I have been to several of these. Kori and Anthony do a great job putting these events together. This is a great opportunity to get on the air if you don't have your own HF rig.
Rudy Ackerman KF5QYG On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 01:49:57 PM CDT, Kori Rahman via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Hello everyone! I want to remind you all that we will be back at our old stomping grounds Brazos Bend State Park TOMORROW (May 28th 10am - 5pm). It's looking like some great weather (albeit warm) at the park this Sunday. We'll have some great food as well. Marc KI5ZHO will be bringing his grill out and plans to cook for us. It should be a really great time with friends, some delicious food, and of course some fun on the radio! We will be at our usual spot in the Elm Lake part of the park. You can ask the park rangers how to find us, or reach out to us on 146.520MHz FM Simplex while in the park. The important details: * Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. More info on: tpwd.texas.gov * IF you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is FREE. * ALSO, if you are over 65 years old, you can request a Senior Partial Texas Parklands Passport to get half-off of park admission (rounded to the nearest dollar). Speak to the Park Rangers when you arrive or visit tpwd.texas.gov for details. * 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). * Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event. MAY BVARC POTA EVENT: Sunday May 28th 2023, 10am - 5pm Brazos Bend State Park 21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461 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 are doing them every month. However we do not plan to have one in June because we will have Museum ships, AND ARRL Field Day in June. POTA is a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there tomorrow. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. Thanks and 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KRBrazos Valley Amateur Radio Club Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee Cell: (770) 298 8516 kori...@gmail.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
