20 Meters Stays Short on New Year's Day 2025

On New Years Day, Wednesday, January 01, 2025, I returned to US-7648 the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Conservation Area @delawarednrec at Biddle Point to for my first Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation of 2025. I was also excited to get back out and spend more time with my new Yaesu FT-891. This is Part 2 of my activation from that day. Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts! 🔐 DECODE the RED secret word in the video and WIN A PRIZE! 🎁 RULES: 1) There have been hints in every video of mine to what language the secret word is in. 2) Email me (I'm good on QRZ.com) with YOUR answer. 3) There is only ONE WEEK from the video's premiere date to email me the correct secret word and win. 4) The FIRST email I receive with the correct answer wins. 5) AGAIN, you have ONLY ONE WEEK to win. Each contest ends AFTER 1 week after the video premieres. 6) You can only win once. 7) Not following the above rules disqualifies your entry. 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 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 @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: RTIC 30 oz 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 -- 💚 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: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/K3JRZ Connect with me on: ✖️🐦 X/Twitter at https://twitter.com/k3jrz 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k3jrz/ -- 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: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parksontheair/ Parks On The Air Slack group: https://parksontheair.slack.com LOCATION INFO: DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area overview: https://bit.ly/3fFth1q DNREC C&D Canal Conservation Area (entire map): https://bit.ly/3qSlEtB Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_%26_Delaware_Canal Michael N. Castle Trail - https://delawaregreenways.org/trail/michael-n-castle-c-d-canal-trail/ -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - W4MK 00:59 - AB4KN 01:26 - N3RT - P2P 02:47 - N5WC 03:12 - KO4BLA - P2P 04:17 - K4HNH - P2P 05:04 - KQ4CRY - P2P 05:34 - W4BTJ 06:21 - KQ4OXS 06:45 - KA0OSN 07:29 - KQ4SLN 08:16 - K1SLK 08:45 - KS0JD 09:12 - KB0DOD 09:41 - KB5GH 10:04 - NZ9A 10:47 - K1HAR 11:06 - W0MES - P2P 11:40 - KB4SYV 12:08 - Recap/Outro -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. --