators and upon a successful contact, the activator puts the hunter into their logs that will be uploaded to calling area representatives who will then upload those logs to the POTA system. Hunters do not need to upload any logs.
Q: What are the Parks On The Air rules?
A: The rules for Parks On The Air can be found at parksontheair.com/rules .
Q: What are the Parks On The Air frequencies?
A: Any frequency that an amateur radio operator has permission to legally use in their country based upon their level of license. Repeaters cannot be used. More info can be found at parksontheair.com/faq .
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