Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
For me, it's always hard to decide what band do I start or activate with before I start a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation. On Sunday, October 12, 2025, I was at US-9891 Blackbird Creek National Reserve in Townsend, Delaware, and had a tough decision. Do I start with trying to score some DX first on an upper band or try for some regional contacts on a lower band? Watch the video and see what happened!
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts!
Search for videos of your contacts at ve2zdx.com/toolkit/youtube/videos/K3JRZ
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 (with Amazon Affiliate links):
Radio: Yaesu FT-891
Cage: Armoloq TPA-891B
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod
Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M & 1617T 17M HF Sticks and Shark Antenna S-F15 Ham Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-30 Automatic Tuner
Backpack: Gigaparts Explorer Modular Backpack System 2.0 - HamRadio 2.0 Special Limited Edition
Coax Cables: ABR Industries
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 12Ah LFP Battery
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod - amzn.to/40LozWJ
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
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 - amzn.to/45lY23O
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Portable Fan Rechargeable, 20000mAh Cordless Battery Powered Fan - amzn.to/4klpHaD
Other items used:
RJ45 Extension Cable (forFT-891 mic) - amzn.to/4f2ZlJq
Domke 722-19U F-34 19-Inch Protective Wrap (Blue) (Used for mAT-30) - amzn.to/4eUlVnb
Domke F-34L 19-Inch Protective Wrap -Red (Used for 891) - amzn.to/3GDJS5L
iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment (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:
Blackbird Creek Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve/blackbird-creek
Blackbird Creek Reserve DNREC Map: dnrec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=f1e51517c01f44ebb1415c20dc5b1b70
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve
Blackbird Creek on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_Creek_(Delaware)
National Estuarine Research Reserves: coast.noaa.gov/nerrs
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - AC3LX
01:19 - NY3C
01:54 - NU8Z
02:20 - VE3GRG
02:50 - W8VBT - P2P
03:36 - N4OYR
04:21 - K4WL
04:47 - VE1SK - P2P
05:27 - KC0TJY
06:16 - AB6GS
07:07 - WB4PW
07:39 - KF0THN
08:03 - IK4IDF
09:01 - K9JHR
09:28 - W4AHP
09:49 - N0WKP - P2P
10:31 - N0RCP - P2P
11:03 - W40/W4OMX - P2P
11:52 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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#pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio
For me, it's always hard to decide what band do I start or activate with before I start a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation. On Sunday, October 12, 2025, I was at US-9891 Blackbird Creek National Reserve in Townsend, Delaware, and had a tough decision. Do I start with trying to score some DX first on an upper band or try for some regional contacts on a lower band? Watch the video and see what happened!
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts!
Search for videos of your contacts at ve2zdx.com/toolkit/youtube/videos/K3JRZ
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 (with Amazon Affiliate links):
Radio: Yaesu FT-891
Cage: Armoloq TPA-891B
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod
Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M & 1617T 17M HF Sticks and Shark Antenna S-F15 Ham Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-30 Automatic Tuner
Backpack: Gigaparts Explorer Modular Backpack System 2.0 - HamRadio 2.0 Special Limited Edition
Coax Cables: ABR Industries
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 12Ah LFP Battery
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod - amzn.to/40LozWJ
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
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 - amzn.to/45lY23O
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Portable Fan Rechargeable, 20000mAh Cordless Battery Powered Fan - amzn.to/4klpHaD
Other items used:
RJ45 Extension Cable (forFT-891 mic) - amzn.to/4f2ZlJq
Domke 722-19U F-34 19-Inch Protective Wrap (Blue) (Used for mAT-30) - amzn.to/4eUlVnb
Domke F-34L 19-Inch Protective Wrap -Red (Used for 891) - amzn.to/3GDJS5L
iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment (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 📜!
🎊 Become a Channel Member: youtube.com/@K3JRZOnTheAir/join
*NEW* 👕 K3JRZ Merch Store: k3jrz.myspreadshop.com
☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ
🅿️ Patreon: patreon.com/K3JRZ
🛒 Shop on Amazon & Support me! Affiliate Link: amzn.to/4nV1gn3
📡 Alpha Antenna Affiliate Link: alphaantenna.com/?aff=49
Connect with me on:
✖️🐦 X/Twitter at twitter.com/k3jrz
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/k3jrz
Use Promo Code ➡️ *K3JRZQUIRKY* ⬅️ for a $5 discount on any purchase of $50 or more. Also any purchase of $35 or more gets them free shipping. This code does not expire.
quirkyqrphamradios.etsy.com/?coupon=K3JRZQUIRKY
--
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:
Blackbird Creek Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve/blackbird-creek
Blackbird Creek Reserve DNREC Map: dnrec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=f1e51517c01f44ebb1415c20dc5b1b70
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve
Blackbird Creek on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_Creek_(Delaware)
National Estuarine Research Reserves: coast.noaa.gov/nerrs
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - AC3LX
01:19 - NY3C
01:54 - NU8Z
02:20 - VE3GRG
02:50 - W8VBT - P2P
03:36 - N4OYR
04:21 - K4WL
04:47 - VE1SK - P2P
05:27 - KC0TJY
06:16 - AB6GS
07:07 - WB4PW
07:39 - KF0THN
08:03 - IK4IDF
09:01 - K9JHR
09:28 - W4AHP
09:49 - N0WKP - P2P
10:31 - N0RCP - P2P
11:03 - W40/W4OMX - P2P
11:52 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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#pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio
