*REMINDER:* This SUNDAY at *Galveston Island State Park*, BVARC POTA! Come by anytime between *10am to 5pm on Sunday March 26th*. We will be in a group pavilion on the beach side set up and ready to log some contacts.
Park entry fees do apply if you do not have a Texas State Park Pass, see further details in the email below. I hope to see you there! 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* Cell: (770) 298 8516 kori...@gmail.com On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 1:28 AM Kori Rahman <kori...@gmail.com> wrote: > BVARC friends, > > It's that time again! BVARC's monthly Parks On The Air (POTA) event is > coming up on *Sunday,* *March 26th at Galveston Island State Park!* > That's a little under 2 weeks from now. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! This is > an official BVARC event, and we will be using the club call sign KK5W. If > you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, > we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. We will be > located on the beach side of the park at a group pavilion. Call us on *146.520 > MHz simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for > directions. If you can't reach us or don't have a 2m radio, you can call me > directly at my cell number below. > > Galveston Island is a wonderful location, and with the beach side of the > park having been very recently opened up after extensive renovations, it's > really beautiful and spacious. Being right on the coast it is a fantastic > location to make DX contacts all across South America and even Europe. I've > had some great contacts at this park on single-sideband (SSB) including: > New Zealand, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Northern > Ireland, England, Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Venezuela, Portugal, > Germany, El Salvador, and Suriname. Please come out and join us! We'll have > some food and definitely some coffee, and quite possibly some of the many > generous snacks that are often brought out by our wonderful members. > > These BVARC POTA events have been a huge success, and I want to thank > everyone who has participated thus far. It's been an excellent opportunity > to get our members on the air, encourage them to get their General > licenses, and introduce ham radio to the general public and Boy Scouts. > With that said, Anthony and I are looking for a little help to handle > setup, greeting our visitors and explaining the radios and antennas, and of > course helping our guests get on the air. You don't have to know it all > already, but if you're interested in helping please come out and let us > know so we can train you. > > Some important details: > > - Park access is $5 per person, but is *FREE IF *you have a Texas > State Park Pass. Ask for a day use area pass. More info on: > tpwd.texas.gov > - *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 (or you can set up yours) 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 (the 10m > band has been wide-open 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 <http://hamrs.app/>). > - Sign up on the POTA.app <http://pota.app/> website to upload your > logs after the event. > > > > > > > > > *Where:Galveston Island State Park14901 FM3005Galveston, TX > 77554When:Sunday March 26th 202310am-5pm* > > 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 will be doing > this monthly for the foreseeable future. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to > see you out there Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. > Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. > > Thanks and 73! > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > > *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > > kori...@gmail.com > > >
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