Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 27 minutes ago
I took another trip down to Virginia on Friday, November 08, 2024, where I stopped at US-9882 Little Creek Wildlife Area @delawarednrec east of Dover, Delaware (and just south of the small town of Little Creek) for a quick Parks On The Air (POTA) activation before getting back on the road. Using my FX-4CR SDR Transceiver with 20 Watts on 10 meters I was wondering what the activation would hold for me. 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 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
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:
Map of Little Creek Wildlife Area from DNREC: dnrec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=3d0b868a5e6a49ae9bb474a89e9281ca
Overview of Little Creek Wildlife Area from DNREC: documents.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/Wildlife-Areas/Little-Creek-Overview.pdf
Little Creek Wildlife Area via Delaware Bayshore Byway: delawarebayshorebyway.org/destinations/little-creek
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
"Gangsters" Copyright 1979 by The Specials - Performed by Gangster Pump.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - K5GWT
02:07 - WA5PQL
02:41 - KD5UIW - P2P
03:24 - G0RQL
04:12 - Down in the noise
04:22 - KF0NDQ
04:59 - K7OAO
05:35 - The Plane
05:48 - KB0PAT
06:19 - KM6JWS
07:06 - F4ILH
08:08 - EA1BUL
08:40 - KP4YAT - P2P
09:48 - 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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I took another trip down to Virginia on Friday, November 08, 2024, where I stopped at US-9882 Little Creek Wildlife Area @delawarednrec east of Dover, Delaware (and just south of the small town of Little Creek) for a quick Parks On The Air (POTA) activation before getting back on the road. Using my FX-4CR SDR Transceiver with 20 Watts on 10 meters I was wondering what the activation would hold for me. 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 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
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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💚 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:
Map of Little Creek Wildlife Area from DNREC: dnrec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=3d0b868a5e6a49ae9bb474a89e9281ca
Overview of Little Creek Wildlife Area from DNREC: documents.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/Wildlife-Areas/Little-Creek-Overview.pdf
Little Creek Wildlife Area via Delaware Bayshore Byway: delawarebayshorebyway.org/destinations/little-creek
--
MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
"Gangsters" Copyright 1979 by The Specials - Performed by Gangster Pump.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - K5GWT
02:07 - WA5PQL
02:41 - KD5UIW - P2P
03:24 - G0RQL
04:12 - Down in the noise
04:22 - KF0NDQ
04:59 - K7OAO
05:35 - The Plane
05:48 - KB0PAT
06:19 - KM6JWS
07:06 - F4ILH
08:08 - EA1BUL
08:40 - KP4YAT - P2P
09:48 - 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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