Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The amateur radio bands can be interesting, based upon what you might hear on the air or how it's influenced by space weather. If one band isn't behaving nicely, there are others to try out. And that's what I did on Sunday, March 09 2025, while at US-7648 the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Conservation Area at Biddle Point for another Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation. Where did I go? What happened? Watch the video to find out.
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: Yaesu FT-891 @YaesuUSAOfficial
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20M HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-30 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo")
Tumbler: Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, Mini Pack, Grocery 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 spotting/stats/awards/and more site: https://pota.app
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
LOCATION INFO:
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area overview: bit.ly/3fFth1q
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area (entire map): bit.ly/3qSlEtB
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_%26_Delaware_Canal
Michael N. Castle Trail - delawaregreenways.org/trail/michael-n-castle-c-d-canal-trail
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - W5QIN
01:49 - VA7RBJ
02:33 - K7DTF
03:04 - KF0PWT - P2P
04:01 - N1KLF
04:33 - N1IPB
05:03 - VE3UWA
05:58 - VE3DKK
06:25 - N8OFP
06:50 - K3ISG - P2P
08:12 - N3BDW
08:57 - KC1BDJ
09:40 - K9AT - P2P
11:06 - K2BRO
11:33 - KF0AC
12:04 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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The amateur radio bands can be interesting, based upon what you might hear on the air or how it's influenced by space weather. If one band isn't behaving nicely, there are others to try out. And that's what I did on Sunday, March 09 2025, while at US-7648 the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Conservation Area at Biddle Point for another Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation. Where did I go? What happened? Watch the video to find out.
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: Yaesu FT-891 @YaesuUSAOfficial
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20M HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-30 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo")
Tumbler: Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, Mini Pack, Grocery 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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💚 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
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/k3jrz
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Parks On The Air spotting/stats/awards/and more site: https://pota.app
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
LOCATION INFO:
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area overview: bit.ly/3fFth1q
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area (entire map): bit.ly/3qSlEtB
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_%26_Delaware_Canal
Michael N. Castle Trail - delawaregreenways.org/trail/michael-n-castle-c-d-canal-trail
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - W5QIN
01:49 - VA7RBJ
02:33 - K7DTF
03:04 - KF0PWT - P2P
04:01 - N1KLF
04:33 - N1IPB
05:03 - VE3UWA
05:58 - VE3DKK
06:25 - N8OFP
06:50 - K3ISG - P2P
08:12 - N3BDW
08:57 - KC1BDJ
09:40 - K9AT - P2P
11:06 - K2BRO
11:33 - KF0AC
12:04 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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