Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
I stopped for a quick Parks On The Air (POTA) activation at K-4000 Saxis Wildlife Management Area near Saxis, Virginia on Friday, June 02, 2023. It was a "new to me" POTA entity that I needed to activate on my travels down to and back up from the Virginia Beach area. Unlikely did I know what awaited me there during my stop.
Thank you to all of the hunters for the contacts during this activation.
New POTA-themed QSL cards are IN! QSL info can be found on my QRZ page.
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: Yaesu FTDX10
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20m HF Stick
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery (PVC, BLF-1230A)
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod & Anozer Flexible Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: IRON °FLASK Rover Tumbler 2.0 - 32 Oz
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve, Combat Cock and other bags and pouches from Special Operations Equipment (SOE) @SOEtacticalgear - 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:
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: dwr.virginia.gov/wma/saxis
Saxis Wildlife Management Area on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxis_Wildlife_Management_Area
Hummock: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummock
Saxis Island Museum: saxisislandmuseum.org
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - K2HXC
02:56 - AC1NY
04:25 - N9DEK
05:00 - AD0BC
05:36 - WF5S
06:00 - KB2GCG
06:36 - K9WZB
07:09 - K0OE
07:36 - HK3AVR
08:29 - AD4JX
08:55 - N9GNY
09:22 - KA7TXS
09:59 - KC1QDZ
10:35 - K9TQ
11:07 - N0RMC
11:53 - VE2HTC
12:32 - W4AOR
13:04 - W4XCO
13:36 - W3YF
14:03 - VA3JIN
14:32 - KQ4KK
15:02 - K8NIV
15:53 - N4ZAR
16:15 - W8NWG
16:50 - AI4JL
17:50 - 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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I stopped for a quick Parks On The Air (POTA) activation at K-4000 Saxis Wildlife Management Area near Saxis, Virginia on Friday, June 02, 2023. It was a "new to me" POTA entity that I needed to activate on my travels down to and back up from the Virginia Beach area. Unlikely did I know what awaited me there during my stop.
Thank you to all of the hunters for the contacts during this activation.
New POTA-themed QSL cards are IN! QSL info can be found on my QRZ page.
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: Yaesu FTDX10
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20m HF Stick
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery (PVC, BLF-1230A)
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod & Anozer Flexible Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: IRON °FLASK Rover Tumbler 2.0 - 32 Oz
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve, Combat Cock and other bags and pouches from Special Operations Equipment (SOE) @SOEtacticalgear - 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 📜 also to tell me what you thought of this video & activation!
☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ
🅿️ Patreon: patreon.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:
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: dwr.virginia.gov/wma/saxis
Saxis Wildlife Management Area on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxis_Wildlife_Management_Area
Hummock: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummock
Saxis Island Museum: saxisislandmuseum.org
--
MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - K2HXC
02:56 - AC1NY
04:25 - N9DEK
05:00 - AD0BC
05:36 - WF5S
06:00 - KB2GCG
06:36 - K9WZB
07:09 - K0OE
07:36 - HK3AVR
08:29 - AD4JX
08:55 - N9GNY
09:22 - KA7TXS
09:59 - KC1QDZ
10:35 - K9TQ
11:07 - N0RMC
11:53 - VE2HTC
12:32 - W4AOR
13:04 - W4XCO
13:36 - W3YF
14:03 - VA3JIN
14:32 - KQ4KK
15:02 - K8NIV
15:53 - N4ZAR
16:15 - W8NWG
16:50 - AI4JL
17:50 - 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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