Re: [BVARC] Parks on the air

[Dominic Mazoch via BVARC]

No. Not at Steven F Austin SP 59
0 miles W of Houston.  But the OP's tell the people at the gate what we are 
going to do.



Dominic Mazoch

-- Original Message --
From: Chris Medlin via BVARC 
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Chris Medlin 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Parks on the air
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 18:31:22 +






Do you normally get harassed by park rangers while operating?



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On May 25, 2023, at 11:43, s.c.flowers via BVARC  wrote:






 Dwayne, 
Thanks for posting & this is good publicity for the program.  Hopefully more 
park rangers will have heard about POTA due to this video coverage.  




73,
Stephen (W2WF)









On May 25, 2023, at 10:13, Chuck Finnell via BVARC  wrote:








Excellent!!




On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:37 AM Dwayne Jones via BVARC  wrote:



Parks on the air has made it onto Texas Parks and Wildlife TV show. Click on 
the link and fast forward to 14:06 for a short clip about parks on the air.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5h5wtlx0s_channel=TexasParksandWildlife








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Re: [BVARC] Parks on the air

[Chris Medlin via BVARC]

Do you normally get harassed by park rangers while operating?

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On May 25, 2023, at 11:43, s.c.flowers via BVARC  wrote:

 Dwayne,
Thanks for posting & this is good publicity for the program.  Hopefully more 
park rangers will have heard about POTA due to this video coverage.

73,
Stephen (W2WF)



On May 25, 2023, at 10:13, Chuck Finnell via BVARC  wrote:


Excellent!!

On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:37 AM Dwayne Jones via BVARC 
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:
Parks on the air has made it onto Texas Parks and Wildlife TV show. Click on 
the link and fast forward to 14:06 for a short clip about parks on the air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5h5wtlx0s_channel=TexasParksandWildlife


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Re: [BVARC] Parks on the air

[s.c.flowers via BVARC]

Dwayne, Thanks for posting & this is good publicity for the program.  Hopefully more park rangers will have heard about POTA due to this video coverage.  73,Stephen (W2WF)On May 25, 2023, at 10:13, Chuck Finnell via BVARC  wrote:Excellent!!On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:37 AM Dwayne Jones via BVARC  wrote:Parks on the air has made it onto Texas Parks and Wildlife TV show. Click on the link and fast forward to 14:06 for a short clip about parks on the air.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5h5wtlx0s_channel=TexasParksandWildlifeDwayneKB5YTA

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Re: [BVARC] Parks on the air

[Chuck Finnell via BVARC]

Excellent!!

On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:37 AM Dwayne Jones via BVARC 
wrote:

> Parks on the air has made it onto Texas Parks and Wildlife TV show. Click
> on the link and fast forward to 14:06 for a short clip about parks on the
> air.
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5h5wtlx0s_channel=TexasParksandWildlife
>
>
> Dwayne
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[BVARC] Parks on the air

[Dwayne Jones via BVARC]

Parks on the air has made it onto Texas Parks and Wildlife TV show. Click
on the link and fast forward to 14:06 for a short clip about parks on the
air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5h5wtlx0s_channel=TexasParksandWildlife


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[BVARC] Parks On The Air @ San Jacinto Battleground SHS 2/19/23

[Kori Rahman via BVARC]

All,

*BVARC POTA THIS SUNDAY!*
*San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site*

In case you missed it on the website or over the nets: We will be going to
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (address below) on
*Sunday* *February
19**th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). 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 *11am **and 4pm*. These hours are relatively short from our usual
ones because the park has relatively short hours of operation. So if you
want to come early or later you can help us get set up and breakdown. We
are still unsure of our exact location in the park, but we should be
visible when you're driving in. 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.

Some important details:

   - Access to the park grounds is free. You can pay $10 as a flat rate for
   all on-site exhibits and the museum.
   - *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 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 (10m band
   conditions have been favorable 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
   ).
   - Sign up on the POTA.app  website to upload your logs
   after the event.



*Again it's February 19th 2023, ~10am-4pm*
*San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site*
*3523 Independence Pkwy*
*La Porte, TX 77571*

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
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*Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee*
Cell: (770) 298 8516

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[BVARC] Parks on the Air

[john Parmalee via BVARC]

Anthony, thanks for a great afternoon at Stephen F Austin state park.  Thanks 
for taking the time to walk me through my the experience of Parks on the air. I 
look forward to doing it again.

 

73's

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[BVARC] BVARC Parks On The Air @ Brazos Bend 10/23

[Kori Rahman via BVARC]

All,

As promised we will once again be going to Brazos Bend State Park this
*Sunday* (*October 23rd*) doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). This will be an
official BVARC event, and we will be using the club call sign KK5W. If
you're interested, we're asking folks to come by between *3pm and 7pm*.
*HOWEVER*, if you'd like to come by earlier, we will be there setting up at
noon or earlier. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of
the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz simplex* if you would like to reach out
to us while in the park for directions.

Some important details:

   - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.
   - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is
   *FREE*.
   - *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 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 (10m band
   conditions have been favorable 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
   ).
   - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event.




*Again it's October 23rd 2022, ~3pm-7pm*
*Brazos Bend State Park*

*21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461*

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, there will be more to
come. 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*

*Club Call Sign **KK5W **Trustee*

Cell: (770) 298 8516
kori...@gmail.com

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[BVARC] Parks On The Air @ Brazos Bend State Park 10/16/202

[Kori Rahman via BVARC]

All,

Anthony (W5LIC) and I (Kori, WX5KR) will once again be going to Brazos Bend
State Park this Sunday (*October 16th*) doing Parks On The AIr (POTA),
We've discussed this on the air this week and I want to formally invite
anyone who is interested to come by. We've had several inquiries about
visiting with us, so if you have time please come by between *3pm and 7pm*.
We will probably be set up in the Elm Lake part of the park. We will
be on *146.520
MHz simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for
directions.

Some important details:

   - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.
   - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is
   *FREE*.
   - You can operate with a Technician class license on 10m, however 10m is
   very spotty so be aware of that.
   - We will have at least 3 HF radios 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 and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to bring
   any equipment.
   - 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
   )



*Again it's October 16th 2022, 3pm-7pm*
*Brazos Bend State Park*

*21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461*

As before, if you can't make this event, there will be more to come. 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.

Thanks and 73!

Kori Rahman, WX5KR
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

Cell: (770) 298 8516
kori...@gmail.com

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Re: [BVARC] Parks On The Air @ Brazos Bend State Park

[Dominic Mazoch via BVARC]

I cannot come 

But the Oaf Forest ARC will be doing FD/POTA at the same park.  Can send 
details.

I think this park and SL parks are within 2m Simplex.  Maybe a freq so both 
groups are not crashing into each other on FD.  If not Simplex, the .94.  but 
that does not count as a contact 

73,



Dominic Mazoch N5TCB 

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From: Kori Rahman via BVARC 
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Kori Rahman 
Subject: [BVARC] Parks On The Air @ Brazos Bend State Park
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2022 22:37:30 -0500


All,

Anthony (W5LIC) and I (Kori, WX5KR) will be going to Brazos Bend State Park
tomorrow (*Sunday June 5th*) doing Parks On The AIr (POTA), I know we've
shared this on the air, but I wanted to formally invite anyone who is
interested to come by. We've had several inquiries about visiting with us,
so if you have time please come by between *3pm and 7pm*. We will probably
be set up in the Elm Lake part of the park. We will be on *146.520 MHz
simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for
directions.

Some important details:

   - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.
   - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is
   *FREE*.
   - You can operate with a Technician class license on 10m, however 10m is
   very spotty so be aware of that.
   - We will have at least 3 HF radios 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 and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to bring
   any equipment.
   - 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>)


Again it's tomorrow June 5th 2022, 3pm-7pm
Brazos Bend State Park
21901 FM 762
Needville, TX 77461

Apologies for the late notice. This will *NOT *be the last email about
POTA. We plan on doing this more in the coming months to give our fellow
hams a chance to activate the park with us, learn about POTA, and how we
operate. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there tomorrow or
any other time we're out at the parks.

Thanks and 73!

*- Kori, WX5KR*

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[BVARC] Parks On The Air @ Brazos Bend State Park

[Kori Rahman via BVARC]

All,

Anthony (W5LIC) and I (Kori, WX5KR) will be going to Brazos Bend State Park
tomorrow (*Sunday June 5th*) doing Parks On The AIr (POTA), I know we've
shared this on the air, but I wanted to formally invite anyone who is
interested to come by. We've had several inquiries about visiting with us,
so if you have time please come by between *3pm and 7pm*. We will probably
be set up in the Elm Lake part of the park. We will be on *146.520 MHz
simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for
directions.

Some important details:

   - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.
   - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is
   *FREE*.
   - You can operate with a Technician class license on 10m, however 10m is
   very spotty so be aware of that.
   - We will have at least 3 HF radios 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 and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to bring
   any equipment.
   - 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
   )


Again it's tomorrow June 5th 2022, 3pm-7pm
Brazos Bend State Park
21901 FM 762
Needville, TX 77461

Apologies for the late notice. This will *NOT *be the last email about
POTA. We plan on doing this more in the coming months to give our fellow
hams a chance to activate the park with us, learn about POTA, and how we
operate. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there tomorrow or
any other time we're out at the parks.

Thanks and 73!

*- Kori, WX5KR*

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