When Hunters Don't Listen to POTA Activators

For park number 2 on my trip down to Virginia on Friday, November 08, 2024, I stopped at US-9892 St. Jones (National) Reserve ‪@delawarednrec‬ southeast of Dover, Delaware for another quick Parks On The Air ‪@ParksOnTheAir‬ (POTA) activation before getting back on the road. 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 HF Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries ‪@ABRindCoax‬
N9SAB's 1:1 QRP Nano Dipole Balun/Choke for Common Mode Currents/Noise Reduction Gen II - http://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 15 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo")
Tumbler: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag

Hat from GearForeverDesigns on Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/GearForever...

Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment ‪@SOEtacticalgear‬ (SOE) - https://www.originalsoegear.com or https://www.soetacticalgear.com

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Parks On The Air Slack group: https://parksontheair.slack.com


LOCATION INFO:
St. Jones Reserve on DNREC: https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-pr...
St. Jones Reserve on Delaware Bayshore Byway: https://delawarebayshorebyway.org/att...
St. Jones Reserve on VisitDelaware.com: https://www.visitdelaware.com/listing...
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve on DNREC: https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-pr...
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delawar...

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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - KI5VYQ
01:58 - KI7BGN - P2P
02:41 - IK4IDF
03:24 - VA6GT - P2P
04:10 - KD5IUW - P2P
06:44 - EA1BUL
07:36 - EA4GJP
09:05 - K7OAO
09:60 - W7TNC
10:48 - W0MM
11:08 - SM3NRY
11:55 - KB5MZI
12:34 - KA5WAD
13:30 - 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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