Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 51 minutes ago
After a crazy day at work there's nothing like heading out to a local state park and getting on the air to do a Parks On The Air (POTA) @ParksOnTheAir activation! So when the whistle blew on Friday, May 19, 2023, I packed up my gear and headed to K-1741 Lums Pond State Park. @DelawareStateParks17
Thank you to all of the hunters and POTA activators for the contacts.
New POTA-themed QSL cards are IN! QSL info can be found on my QRZ page.
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 FTDX10
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20m HF Stick #& MFJ 1640T 40m HF Stick
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery (PVC, BLF-1230A)
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: IRON °FLASK Rover Tumbler 2.0 - 32 Oz
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve, Combat Cock and other bags and pouches from Special Operations Equipment (SOE) @SOEtacticalgear - originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
Hat & shorts from Kitanica @KitanicaUSA - kitanica.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:
What3Words.com - ///crashed.influencing.flamed
w3w.co/crashed.influencing.flamed
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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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - KD9DZT - P2P
01:57 - KB4JOY - P2P
02:33 - KT4Q - P2P
04:11 - Let’s Activate!
04:20 - N5SLY
05:02 - KI4PIL
05:35 - KF0LRL
06:13 - N1AWT
06:38 - K4CVD
07:03 - NM5SP
08:19 - WV4AS
08:50 - KB4AHI
09:28 - K2BRO
10:00 - AC9NW
10:30 - KJ7NXV
11:06 - YV1GIY
12:00 - K4UTL
12:27 - AC9YY
12:57 - KO4CHB
13:43 - EA2EVM
14:39 - M0LED
16:05 - ND9Z
17:03 - K9ITW
17:36 - N5PRN
18:18 - KG9NF
18:50 - W6PUG - P2P
19:50 - AE0TL
20:28 - K9JOZ
21:15 - KI5LKS
21:47 - KO4WSW
22:18 - KF0IDT
23:19 - W0MM
23:41 - KN4LPF
24:21 - KC5UXO
25:30 - AJ4RM
25:54 - KB2GCG
26:28 - K9LR
26:59 - WZ4L
27:41 - KB9BMX
28:13 - WA4JA
28:47 - KE8PZN - P2P
29:19 - KH6WI - P2P
29:27 - KD9UDV - P2P
29:35 - K8GQ - P2P
29:53 - 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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After a crazy day at work there's nothing like heading out to a local state park and getting on the air to do a Parks On The Air (POTA) @ParksOnTheAir activation! So when the whistle blew on Friday, May 19, 2023, I packed up my gear and headed to K-1741 Lums Pond State Park. @DelawareStateParks17
Thank you to all of the hunters and POTA activators for the contacts.
New POTA-themed QSL cards are IN! QSL info can be found on my QRZ page.
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 FTDX10
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20m HF Stick #& MFJ 1640T 40m HF Stick
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery (PVC, BLF-1230A)
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: IRON °FLASK Rover Tumbler 2.0 - 32 Oz
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve, Combat Cock and other bags and pouches from Special Operations Equipment (SOE) @SOEtacticalgear - originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
Hat & shorts from Kitanica @KitanicaUSA - kitanica.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
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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:
What3Words.com - ///crashed.influencing.flamed
w3w.co/crashed.influencing.flamed
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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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - KD9DZT - P2P
01:57 - KB4JOY - P2P
02:33 - KT4Q - P2P
04:11 - Let’s Activate!
04:20 - N5SLY
05:02 - KI4PIL
05:35 - KF0LRL
06:13 - N1AWT
06:38 - K4CVD
07:03 - NM5SP
08:19 - WV4AS
08:50 - KB4AHI
09:28 - K2BRO
10:00 - AC9NW
10:30 - KJ7NXV
11:06 - YV1GIY
12:00 - K4UTL
12:27 - AC9YY
12:57 - KO4CHB
13:43 - EA2EVM
14:39 - M0LED
16:05 - ND9Z
17:03 - K9ITW
17:36 - N5PRN
18:18 - KG9NF
18:50 - W6PUG - P2P
19:50 - AE0TL
20:28 - K9JOZ
21:15 - KI5LKS
21:47 - KO4WSW
22:18 - KF0IDT
23:19 - W0MM
23:41 - KN4LPF
24:21 - KC5UXO
25:30 - AJ4RM
25:54 - KB2GCG
26:28 - K9LR
26:59 - WZ4L
27:41 - KB9BMX
28:13 - WA4JA
28:47 - KE8PZN - P2P
29:19 - KH6WI - P2P
29:27 - KD9UDV - P2P
29:35 - K8GQ - P2P
29:53 - 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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