Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
While down in Virginia Beach I decided to head over to K-1299 First Landing State Park @DCRVirginia for a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation on Saturday, September 09, 2023. I discovered (and verified) that this park was a two-fer with K-4567 Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail @NationalParkService. I was surprised when it started raining, but persisted through until it stopped.
Thank you to all of the hunters and POTA activators for the contacts during this activation!
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 1620T 20M 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 @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 14 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
Large Tool Bag, T-shirt, iPad Pro sleeve and other bags/pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE) - 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:
First Landing State Park - VA Department of Conservation & Recreation: dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/first-landing
First Landing State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Landing_State_Park
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - National Park Service: nps.gov/cajo/index.htm
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_John_Smith_Chesapeake_National_Historic_Trail
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:43 - WD4DAN - P2P
02:32 - VE9TL - P2P
03:27 - K8ROY
04:06 - VA3IAH
04:38 - KO4VYT
05:21 - N1CCC - P2P
06:19 - NE0NS
07:16 - W0WDF
08:18 - K8AH - P2P
09:26 - W6BDD
10:19 - 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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While down in Virginia Beach I decided to head over to K-1299 First Landing State Park @DCRVirginia for a Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation on Saturday, September 09, 2023. I discovered (and verified) that this park was a two-fer with K-4567 Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail @NationalParkService. I was surprised when it started raining, but persisted through until it stopped.
Thank you to all of the hunters and POTA activators for the contacts during this activation!
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 1620T 20M 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 @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit @DJI
Camera: iPhone 14 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
Large Tool Bag, T-shirt, iPad Pro sleeve and other bags/pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE) - 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
Connect with me on:
✖️🐦 X/Twitter at twitter.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:
First Landing State Park - VA Department of Conservation & Recreation: dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/first-landing
First Landing State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Landing_State_Park
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - National Park Service: nps.gov/cajo/index.htm
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_John_Smith_Chesapeake_National_Historic_Trail
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:43 - WD4DAN - P2P
02:32 - VE9TL - P2P
03:27 - K8ROY
04:06 - VA3IAH
04:38 - KO4VYT
05:21 - N1CCC - P2P
06:19 - NE0NS
07:16 - W0WDF
08:18 - K8AH - P2P
09:26 - W6BDD
10:19 - 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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