Ciao from the Park! One Random Italian QSO Among 18 North American Ones

For me, it's always hard to decide what band do I start or activate with before I start a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation. On Sunday, October 12, 2025, I was at US-9891 Blackbird Creek National Reserve in Townsend, Delaware, and had a tough decision. Do I start with trying to score some DX first on an upper band or try for some regional contacts on a lower band? Watch the video and see what happened! Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts! Search for videos of your contacts at https://ve2zdx.com/toolkit/youtube/videos/K3JRZ 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 (with Amazon Affiliate links): Radio: Yaesu FT-891 Cage: Armoloq TPA-891B Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod Antenna: MFJ 1640T 40M & 1617T 17M HF Sticks and Shark Antenna S-F15 Ham Stick Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-30 Automatic Tuner Backpack: Gigaparts Explorer Modular Backpack System 2.0 - HamRadio 2.0 Special Limited Edition Coax Cables: ABR Industries Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 12Ah LFP Battery Battery Box: Powerwerx PWRbox Portable Power Box for 12-40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Bioenno Batteries Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod - https://amzn.to/40LozWJ External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit 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 - https://amzn.to/45lY23O Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag Portable Fan Rechargeable, 20000mAh Cordless Battery Powered Fan - https://amzn.to/4klpHaD Other items used: RJ45 Extension Cable (forFT-891 mic) - https://amzn.to/4f2ZlJq Domke 722-19U F-34 19-Inch Protective Wrap (Blue) (Used for mAT-30) - https://amzn.to/4eUlVnb Domke F-34L 19-Inch Protective Wrap -Red (Used for 891) - https://amzn.to/3GDJS5L iPad Pro sleeve and various 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 -- 💚 Support the Channel 💚 Please like 👍 & subscribe ✅ and click the bell 🔔 for notifications of new videos! Don't forget to leave a comment 📜! 🎊 Become a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/@K3JRZOnTheAir/join *NEW* 👕 K3JRZ Merch Store: https://k3jrz.myspreadshop.com ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/K3JRZ 🛒 Shop on Amazon & Support me! Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4nV1gn3 📡 Alpha Antenna Affiliate Link: https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=49 Connect with me on: ✖️🐦 X/Twitter at https://twitter.com/k3jrz 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k3jrz/ Use Promo Code ➡️ *K3JRZQUIRKY* ⬅️ for a $5 discount on any purchase of $50 or more. Also any purchase of $35 or more gets them free shipping. This code does not expire. https://quirkyqrphamradios.etsy.com/?coupon=K3JRZQUIRKY -- 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: Blackbird Creek Reserve: https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve/blackbird-creek/ Blackbird Creek Reserve DNREC Map: https://dnrec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=f1e51517c01f44ebb1415c20dc5b1b70 Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve: https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/research-reserve/ Blackbird Creek on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_Creek_(Delaware) National Estuarine Research Reserves: https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/ -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - AC3LX 01:19 - NY3C 01:54 - NU8Z 02:20 - VE3GRG 02:50 - W8VBT - P2P 03:36 - N4OYR 04:21 - K4WL 04:47 - VE1SK - P2P 05:27 - KC0TJY 06:16 - AB6GS 07:07 - WB4PW 07:39 - KF0THN 08:03 - IK4IDF 09:01 - K9JHR 09:28 - W4AHP 09:49 - N0WKP - P2P 10:31 - N0RCP - P2P 11:03 - W40/W4OMX - P2P 11:52 - Recap/Outro -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- #pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio