POTA Activation Down On The Farm!

Who needs Winter Field Day when people to POTA all of the time? So for this Winter Field Day (01/28/2023) I decided to head out to K-4366 Auburn Valley State Park from their Oversee Farm in Yorklyn, Delaware for my @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activation. Since I didn't want to participate in Winter Field Day, I stuck to 12m & 17m. And it was a good decision for me. 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 - Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Antenna 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 Tumbler - IRON °FLASK Rover Tumbler 2.0 - 32 Oz Ham Stick Bag - Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag Mini Pack, 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 - ///weathering.recliner.contracting https://w3w.co/weathering.recliner.contracting Delaware State Parks - https://destateparks.com/history/auburnvalley @DelawareStateParks17 Auburn Valley State Park on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Valley_State_Park Auburn Valley State Park Trail Map @ Trailforks - https://www.trailforks.com/region/auburn-valley-state-park-32957/map/ -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Do you want to go to the park? 00:21 - Intro 01:49 - Is the frequency in use? 02:02 - W7THD 02:45 - KB7CXX 03:30 - AH6V 04:30 - VA7VEB 05:00 - W3FF 07:10 - VP2EIH 07:46 - Gear Used Today 08:07 - AC0CU 08:55 - KG4GTR 09:23 - K5GKH 09:56 - AD1C 10:26 - KN4LER 10:55 - W3YAD 11:52 - N5KGY 12:20 - W4GOT 12:47 - K0CMH 13:18 - KD9UXI 13:49 - KD9RPE 14:29 - WA0DJA - P2P 15:22 - KE9UR 15:56 - YV5HNJ 17:14 - AD4GW 17:49 - AD9BB 18:24 - N0TOP 18:58 - WD9V 19:23 - N0ZHD 19:52 - K6KWV 20:39 - VA3ALQ 21:14 - KF0JCP 21:40 - IK4IDF 22:18 - KQ6QB 22:45 - AC9NW 23:41 - KN4MQR - P2P 24:23 - KJ6VCF - P2P 25:43 - 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/ . --