Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
For the past few years I get asked to help out with Boy Scout Troop 85 with their Jamboree On The Air/Jamboree On The Internet (JOTA/JOTI), so on Saturday, October 19, 2024, I met up with them at US-1741 Lums Pond State Park @DelawareStateParks17 @delawarednrec in Bear, Delaware. It was also the Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) Support Your Parks Weekend. The Scouts were already on the air earlier that morning, but I didn't think other hams wouldn't want to talk to the Scouts on 10 meters during my POTA activation. Watch the video to see what happened.
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts!
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 http://www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
Connectors & Adapters: American Radio Supply
N9SAB's 1:1 QRP Nano Dipole Balun/Choke for Common Mode Currents/Noise Reduction Gen II - bit.ly/3UEy9Zf
Case: Apache 2800 Weatherproof Protective Case (Medium)
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 4.5Ah LFP Battery
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit + DJI Lavalier @DJI
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo")
Water Jug: Corkcicle 64 oz. Series A Sport Jug
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Hat from GearForeverDesigns on Etsy - etsy.com/shop/GearForeverDesigns
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE) - originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
Range Shorts from Kitanica: kitanica.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:
Delaware State Parks: destateparks.com/PondsRivers/LumsPond
Lums Pond State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lums_Pond_State_Park
Jamboree On The Air/Internet from BSA: scouting.org/international/jota-joti
Jamboree On The Air from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamboree_on_the_Air
Jamboree On The Internet from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamboree_on_the_Internet
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - F4JSZ
02:28 - KD2ZGN - P2P
03:52 - KJ5EGO
05:16 - KR5EEE
05:45 - K5AED
06:39 - YV1GIY
07:06 - F4HJO
07:44 - KF8IV - P2P
08:14 - K8MRD - P2P
08:37 - KN4COE - P2P
09:35 - Scouts on the air
14:15 - 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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For the past few years I get asked to help out with Boy Scout Troop 85 with their Jamboree On The Air/Jamboree On The Internet (JOTA/JOTI), so on Saturday, October 19, 2024, I met up with them at US-1741 Lums Pond State Park @DelawareStateParks17 @delawarednrec in Bear, Delaware. It was also the Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) Support Your Parks Weekend. The Scouts were already on the air earlier that morning, but I didn't think other hams wouldn't want to talk to the Scouts on 10 meters during my POTA activation. Watch the video to see what happened.
Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts!
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 http://www.bg2fx.com!
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
Connectors & Adapters: American Radio Supply
N9SAB's 1:1 QRP Nano Dipole Balun/Choke for Common Mode Currents/Noise Reduction Gen II - bit.ly/3UEy9Zf
Case: Apache 2800 Weatherproof Protective Case (Medium)
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 4.5Ah LFP Battery
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit + DJI Lavalier @DJI
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo")
Water Jug: Corkcicle 64 oz. Series A Sport Jug
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Hat from GearForeverDesigns on Etsy - etsy.com/shop/GearForeverDesigns
Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE) - originalsoegear.com or soetacticalgear.com
Range Shorts from Kitanica: kitanica.com
3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.com
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💚 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
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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/PondsRivers/LumsPond
Lums Pond State Park on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lums_Pond_State_Park
Jamboree On The Air/Internet from BSA: scouting.org/international/jota-joti
Jamboree On The Air from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamboree_on_the_Air
Jamboree On The Internet from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamboree_on_the_Internet
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MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
--
CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - F4JSZ
02:28 - KD2ZGN - P2P
03:52 - KJ5EGO
05:16 - KR5EEE
05:45 - K5AED
06:39 - YV1GIY
07:06 - F4HJO
07:44 - KF8IV - P2P
08:14 - K8MRD - P2P
08:37 - KN4COE - P2P
09:35 - Scouts on the air
14:15 - 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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