Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Sometimes things just happen on their own. What you actually do at a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation once you have everything setup and ready to go. I found myself in that situation on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at US-9891 Blackbird Creek National Reserve in Townsend, Delaware. Watch the video and see what happened!
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 Sticks
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
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod - amzn.to/40LozWJ
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
Camera: iPhone 16 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
3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.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:
Blackbird Creek Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve/blackbird-creek
Blackbird Creek Reserve DNREC Map: dnrec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=f1e51517c01f44ebb1415c20dc5b1b70
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve
Blackbird Creek on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_Creek_(Delaware)
National Estuarine Research Reserves: coast.noaa.gov/nerrs
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - W0TTG - P2P
02:02 - WD4JMM - P2P
02:38 - WD4DAN - P2P
03:12 - K4ZGB - P2P
04:15 - W4BUS - P2P
04:48 - NF1T - P2P
05:08 - K1DGP - P2P
05:42 - What are you doing?
06:40 - Here comes the sun
07:11 - KB0TYJ - P2P
08:18 - KD5PIT - P2P
09:12 - AI5XR & NE5MO - P2P
10:11 - N4YLA - P2P
10:47 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Sometimes things just happen on their own. What you actually do at a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation once you have everything setup and ready to go. I found myself in that situation on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at US-9891 Blackbird Creek National Reserve in Townsend, Delaware. Watch the video and see what happened!
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 Sticks
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
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod - amzn.to/40LozWJ
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit
Camera: iPhone 16 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
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
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/k3jrz
Use Promo Code ➡️ *K3JRZQUIRKY* ⬅️ for a $5 discount on any purchase of $50 or more. Also any purchase of $35 or more gets them free shipping. This code does not expire.
quirkyqrphamradios.etsy.com/?coupon=K3JRZQUIRKY
--
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:
Blackbird Creek Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve/blackbird-creek
Blackbird Creek Reserve DNREC Map: dnrec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=f1e51517c01f44ebb1415c20dc5b1b70
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve: dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve
Blackbird Creek on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_Creek_(Delaware)
National Estuarine Research Reserves: coast.noaa.gov/nerrs
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - W0TTG - P2P
02:02 - WD4JMM - P2P
02:38 - WD4DAN - P2P
03:12 - K4ZGB - P2P
04:15 - W4BUS - P2P
04:48 - NF1T - P2P
05:08 - K1DGP - P2P
05:42 - What are you doing?
06:40 - Here comes the sun
07:11 - KB0TYJ - P2P
08:18 - KD5PIT - P2P
09:12 - AI5XR & NE5MO - P2P
10:11 - N4YLA - P2P
10:47 - Recap/Outro
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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