What can happen with ever-changing band conditions, propagation, space weather and a QRP radio during a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation?
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Changing band conditions, propagation and space weather are all part of amateur radio and there is no way around that. You hear another station coming to you loud and clear and all of the sudden their signal dips down into the noise, making in almost, if not completely, inaudible. These changes can't be avoided nor do they adhere to your schedule. These constant changes make Parks On The Air @ParksOnTheAir (POTA) activations more challenging. Now you add a QRP (low power) radio and a compromised antenna, the challenge gets even harder.
This POTA activation is again from US-1743 White Clay Creek State Park @DelawareStateParks17 and US-0898 White Clay Creek National Wild & Scenic River @NationalParkService in Newark, Delaware at the Carpenter Recreation Area location (this location is not a 3fer, just a 2fer). Watch the video to see everything that happened!
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!
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 @ulanzi
Antenna: MFJ 1620T 20M HF Stick & Shark Antenna S-F15 Ham Stick
Tuner: MAT-TUNER mAT-10 Automatic Tuner
Coax Cables: ABR Industries @ABRindCoax
N9SAB's 1:1 QRP Nano Dipole Balun/Choke for Common Mode Currents/Noise Reduction Gen II - bit.ly/3UEy9Zf
Case: Apache 2800 Weatherproof Protective Case (Medium)
Tri Mag Mount: MFJ 336S
Battery: Bioenno Power 12V, 4.5Ah LFP Battery
Tripod: UBeesize 64" Phone Tripod @ubeesize9784
External Microphone: DJI Mic Kit + DJI Lavalier @DJI
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Logging Device: iPad Pro (Spotting, information & logging)
Logging App: KI2D's Ham2K Portable Logger (a.k.a. "PoLo")
Tumbler: RTIC 30 oz Insulated Tumbler
Ham Stick Bag: Lixada 55 Inch Fishing Rod Bag
Large Tool Bag, T-shirt, iPad Pro sleeve and various pouches from Special Operations Equipment @SOEtacticalgear (SOE): www.originalsoegear.com or www.soetacticalgear.com
Range Shorts & hat from Kitanica @KitanicaUSA - kitanica.com
3D PRINTED QR CODE PLAQUES - EMAIL Jess N4JAH via QRZ.com
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LOCATION INFO:
White Clay Creek State Park - destateparks.com/whiteclaycreek
White Clay Creek State Park Map - destateparks.com/wwwroot/maps/white-clay-creek/WhiteClayCreekMap.pdf
White Clay Creek State Park on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Clay_Creek_State_Park
White Clay Creek National Wild & Scenic River - whiteclay.org
Map of White Clay Creek National Wild & Scenic River - nps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ff42a57d0aae43c49a88daee0e353142
NPS' National Wild and Scenic Rivers program - www.nps.gov/orgs/1912/index.htm
Article from the NPS on the White Clay Creek National Wild & Scenic River - www.nps.gov/articles/000/white-clay-creek-wild-and-scenic-river.htm
White Clay Creek on Rivers.gov (National Wild & Scenic River System) - www.rivers.gov/rivers/white-clay.php
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CONTACT TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - KD5FMU - P2P - www.youtube.com/@HamRadioCrusader
03:16 - KB9VBR - P2P - www.youtube.com/@KB9VBRAntennas
04:48 - W4WKU - P2P
06:10 - WE4CB - P2P
06:59 - WD9GCO - P2P
08:33 - N9ITB - P2P
08:57 - NW9F - P2P - www.youtube.com/@GraymanPOTA
10:03 - KN4NGK
10:41 - W9MID - P2P
12:06 - K3LWD - P2P
13:16 - KB2GCG
14:02 - Recap/Outro
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I am not affiliated administratively with the Parks On The Air organization, but a happy participant in the POTA program.
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30 июл 2024
