I thought the rules for MSWE required that you
operate in close proximity to the ships. Isn't
Fort Travis too far away? Have the rules changed?
Allen N5AFV
'At 05:42 PM 5/3/2014, Rp White wrote:
Can we bring a camper to this place? Â I have
checked the website but it doesn't show.
I would be more than happy to bring my camper if we can park it there..
Rp
On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Bill Stone
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
and for those who are confussed....I pay for my
own room. The paypal is for BVARC expence of the events :-}
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From: <mailto:[email protected]>Bill Stone
To: <mailto:[email protected]>WILLIS COOKE ;
<mailto:[email protected]>BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Museum Ship Week End
Norma and I will attend MSWEÂ Saturday is for
sure. If I book a room per my medical needs we
will help on Fri setup and part of Sunday.
Â
THE BVARC WEBSITE <http://bvarc.org>bvarc.org
NOW HAS TWOÂ PAY PAL DONATION OPTIONS FORÂ MSWE
AND FIELD DAY. So if you can go to the events or
perhaps you can't and want to be of support please make a donation
Â
73 Bill WS5H
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From: <mailto:[email protected]>WILLIS COOKE
To: <mailto:[email protected]>BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 12:51 PM
Subject: [BVARC] Museum Ship Week End
I have formally requested from Julie Diaz,
interim director of the Galveston County Park
Board that we be allowed to observe MSWE at Fort
Travis on the Bolivar Peninsula. Â My tentative
time table is that we erect antennas Friday
afternoon and take them down on Sunday afternoon
in time to be out of the Park before it closes
at Sundown. Â Details about Fort Travis may be
found on the web atÂ
<http://www.crystalbeach.com/travis.htm>Fort
Travis Seashore Park, Bolivar Peninsula,
Galveston County, Texas for your preliminary
viewing. Â If you select the pictures page, the
Cabana area can be seen in the fourth and fifth
pictures. Â These photographs were taken before
Hurricane Ike and their condition is that they
have not been restored completely, but the
restoration is under way and the condition that
will be available June 6 thru 8 is not known. Â
Exactly were we will be allowed to set up and
exactly when (or if) will be decided by the
Galveston County Commissioner's Court on or
about May 13, 2014. Â I have asked for the area
behind the Cabanas and as a second choice the
grassy area seen to the right (west) of the
building shown with the Cabana's (restrooms and
showers). Â Seawolf Park cannot be seen in any
of the pictures, but the Cavalla and Stewart can
be seen to the right of the picnic area shown on
the bank of the ship channel in pictures 7 and
10. Â The light house can be seen at the end of
the Cabanas and the Boliver Ferry Landing is
behind the buildings about 1/3 mile. Â More
pictures can be found with a Google Search.
<http://www.crystalbeach.com/travis.htm>
image
<http://www.crystalbeach.com/travis.htm>Fort
Travis Seashore Park, Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston...
The Bolivar Peninsula has a long history of
fortifications. Many of them were built on the
site of the present Fort Travis Seashore Park.
<http://www.crystalbeach.com/travis.htm>View on www.crystalbeach.com
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My tentative plan is to set up antennas and a
camping area on Friday or Saturday morning. Â I
am thinking that we will use one of the
tri-banders, probably the one recently donated
by River Oaks Stereo, a forty and eighty meter
dual band dipole and a VHF antenna. Â I own an
Alpha-Delta 40/80 dipole and several military
surplus fiber glass masts we can use. Â I also
have a dual band Mag mount 144/440 antenna on my
van and one on a mast that I can bring. Â The
40/80 should work well on 15 and possibly ten. Â
The tri-bander should be workable by three rigs
with the tri-plexer owned by BVARC. Â Bill's
worm burner vertical is also available. Â Suggestions are welcome.
I have four operators that have mentioned
staying the night one or both nights. Â We will
need to firm up whether the Cabanas will be
available or not and what we will set up  for
tents to operate and sleep in. Â The current
thinking is that we would prefer Fort Travis to
Seawolf Park if both are available. Â I have
also requested permission to set up at Seawolf,
but the consensus at this time is that members
would prefer Fort Travis because of better
restroom facilities, availability of overnight
camping and a better chance of approval. Â
Approval for Seawolf will need to come from the
Cavalla Board of Directors, as well as
conditions and location within the park. Â The
Galveston Seawolf Park Director has deferred to
the Cavalla Board for approval and conditions.
Also, Fort Travis did not suffer any damage from
the Oil Spill, so our feeling is that we would
be more comfortable at Fort Travis. Â Fort
Travis is on the Bolivar Peninsula so will
require a Ferry ride both directions. Â The
Bolivar Ferry is provided at no cost to the
public by the Texas Highway Department. Â It
will add to the time required, but is a quite pleasant trip.
We will require food and drink for the members
who will erect the antennas and set up the tents
as well as tear down. Â This will require
possibly lunch Friday, supper and breakfast for
the night crew, lunch on Saturday, supper and
breakfast for the Saturday night crew and
possibly lunch on Sunday. Â I understand that
the BVARC BOD discussed funding for these meals
as well as ice and drinks for general hydration
during the period. Â I would like comments from
the members so that I can plan how to procure
and fund these items. Â I also need a head count
of members that plan to attend on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday and those who plan to stay
the night Friday and Saturday for operation and
securing the antennas and other property.
The Park will probably not charge us, as camping
there is part of the County Senior Services, but
that is not firm yet. Â We will need to provide
all our own equipment, food and drink. Â If
there will be donations by the members, I need
to plan that. Â The park opens at 0730 each day
and closes at sundown, so those who do not plan
to stay the night need to plan on leaving before
sundown. Â There is a convenience store within
walking distance, but I am not sure if the rules
allow coming and going by foot during the night.
 The abandoned military facilities may be
inspected from outside of the fenced area. Â The
area inside the fences are not considered safe
for the public as there is a lot of broken
concrete and probably snakes and other harmful wildlife.Â
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
BVARC MSWE Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
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