Massive POTA Pileup on New Year's Day 2026

Join me for an unforgettable start to the year with a Massive Parks On The Air (POTA) Pileup on New Year's Day 2026 from US-1737 Fort DuPont State Park in Delaware City, Delaware! Watch as the radio bands explode with activity, featuring non-stop contacts and the chaos of managing a wall-to-wall pileup from the park. If you love high-energy action, you won't want to miss this exciting activation! 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 1620T 20M HF 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 - https://amzn.to/4q8M1s2 Camera: iPhone 17 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 -- 💚 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 ☕️ 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 🫙 Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/K3JRZ 📡 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/ 📓 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@k3jrz 📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.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: Delaware State Parks: https://www.destateparks.com/History/FortDupont Fort DuPont on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_DuPont Delaware City on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_City,_Delaware Delaware City Historic District on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_City_Historic_District Delaware City History: https://www.delawarecity.com/history/ -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - KD9NJJ - P2P 02:10 - KB2GCG - P2P 03:17 - KC3YXP - P2P 03:56 - K8ELS - P2P 05:01 - KA8QYU - P2P 05:21 - Activate 05:33 - N4BDW 06:23 - KC5RFU - P2P 07:11 - K9BRM 07:36 - VA3CRL 08:10 - KB4KFT - P2P 08:58 - W2STE 09:44 - VE3DUQ 10:13 - KC9FOC 10:49 - KC1VIO 11:26 - KE8VAM 12:13 - KD9DZT 12:51 - KP4NRA 13:21 - AB4EN 14:05 - K4CAE 14:42 - WB8QZM 15:19 - K8DEG 15:51 - W9TEF 16:16 - N9GKE 16:42 - W4DYY 17:11 - VE3TRB 18:11 - KR4EMH 18:37 - NC4HH/K1LY - P2P 19:38 - AA4AT - P2P 20:01 - N1MHV 20:27 - WB0NWZ 20:49 - N4QEP 21:34 - KF8CYL 22:05 - K8MRD - P2P 22:53 - Recap/Outro -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- #pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio