The Cold Buzz of Nuclear Noise

Easy come, easy go. It looks like the State of Delaware has merged the Silver Run Wildlife Area (K-7651) into the larger Augustine Wildlife Area (K-7646). Delaware has done the same thing with Appoquinimink Wildlife Area earlier in 2022. So before K-7651 got set to inactive in the @ParksOnTheAir database, I thought I would activate this entity one more time on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The next day I informed my mapping coordinator of this change. Remember folks, POTA nor Google is the official source for any map info. Although Google (any probably others) might still show older parks & wildlife areas, that doesn't mean they still exist. Always check with your state's departments of parks or natural resources (or whatever your state calls them). Your state is the ONLY official map information source. 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 1640T 40m HF Stick, MFJ 1620T 20m HF Stick, MFJ 1610T 10m HF Stick 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: 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 Mini Pack, iPad Pro sleeve, various pouches and t-shirt 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: ///suddenly.woods.wayward https://what3words.com/suddenly.woods.wayward DNREC Interactive Map: https://bit.ly/3Wgi3lB @delawarednrec DNREC Wildlife Areas of New Castle County overview: https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/wildlife-areas/ -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- CONTACT TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - N3SSM 02:28 - N4DH 02:57 - N2BTD 03:47 - K8NIV 04:17 - AD2CD 04:41 - K8PDJ - P2P 05:45 - SMASH 08:43 - VE3VVX 09:13 - W3WJC 09:48 - KJ8MRH 10:25 - K4DSX 10:50 - QRT 11:02 - N2EWC - P2P 12:00 - QSY to 10m 12:13 - K4QQG - P2P 12:58 - KG9JP - P2P 14:02 - AB8AS - P2P 14:47 - 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/ . --