All, *BVARC POTA THIS SUNDAY!* *San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site*
In case you missed it on the website or over the nets: We will be going to San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (address below) on *Sunday* *February 19**th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). This is an official BVARC event, and we will be using the club call sign KK5W. If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between *11am **and 4pm*. These hours are relatively short from our usual ones because the park has relatively short hours of operation. So if you want to come early or later you can help us get set up and breakdown. We are still unsure of our exact location in the park, but we should be visible when you're driving in. Call us on *146.520 MHz simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions. If you can't reach us or don't have a 2m radio you can call me directly at my cell number below. Some important details: - Access to the park grounds is free. You can pay $10 as a flat rate for all on-site exhibits and the museum. - *We will have at least 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to bring any equipment. - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the club call sign (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been favorable lately). - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams. - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App <http://hamrs.app/>). - Sign up on the POTA.app <http://pota.app/> website to upload your logs after the event. *Again it's February 19th 2023, ~10am-4pm* *San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site* *3523 Independence Pkwy* *La Porte, TX 77571* If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try (more to come in the future). As before, if you can't make this event, we will be doing this monthly for the foreseeable future. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. Thanks and 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* Cell: (770) 298 8516 kori...@gmail.com
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