Surprise QRP POTA Activation

RIP KC Rhoads Lead singer of Gangster Pump, bandmate & friend April 07, 1968 - October 14, 2023 — Weird things happen on Friday the 13th and this activation is no exception. After work I grabbed my gear, Alfred the POTA Pug, Ahsoka the French Bulldog Puppy and we headed to K-6387 Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area in Elkton, Maryland, for my first Parks On The Air (POTA) activation from this POTA entity. 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: FX-4CR SDR HF Transceiver DIRECTLY FROM BG2FX - GET YOUR OWN AT www.bg2fx.com! Mount: ULANZI MT-33 Flexible Mini Tripod Antenna: MFJ 1610T 10M HF Stick & MFJ 1640T 40M HF Stick Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 9Ah LFP Battery Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging) Logging App: HAMRS - https://hamrs.app Tumbler: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag Large Tool Bag, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment (SOE) - https://www.originalsoegear.com or https://www.soetacticalgear.com 3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.com -- 💚 Support the Channel 💚 Please like 👍 & subscribe ✅ and click the bell 🔔 for notifications of new videos! Don't forget to leave a comment 📜! ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/K3JRZ Connect with me on: ✖️🐦 X/Twitter at https://twitter.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: Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area: https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/central/fairhill.aspx Fair Hill Training Center on Wiipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Hill_Training_Center -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - AB5CC 02:21 - W6PUG 03:12 - EA4TL 03:40 - AA5EY 04:05 - KG5CIK 04:41 - KJ5CMP 05:15 - W5CEM 06:03 - KJ5ARN 07:05 - KI5YTJ 09:11 - KG2BAD 09:56 - KC5MVE 10:43 - VA3FIRE 12:09 - NC4XL 12:42 - VA3IMW 13:04 - K8GQ 13:38 - K3FAZ 14:05 - AD2MM 14:36 - KB4MCD 15:12 - N8JJM 15:58 - WA3SLE 16:40 - N8ARM 17:14 - 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/ . --