Incredible 10m DX Action from Mutton Hunk Fen

On my way back from Virginia on Sunday, March 19, 2023, I took advantage of stopping at a "new to me" park at K-7799 Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve @DCRVirginia near Parksley, Virginia. How could one say "no" when so close to another @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) entity that I need to activate from? So I navigated to the parking area, setup my gear and started calling CQ. Thank you to all of the hunters and POTA activators for making this a successful activation. 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 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 & Anozer Flexible 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 Large tool bag, iPad Pro sleeve, Combat Cock and other bags and pouches from Special Operations Equipment (SOE) @SOEtacticalgear - https://www.originalsoegear.com or https://www.soetacticalgear.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 - ///amongst.songwriter.electronics https://w3w.co/amongst.songwriter.electronics Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-area-preserves/muttonhunk Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: https://dwr.virginia.gov/vbwt/sites/mutton-hunk-fen-natural-area-preserve/ Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutton_Hunk_Fen_Natural_Area_Preserve Fen info from Wikiepdia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fen -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - W5LIC 01:57 - EA4TL 02:41 - WM5S 03:09 - N5RNM 03:41 - KG6NBI 04:18 - IK2YYB 05:13 - W5BCA 05:50 - WA9FBO 06:27 - KP4NEL 07:22 - DL2COM 08:42 - WP4JLZ 09:10 - DL8LAR 10:24 - 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 hunters. 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/ . --