Thos not me... This os my Uncle John Bonica Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: [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, 9:59 PM Donald Loocke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > 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]> > wrote: > > All of you POTA aficionados, have a gander at John’s accomplishment. > 73. RH > > > From: * John Bonica* <[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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