Epic Failure - POTA Activation

This video is about an impromptu Parks On The Air (POTA) activation at K-1737 Fort DuPont State Park in Delaware City, Delaware. But it's all fun and games until you miss that important moment that you wanted to save for prosperity. What can you do after you find out that you didn't record that moment? Well, after you scream and shout it out, you have to just move forward. Thank you to the all of the hunters and fellow activators for the contacts! 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 Case: Apache 4800 from Harbor Freight Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M HF Stick & MFJ 1620T 20m FHF Stick 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 Tray: ENRICH UP Car Steering Wheel Premium Tray Tumbler: IRON °FLASK Rover Tumbler 2.0 - 32 Oz Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve, miscellaneous pouches & bags and Combat Cock from Special Operations Equipment @johnwillis1971 (SOE) - https://www.originalsoegear.com or https://www.soetacticalgear.com Hat & shorts from Kitanica @KitanicaUSA - https://kitanica.com 3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.com -- 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: ///cartoons.calling.prove https://what3words.com/cartoons.calling.prove Delaware State Parks: https://www.destateparks.com/History/FortDupont Fort DuPont on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_DuPont -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - KL7EC - P2P - https://www.youtube.com/@KL7ECoutdoors 01:29 - KD9DZT - P2P 02:29 - WB5SKM - P2P 03:42 - N5ZQ - P2P 04:29 - IK0VSY 05:56 - N7ZJL - P2P 07:03 - WM4D - P2P 07:30 - KM9DX - P2P 07:52 - KB3PTB - P2P 08:37 - K3STL - P2P 09:16 - WF8U - P2P 10:00 - KO4KVT - P2P 11:17 - Recap/Outro -- 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 . 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/ . --