A Christmas Day DX Miracle on 10 Meters

With the day off work on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 I headed to US-1569 Elk Neck State Park @MarylandDNR in North East, Maryland for a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation at a "new to me" park. With no plans to be anywhere, the day gave me plenty of time to try something new. Watch the video to see what amazing things happened. 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 @RTICOutdoors 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: Elk Neck State Park - Maryland DNR Park Service: https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/central/elkneck.aspx Elk Neck State Park - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_Neck_State_Park -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Taking it off 01:52 - KK7TDU 02:47 - KF5VWI 03:32 - YV4GE 04:36 - N3LOU 05:31 - XE1UYS 06:20 - KK7VKR 06:51 - WK6LU 07:28 - K7EGJ 08:07 - VK2IZ 09:49 - K9YKL 10:43 - K5APD 11:11 - PU3POE 11:49 - W6PUG 12:43 - KP4MDE 13:14 - KB2GCG 14:07 - DX Station 14:30 - WP4JD 15:00 - AG7TI 15:52 - K7LSD 16:19 - AI5SH 17:05 - N1PHR 17:55 - Recap/Outro -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. --