Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
(YES. 2 plug-ins failed during the rendering of the video. Looks like I'll need to QA the render also now.)
While down in Virginia I decided to visit US-3998 Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area @VirginiaDWR (along the James River) on Saturday, November 09, 2024, near Carrollton, Virginia, for another Parks On The Air (POTA) activation. 10m was busy as well as a visitor I had during my activation. Watch the video to see what happened.
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 http://www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M & 1610T 10M HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
N9SAB's 1:1 QRP Nano Dipole Balun/Choke for Common Mode Currents/Noise Reduction Gen II - bit.ly/3UEy9Zf
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 Lavalier @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: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler @RTICOutdoors
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Hat from GearForeverDesigns on Etsy - etsy.com/shop/GearForeverDesigns
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 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:
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area on Virginia DWR: dwr.virginia.gov/vbwt/sites/ragged-island-wildlife-management-area
Ragged Island on Virginia DWR: dwr.virginia.gov/wma/ragged-island
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragged_Island_Wildlife_Management_Area
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - KE4ZUN
01:55 - N8JEE
02:26 - WA3TVH - P2P
03:27 - F5PYI
04:14 - KG5GWM
04:41 - IK2BYY
05:22 - Conservation Officer
07:12 - KD5UIW - P2P
07:57 - PD1CW
08:28 - OS8D
09:03 - F5NZO
10:08 - F6HQP
10:41 - EA1PA - P2P
13:13 - OE4JHW
13:54 - F4HZN
14:41 - KK7UAK - P2P
15:42 - 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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(YES. 2 plug-ins failed during the rendering of the video. Looks like I'll need to QA the render also now.)
While down in Virginia I decided to visit US-3998 Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area @VirginiaDWR (along the James River) on Saturday, November 09, 2024, near Carrollton, Virginia, for another Parks On The Air (POTA) activation. 10m was busy as well as a visitor I had during my activation. Watch the video to see what happened.
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 http://www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M & 1610T 10M HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
N9SAB's 1:1 QRP Nano Dipole Balun/Choke for Common Mode Currents/Noise Reduction Gen II - bit.ly/3UEy9Zf
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 Lavalier @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: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler @RTICOutdoors
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Hat from GearForeverDesigns on Etsy - etsy.com/shop/GearForeverDesigns
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
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/k3jrz
--
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:
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area on Virginia DWR: dwr.virginia.gov/vbwt/sites/ragged-island-wildlife-management-area
Ragged Island on Virginia DWR: dwr.virginia.gov/wma/ragged-island
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragged_Island_Wildlife_Management_Area
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - KE4ZUN
01:55 - N8JEE
02:26 - WA3TVH - P2P
03:27 - F5PYI
04:14 - KG5GWM
04:41 - IK2BYY
05:22 - Conservation Officer
07:12 - KD5UIW - P2P
07:57 - PD1CW
08:28 - OS8D
09:03 - F5NZO
10:08 - F6HQP
10:41 - EA1PA - P2P
13:13 - OE4JHW
13:54 - F4HZN
14:41 - KK7UAK - P2P
15:42 - 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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