Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 minutes ago

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Part 2 - 17 Meters

I've made it no secret that I don't like to participate in amateur radio contests. Yes I did some when I first got licensed, but that doesn't mean I have to continue to do so. So on Saturday, March 29, 2025, I headed out to US-3976 Cavalier Wildlife Management Area @VirginiaDWR , just south of Chesapeake, Virginia, for my second Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation while in Virginia for the weekend. With the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest going on, I opted for my usually option... the WARC Bands! Watch the video to find out 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: Yaesu FT-891 @YaesuUSAOfficial
CAGE: Armoloq TPA-891B
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M & 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 @GigaPartsHuntsville
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery
Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
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") @Ham2KApps
Tumbler: Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod 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 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:
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area on Virginia DWR: dwr.virginia.gov/wma/cavalier
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_Wildlife_Management_Area

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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:42 - KB9HV - P2P
02:13 - ZF2CI - P2P
03:08 - VA3GHB
03:37 - KE5TQZ
03:45 - N1NQU - P2P
04:33 - WB9MAI
04:55 - KE9APN - P2P
05:31 - AK9RT
05:38 - KA9KAD
05:44 - K5TGR
05:52 - WD0EDJ
06:08 - KE0ZBB
06:18 - KF0DCW
06:25 - W7VOZ
06:36 - AE5DS
07:08 - WB9EWJ - P2P
07:31 - WB8IZM
07:41 - KM4JXS
07:54 - NP4JJ
08:15 - AJ7CP
08:33 - KA5HXL
08:56 - W8LLC
09:09 - KI4YZN
09:39 - K7MJF
09:53 - KK6P - P2P
10:38 - WA9JBQ - P2P
11:34 - Recap/Outro

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