The rules require that you operate within sight of the ship. It takes very
good eyesight and a clear day to see without binoculars, but we checked and you
can see the ships on a hazy to moderately foggy day with a inexpensive set of
binoculars. At the time we were looking, Seawolf Park was closed indefinitely
for oil spill clean up. Seawolf is now open, but the Park manager has failed
to give us permission and referred us to the Cavalla foundation. The Cavalla
foundation president told me that there would be no decision about our using
Seawolf or the ships until their board meeting in the middle of May. That will
be very late for planning and if the answer is no, then we will not have a
place to go. The rules were made flexible because the ship owners are not
always cooperative.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
BVARC MSWE Chairman for 2014
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
On Saturday, May 3, 2014 7:37 PM, Bill Stone <[email protected]> wrote:
Allen
MSWE rules state within site of ships or memorial. See NJ2BB website rules.
From Ft Travis you can see the ships.
Gotta Look hard to see them but they can be seen.
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From: "Allen F Mattis" <[email protected]>
To: "BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB" <[email protected]>; "BRAZOS VALLEY
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Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Museum Ship Week End
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 :-}
>----- Original Message -----
>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
>----- Original Message -----
>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 at <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
>Preview by Yahoo
>Â Â
>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.  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. Â 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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