Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
I brought back out the FX-4CR back to to US-1741 Lums Pond State Park, for my next Parks On The Air (POTA) activation on Sunday, November 23, 2025, running just 5 watts, but the activation quickly turned into a struggle for contacts more than 7 contacts. Watch to see exactly why I was forced to swap radios mid-activation just to save the day and get this park activated.
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.
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EQUIPMENT USED (with Amazon Affiliate links):
Radio: FX-4CR & Yaesu FT-891
Cage: Armoloq TPA-891B
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20M HF 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, 30Ah 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 2 - amzn.to/48GXPLW
Camera: iPhone 17 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
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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:
Delaware State Parks: destateparks.com/PondsRivers/LumsPond
Lums Pond State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lums_Pond_State_Park
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - WA2SRA - P2P
02:13 - KA9QZG
02:52 - K1TDM
03:25 - W9YB
04:03 - N4CRP - P2P
05:12 - N9IHC - P2P
05:46 - K5MPD - P2P
06:51 - KO4ILS - P2P
07:25 - KQ4LXV
07:55 - KQ1S - P2P
08:27 - N4ANE - P2P
08:52 - KQ4WJP - P2P
09:51 - KB4TV
10:24 - AC1W
10:56 - W5BCA
11:34 - AA9YS
11:54 - KO4XJ
12:53 - K1TAP - P2P
13:45 - KF0UVL
14:20 - N1MHV
14:47 - KJ5DZV
15:11 - WW4GA
15:35 - KR4CCH
15:57 - N2XQ
16:26 - K4CAE
16:53 - NA4M
17:27 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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#pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio
I brought back out the FX-4CR back to to US-1741 Lums Pond State Park, for my next Parks On The Air (POTA) activation on Sunday, November 23, 2025, running just 5 watts, but the activation quickly turned into a struggle for contacts more than 7 contacts. Watch to see exactly why I was forced to swap radios mid-activation just to save the day and get this park activated.
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.
--
💚 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 website: k3jrz.com
*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
📓 Threads: threads.com/@k3jrz
📹 TikTok: tiktok.com/@k3jrz
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EQUIPMENT USED (with Amazon Affiliate links):
Radio: FX-4CR & Yaesu FT-891
Cage: Armoloq TPA-891B
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20M HF 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, 30Ah 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 2 - amzn.to/48GXPLW
Camera: iPhone 17 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
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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:
Delaware State Parks: destateparks.com/PondsRivers/LumsPond
Lums Pond State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lums_Pond_State_Park
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - WA2SRA - P2P
02:13 - KA9QZG
02:52 - K1TDM
03:25 - W9YB
04:03 - N4CRP - P2P
05:12 - N9IHC - P2P
05:46 - K5MPD - P2P
06:51 - KO4ILS - P2P
07:25 - KQ4LXV
07:55 - KQ1S - P2P
08:27 - N4ANE - P2P
08:52 - KQ4WJP - P2P
09:51 - KB4TV
10:24 - AC1W
10:56 - W5BCA
11:34 - AA9YS
11:54 - KO4XJ
12:53 - K1TAP - P2P
13:45 - KF0UVL
14:20 - N1MHV
14:47 - KJ5DZV
15:11 - WW4GA
15:35 - KR4CCH
15:57 - N2XQ
16:26 - K4CAE
16:53 - NA4M
17:27 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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#pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio
