Why I Abandoned a MASSIVE 40m Pileup...

Every POTA activator dreams of a bottomless pileup, but what happens when you have to walk away from it? In this 8-bit winter adventure, I hit the park hoping for a few quick QSOs from US-1737 Fort DuPont State Park in Delaware City, Delaware on Sunday, January 11, 2026, but the 40m absolutely exploded with activity. Watch as I manage a non-stop wall of sound, right up until the moment I was forced to go QRT when the band was wide open and no shortage of hunters. 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: 1640T 40M HF Sticks 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 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 (for FT-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: 🌐 Website: https://K3JRZ.com ✖️🐦 X/Twitter: 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 00:33 - KD8HEL 01:05 - W3JAW 01:48 - W4MTO 02:11 - VA3ET 02:38 - WV8T 03:01 - AK2GM 03:31 - W2BCC 03:51 - WC4Z 04:39 - KF8CYL 05:06 - WB2LNO 05:54 - KR4HNX 06:29 - WU3Z 07:03 - WG8Y 08:01 - WB8IMY 08:34 - N3WZ 08:55 - K2JB 09:22 - W3RRM 10:23 - W3DON 10:49 - KD2UWF 11:27 - AB2NM 11:48 - K8NIV 12:19 - N8PDS 12:44 - Recap/Outro -- MUSIC COPYRIGHT 1992 - 1997 BY GANGSTER PUMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -- #pota #parksontheair #amateurradio #hamradio