My Last POTA of 2025: My $219 Mistake

Join me for my final Parks On The Air (POTA) activation of 2025 at US-1741 Lums Pond State Park, in Bear, Delaware, on Saturday, December 13, 2025 — what should have been a great day on the air turned into an expensive lesson when I lost $219 worth of gear. Watch as I share what happened, the contacts I made and the hard lessons learned about keeping track of your equipment in the field. 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. -- 💚 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 website: https://k3jrz.com *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/ 📓 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@k3jrz 📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@k3jrz -- 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, 30Ah 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 2 - https://amzn.to/48GXPLW 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 -- 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/PondsRivers/LumsPond Lums Pond State Park on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lums_Pond_State_Park -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - W1OKW - P2P 01:32 - KK4ZBE - P2P 02:05 - W6WWW - P2P 02:46 - KD9RPE - P2P 03:38 - K6LS - P2P 04:27 - KE8DQR - P2P 05:07 - W5WPS - P2P 06:18 - WN9P 06:42 - N99DB 07:07 - N4RDJ 07:32 - KE8RVR 08:20 - KC1DWP 08:45 - N5TXK 09:14 - K9TQ 09:36 - KD9DZT 10:04 - KE8SUG 10:30 - KU4NT 10:52 - KQ4NCB 11:20 - W7DAW - P2P 12:30 - KD9NJJ 13:14 - N9YUH 13:46 - N9IMV 14:21 - KO4ZWD 14:47 - KG4KTB 15:13 - W9TVE 15:41 - W9LHF 16:02 - KC9DDF 16:38 - Recap/Outro -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- #pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio