Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Join me for an unforgettable start to the year with a Massive Parks On The Air (POTA) Pileup on New Year's Day 2026 from US-1737 Fort DuPont State Park in Delaware City, Delaware! Watch as the radio bands explode with activity, featuring non-stop contacts and the chaos of managing a wall-to-wall pileup from the park. If you love high-energy action, you won't want to miss this exciting activation!
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.
EQUIPMENT USED (with Amazon Affiliate links):
Radio: 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, 12Ah 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 - amzn.to/4q8M1s2
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/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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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - KD9NJJ - P2P
02:10 - KB2GCG - P2P
03:17 - KC3YXP - P2P
03:56 - K8ELS - P2P
05:01 - KA8QYU - P2P
05:21 - Activate
05:33 - N4BDW
06:23 - KC5RFU - P2P
07:11 - K9BRM
07:36 - VA3CRL
08:10 - KB4KFT - P2P
08:58 - W2STE
09:44 - VE3DUQ
10:13 - KC9FOC
10:49 - KC1VIO
11:26 - KE8VAM
12:13 - KD9DZT
12:51 - KP4NRA
13:21 - AB4EN
14:05 - K4CAE
14:42 - WB8QZM
15:19 - K8DEG
15:51 - W9TEF
16:16 - N9GKE
16:42 - W4DYY
17:11 - VE3TRB
18:11 - KR4EMH
18:37 - NC4HH/K1LY - P2P
19:38 - AA4AT - P2P
20:01 - N1MHV
20:27 - WB0NWZ
20:49 - N4QEP
21:34 - KF8CYL
22:05 - K8MRD - P2P
22:53 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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#pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio
Join me for an unforgettable start to the year with a Massive Parks On The Air (POTA) Pileup on New Year's Day 2026 from US-1737 Fort DuPont State Park in Delaware City, Delaware! Watch as the radio bands explode with activity, featuring non-stop contacts and the chaos of managing a wall-to-wall pileup from the park. If you love high-energy action, you won't want to miss this exciting activation!
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.
EQUIPMENT USED (with Amazon Affiliate links):
Radio: 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, 12Ah 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 - amzn.to/4q8M1s2
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
--
💚 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
☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ
🅿️ Patreon: patreon.com/K3JRZ
🛒 Shop on Amazon & Support me! Affiliate Link: amzn.to/4nV1gn3
🫙 Tip Jar: paypal.me/K3JRZ
📡 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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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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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - KD9NJJ - P2P
02:10 - KB2GCG - P2P
03:17 - KC3YXP - P2P
03:56 - K8ELS - P2P
05:01 - KA8QYU - P2P
05:21 - Activate
05:33 - N4BDW
06:23 - KC5RFU - P2P
07:11 - K9BRM
07:36 - VA3CRL
08:10 - KB4KFT - P2P
08:58 - W2STE
09:44 - VE3DUQ
10:13 - KC9FOC
10:49 - KC1VIO
11:26 - KE8VAM
12:13 - KD9DZT
12:51 - KP4NRA
13:21 - AB4EN
14:05 - K4CAE
14:42 - WB8QZM
15:19 - K8DEG
15:51 - W9TEF
16:16 - N9GKE
16:42 - W4DYY
17:11 - VE3TRB
18:11 - KR4EMH
18:37 - NC4HH/K1LY - P2P
19:38 - AA4AT - P2P
20:01 - N1MHV
20:27 - WB0NWZ
20:49 - N4QEP
21:34 - KF8CYL
22:05 - K8MRD - P2P
22:53 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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#pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio
