Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The amateur radio club that I belong to had to move their monthly meeting from their regular location to US-1414 Ridley Creek State Park@PennsylvaniaDCNR in Media, Pennsylvania. I thought that it would be a great opportunity to to a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation before the meeting. I wasn't the only one who had that same idea. Matt N3QB arrived just before me and we talked about doing the activation together using his equipment. I saw Chris AE4XO spotted and wanted to get a Park to Park contact with him. Watch the video to see everything that happened!
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow 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:
Matt N3QB's ICOM IC-7100
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit + DJI Lavalier @DJI
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE): originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
Range 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:
Ridley Creek State Park on the Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources site: dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/RidleyCreekStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
Ridley Creek State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Creek_State_Park
Visit Philly.com: visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/ridley-creek-state-park
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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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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The amateur radio club that I belong to had to move their monthly meeting from their regular location to US-1414 Ridley Creek State Park@PennsylvaniaDCNR in Media, Pennsylvania. I thought that it would be a great opportunity to to a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation before the meeting. I wasn't the only one who had that same idea. Matt N3QB arrived just before me and we talked about doing the activation together using his equipment. I saw Chris AE4XO spotted and wanted to get a Park to Park contact with him. Watch the video to see everything that happened!
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow 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:
Matt N3QB's ICOM IC-7100
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit + DJI Lavalier @DJI
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE): originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
Range 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
Connect with me on:
✖️🐦 X/Twitter - twitter.com/k3jrz
📸 Instagram - instagram.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:
Ridley Creek State Park on the Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources site: dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/RidleyCreekStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
Ridley Creek State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Creek_State_Park
Visit Philly.com: visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/ridley-creek-state-park
--
MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
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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