Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago
On the way down to Virginia Beach, Virginia, I stopped at the Horntown Tract of K-10693 Coastal Forest Wildlife Management Area @VirginiaDWR @DCRVirginia in New Church, Virginia for a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation, Wednesday, December 20, 2023. During the activation I kept seeing I kept seeing things out of the corner of my eyes. What did I possibly see?
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 HF Stick & MFJ 1620T 20M HF Stick
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, T-shirt 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:
Coastal Forest WMA (Virginia DWR) - dwr.virginia.gov/wma/coastal-forest
Coastal Forest WMA Map - dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/Coastal-Forest-WMA-Map.pdf
Shore Daily News article about WMA opening - shoredailynews.com/headlines/eastern-shore-coastal-forest-wildlife-management-area-open-for-public-hunting
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - 10 Meters
01:27 - KK7KNB
02:15 - KI5MM
02:41 - KJ5CYH
03:43 - VE3IJM - P2P
04:54 - K5VV
05:35 - KE8UKX
06:11 - VE2AW
06:51 - KQ4GTH
07:30 - K4CVD
08:04 - WD5GNX
08:32 - KN7D
09:10 - N9FUE
09:47 - KB4ECV
10:18 - K0KLB
11:35 - VE3THR
12:22 - Bigfoot?
12:35 - KQ4JPB
13:30 - 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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On the way down to Virginia Beach, Virginia, I stopped at the Horntown Tract of K-10693 Coastal Forest Wildlife Management Area @VirginiaDWR @DCRVirginia in New Church, Virginia for a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation, Wednesday, December 20, 2023. During the activation I kept seeing I kept seeing things out of the corner of my eyes. What did I possibly see?
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 HF Stick & MFJ 1620T 20M HF Stick
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, T-shirt 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
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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:
Coastal Forest WMA (Virginia DWR) - dwr.virginia.gov/wma/coastal-forest
Coastal Forest WMA Map - dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/Coastal-Forest-WMA-Map.pdf
Shore Daily News article about WMA opening - shoredailynews.com/headlines/eastern-shore-coastal-forest-wildlife-management-area-open-for-public-hunting
--
MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - 10 Meters
01:27 - KK7KNB
02:15 - KI5MM
02:41 - KJ5CYH
03:43 - VE3IJM - P2P
04:54 - K5VV
05:35 - KE8UKX
06:11 - VE2AW
06:51 - KQ4GTH
07:30 - K4CVD
08:04 - WD5GNX
08:32 - KN7D
09:10 - N9FUE
09:47 - KB4ECV
10:18 - K0KLB
11:35 - VE3THR
12:22 - Bigfoot?
12:35 - KQ4JPB
13:30 - 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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