Ham Radio in the Jersey Pines — Quick POTA Activation at US 6609

Parks on the Air (POTA) activation from the New Jersey Pinelands Preserve – US-6609, running a fast afternoon setup and knocking out 20 contacts in just 16 minutes. This activation includes park-to-park QSOs, operators from all over the U.S. and Canada, and a full walkthrough of my portable mobile station setup.

📍 Location: New Jersey Pinelands Preserve – K-6609
📡 Operator: N3DRK

🎙️ Mode: SSB / 20 meters

🎥 In This Video
Full breakdown of my simple and fast POTA setup
Using the 20m hamstick on a mag-mount
FTDX10 radio + Z-100 tuner + 1:1 unun
Bioenno 15Ah LiFePO battery
Ham2K POLO logging on iPad
Live CQ calling and rapid-fire contact run
Park-to-park QSO
Stations logged from NJ, SC, GA, TN, MI, Ontario & more
Wrapping up the activation after 20 QSOs


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73,
David — N3DRK


Index of Contacts:


03:02 KX4TKO
03:37 K3SDM
04:29 KC4ZUA
04:53 W0KEG
05:06 KJ5LNI
05:30 N4RDJ
05:55 AB8LL
06:13 K8NEE
06:36 N1JEH
06:50 VE3RNH
07:20 KC4YMT
07:37 W2VDZ
07:57 K8NIV
08:13 KR4BJK
08:32 VE1BQC
09:32 KD9VBP
09:50 N4WRO
10:09 KQ4CQA
10:28 N9KDB
10:41 K5SVC
11:00 KC4ZWA

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