The Windy WARC Band

*NOTE - I do not know why this video is only 720p. All of my videos are shot & edited in 1080p. YouTube messed up!*

After getting a bunch of stuff done earlier in the day on Saturday, March 01, 2025, I headed out late in the afternoon to US-1741 Lums Pond State Park in Bear, Delaware for a Park On The Air ‪@ParksOnTheAir‬ (POTA) activation before the park closed. Although it was warmer earlier in the day, I think I should have worn a heavier jacket. But I persevered through the wind & cold and had a blast on 17m! 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: Yaesu FT-891 ‪@YaesuUSAOfficial‬
Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod ‪@ulanzi‬
Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-30 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries ‪@ABRindCoax‬
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V 30Ah LiFePO4 Battery BLF-1230A PVC
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 ‪@DJI‬
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
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag

Large Tool Bag, Mini Pack, Grocery Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment ‪@SOEtacticalgear‬ (SOE) - https://www.originalsoegear.com or https://www.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: https://parksontheair.com
Parks On The Air Facebook group:   / parksontheair  
Parks On The Air Slack group: https://parksontheair.slack.com


LOCATION INFO:
Delaware State Parks: https://www.destateparks.com/PondsRiv...
Lums Pond State Park on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lums_Po...

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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - AE2NY - P2P
02:09 - K4PAD - P2P
02:52 - 805KM - P2P
03:36 - W0YKS - P2P
04:07 - K4GS - P2P
05:02 - N1BND - P2P
06:06 - FM8QR
06:46 - N9IHC - P2P
07:38 - KD9YWG - P2P
08:34 - KO4FX - P2P
09:30 - Checking the Frequency?
09:40 - W4LWY
10:21 - N3WQ
10:52 - KF8ALP
11:19 - KB5HPM
11:56 - KC2JYD
12:21 - KG5BMX
13:01 - KA6NPD
13:49 - 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 https://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 https://parksontheair.com/faq/ .

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