Awesome achievement, Richard. Texas is Big Country and it took a lot of miles to get there. Just did my First activation on Saturday at San Felipe. Now I have Goals! Congratulations! And what is your next Target? 🤣👍👍 Don de KJ5MVN.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Richard Bonica via BVARC <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 16 August 2026 21:35:00 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Richard Bonica <[email protected]>; Rick Hiller <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fwd: The POTA Award They Ain’t Made Yet Ok - We need BVARC song... Who is going to put it together??? Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile Territory: NE Fort Bend CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Amateur Radio On Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 8:48 PM Rick Hiller via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: All of you POTA aficionados, have a gander at John’s accomplishment. 73. RH From: John Bonica <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 02:10 Subject: [tdxs-list] The Award They Ain’t Made Yet I finally activated every Parks on the Air reference in Texas — all 221 of them. It took several years, a lot of miles, radios and antennas, some great friends, and more than a few adventures along the way. To mark the occasion, I put together a short video telling the story, with photos from the activations and an original country song called “The Award They Ain’t Made Yet.” There were state parks, historic sites, wildlife management areas, islands and beaches — along with tangled antennas, bats, feral hogs, a deer encounter, boats, long drives, and thousands of QSOs with hams who answered my calls. The video also ends with an “In Gratitude” section recognizing some of the people who helped make the journey possible, including the POTA volunteers who keep this remarkable program running. I thought the POTA community might enjoy it: The Award They Ain’t Made Yet — Activating Every POTA Reference in Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPj5Kg_2mfU _______________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club (BVARC) 🌐 Website: https://bvarc.org 🤝 Get Involved: https://bvarc.org 💡 Suggestions: https://bvarc.org/home/suggestions 👥 Member Roster: https://bvarc.org/roster.php Unsubscribe or Change Settings: https://bvarc.org/home/club-listserver/ _______________________________________________
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