Achievement Unlocked! 1000 Contacts at K-1741!

After 34 activations of K-1741 Lums Ponds State Park in Bear, Delaware I accomplished my goal of getting 1000 contacts, earning my first Kilo Award. With only 23 contacts to 1000, I got 32 contacts total on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. It's all fun and games until your video has no audio of your special Parks On The Air activation. Yes, I was ticked for a few seconds, but I knew there was nothing that could be done nor could I redo the entire activation. SO MOVING FORWARD... Thank you to all of the hunters and POTA activators for making this a successful activation and thank you to all 1009 of my contacts from K-1741 since I started activation for POTA. New POTA-themed QSL cards are IN! QSL info can be found on my QRZ page. 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 FTDX10 Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M HF Stick Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 30Ah LFP Battery (PVC, BLF-1230A) Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging) Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app Tumbler: IRON °FLASK Rover Tumbler 2.0 - 32 Oz Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag Mini Pack, iPad Pro sleeve, Combat Cock and other bags and pouches from Special Operations Equipment (SOE) - https://www.originalsoegear.com or https://www.soetacticalgear.com 3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.com Embroidered Call Sign and Name Tactical Hat with American Flag on Side: https://www.etsy.com/listing/982895227/embroidered-call-sign-and-name-tactical -- Please like & subscribe if you enjoyed the video and click the bell for notifications of new videos! Don't forget to leave a comment also to tell me what you thought of this video & activation! BUY ME A COFFEE!!! (Better for creators than Patreon) If you wish, you can help support the channel at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ . Already on PATREON? You can help support the channel at https://www.patreon.com/K3JRZ . -- 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 Parks On The Air spotting/stats/awards/and more site: https://pota.app LOCATION INFO: What3Words.com - ///crashed.influencing.flamed https://w3w.co/crashed.influencing.flamed Delaware State Parks: https://www.destateparks.com/PondsRivers/LumsPond Lums Pond State Park on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lums_Pond_State_Park -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- CONTACTS: W1TXT - TOM - CONNECTICUT - 213 MILES VE3PYJ - GERRY - ONTARIO - 340 MILES VE3PTA - P2P @ VE-1512 - STEVEN - ONTARIO - 338 MILES K3CU - EDWARD - PENNSYLVANIA - 113 MILES WA3SLE - BOB - PENNSYLVANIA - 223 MILES N4DH - DEAN - NORTH CAROLINA - 322 MILES K9YK - MARK - INDIANA - 616 MILES KF9WW - MICHAEL - INDIANA - 619 MILES K1CWB - CLAUDE - MASSACHUSETTS - 296 MILES KD9TIP - JEREMY - INDIANA - 551 MILES KN4XP - MIKE - NORTH CAROLINA - 353 MILES K1MBK - MATT - VIRGINIA - 113 MILES N2BTD - BRIAN - NEW YORK - 143 MILES K4JLT - JOE - VIRGINIA - 246 MILES K4VBL - VINCENT - VIRGINIA - 209 MILES KE4TTS - JERRY - NORTH CAROLINA - 310 MILES N9DPR - RICHARD - INDIANA - 544 MILES K8GQ - TERRY - WEST VIRGINIA - 325 MILES KB4LOA - HECTOR - NORTH CAROLINA - 364 MILES KC1CBQ - GARY - MASSACHUSETTS - 289 MILES N1SFE - PAUL - CONNECTICUT - 218 MILES W5MPB - MIKE - MARYLAND - 74 MILES * VE3LBI - LARRY - ONTARIO - 330 MILES - 1000TH CONTACT FROM K-1741* WB4KST - STOKES - SOUTH CAROLINA - 463 MILES VA3ET - DON - ONTARIO - 330 MILES KC9GIC - JEREMY - INDIANA - 555 MILES AB8LL - ED - MICHIGAN - 485 MILES KC3KZT - JOE - PENNSYLVANIA - 213 MILES K4JEL - JEFF - NORTH CAROLINA - 391 MILES W1LP - CLINTON - MASSACHUSETTS - 314 MILES KC3CPT - DOUGLAS - PENNSYLVANIA - 88 MILES KD4LBR - RICKY - NORTH CAROLINA - 414 MILES --