Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 46 minutes ago
It was not just the last day of the Parks On The Air Spring 2025 Support Your Parks Weekend, it was also Easter Sunday, April 19, 2025. Things happen and plans change for one reason or another, but I still wanted to get out for a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation at US-1737 Fort DuPont State Park @DelawareStateParks17 in Delaware City, Delaware. Any day spent outside doing Parks On The Air is a good day, despite the changing band conditions, and that's what I needed.
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: Yaesu FT-891 @YaesuUSAOfficial
Cage: Armoloq TPA-891B
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M & 1620T 20M HF Sticks
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 @ABRindCoax
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 @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo") @Ham2KApps
Tumbler: Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod 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:
Delaware State Parks: destateparks.com/History/FortDupont
Fort DuPont on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_DuPont
Delaware City on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_City,_Delaware
Delaware City Historic District on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_City_Historic_District
Delaware City History: delawarecity.com/history
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - PR8ZX
01:57 - WH6LU
02:59 - KK7UYV
04:01 - KE0VIM - P2P - @TravelinHam
05:24 - AD6DB
05:50 - J88IH
06:28 - YV5RAB - P2P
07:05 - W7CEJ - P2P
08:51 - W0MM
09:21 - VE7UVL - P2P
10:02 - N9FAL
11:14 - VE3THR, VE3XNS, VE3YTG, VE3JLN - P2P
11:59 - AC1RH - P2P
12:37 - VE9AJ - P2P
13:50 - K8NEE - P2P
14:48 - 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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It was not just the last day of the Parks On The Air Spring 2025 Support Your Parks Weekend, it was also Easter Sunday, April 19, 2025. Things happen and plans change for one reason or another, but I still wanted to get out for a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation at US-1737 Fort DuPont State Park @DelawareStateParks17 in Delaware City, Delaware. Any day spent outside doing Parks On The Air is a good day, despite the changing band conditions, and that's what I needed.
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: Yaesu FT-891 @YaesuUSAOfficial
Cage: Armoloq TPA-891B
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M & 1620T 20M HF Sticks
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 @ABRindCoax
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 @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo") @Ham2KApps
Tumbler: Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod 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:
Delaware State Parks: destateparks.com/History/FortDupont
Fort DuPont on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_DuPont
Delaware City on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_City,_Delaware
Delaware City Historic District on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_City_Historic_District
Delaware City History: delawarecity.com/history
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - PR8ZX
01:57 - WH6LU
02:59 - KK7UYV
04:01 - KE0VIM - P2P - @TravelinHam
05:24 - AD6DB
05:50 - J88IH
06:28 - YV5RAB - P2P
07:05 - W7CEJ - P2P
08:51 - W0MM
09:21 - VE7UVL - P2P
10:02 - N9FAL
11:14 - VE3THR, VE3XNS, VE3YTG, VE3JLN - P2P
11:59 - AC1RH - P2P
12:37 - VE9AJ - P2P
13:50 - K8NEE - P2P
14:48 - 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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