Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Part 2 - 40 Meters - For the last day of September 2023 (Saturday the 30th) I took Alfred the POTA Pug and Ahsoka the French Bulldog Puppy to K-7648 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Conservation Area @delawarednrec (Biddle Point) in between St. Georges and Delaware City, Delaware, for Ahsoka's first Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) adventure.
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:
Radio: FX-4CR SDR HF Transceiver DIRECTLY FROM BG2FX - GET YOUR OWN AT www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 9Ah LFP Battery
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler @RTICOutdoors
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Mini Pack, 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: 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:
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area overview: bit.ly/3fFth1q
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area (entire map): bit.ly/3qSlEtB
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_%26_Delaware_Canal
Michael N. Castle Trail - delawaregreenways.org/trail/michael-n-castle-c-d-canal-trail
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - KC3QXO - P2P
02:05 - N2BTD
02:33 - NC4XL
03:10 - K4FZG
03:38 - K1CWB
04:23 - KO4SFB
04:59 - KO4GAR
05:29 - WN3T
05:57 - N3XLS
06:24 - K1DCT
06:57 - VA3KS - P2P x2
08:09 - VA3SIE
08:55 - KB3CVO
09:38 - K8BWK
10:02 - K3CNH
10:46 - VE3UIK
11:47 - WJ8Y
12:13 - VA3ET
12:40 - N1XXU
13:02 - K2IRK
13:42 - KD2ZPS - P2P
14:22 - N1QM
14:47 - 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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Part 2 - 40 Meters - For the last day of September 2023 (Saturday the 30th) I took Alfred the POTA Pug and Ahsoka the French Bulldog Puppy to K-7648 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Conservation Area @delawarednrec (Biddle Point) in between St. Georges and Delaware City, Delaware, for Ahsoka's first Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) adventure.
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:
Radio: FX-4CR SDR HF Transceiver DIRECTLY FROM BG2FX - GET YOUR OWN AT www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 9Ah LFP Battery
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app
Tumbler: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler @RTICOutdoors
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Mini Pack, 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
--
💚 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
--
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:
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area overview: bit.ly/3fFth1q
DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area (entire map): bit.ly/3qSlEtB
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_%26_Delaware_Canal
Michael N. Castle Trail - delawaregreenways.org/trail/michael-n-castle-c-d-canal-trail
--
MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - KC3QXO - P2P
02:05 - N2BTD
02:33 - NC4XL
03:10 - K4FZG
03:38 - K1CWB
04:23 - KO4SFB
04:59 - KO4GAR
05:29 - WN3T
05:57 - N3XLS
06:24 - K1DCT
06:57 - VA3KS - P2P x2
08:09 - VA3SIE
08:55 - KB3CVO
09:38 - K8BWK
10:02 - K3CNH
10:46 - VE3UIK
11:47 - WJ8Y
12:13 - VA3ET
12:40 - N1XXU
13:02 - K2IRK
13:42 - KD2ZPS - P2P
14:22 - N1QM
14:47 - 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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