[W5SFA] Fwd: [BVARC] BVARC POTA Dec. 11th Stephen F. Austin SP. + Updates

Thu Dec 8 10:41:18 CST 2022

John ParmaleeJparmalee at aol.com281-380-3811 K5VGM WI2XLJ
From: bvarc at bvarc.org
To: bvarc at bvarc.org
Cc: kori113 at gmail.com
Sent: 12/8/2022 2:06:29 AM Central Standard Time
Subject: Re: [BVARC] BVARC POTA Dec. 11th Stephen F. Austin SP. + Updates

Hey folks, Just another reminder about the BVARC POTA Event this Sunday at Stephen F. Austin State Park 10am-5pm. We'll be set up in the park and on 146.520 MHz FM Simplex providing directions about our specific location when you arrive. See information in the email below. We hope to see you there! P.S. I am also planning on setting up a 40m and/or 80m NVIS antenna at the park. I'll spot us on the POTA.App website as well as send an email out on this reflector on Sunday with specifics about our operating frequency and time so you can catch us on the air if you can't make it out. You can use the POTA.app website to find out what frequencies we're operating on at any time during the day. Keep an eye out for KK5W, W5LIC, or WX5KR! Thanks and 73!

Kori Rahman, WX5KR
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee
Cell: (770) 298 8516

Kori113 at gmail.com

On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 12:39 AM Kori Rahman <kori113 at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. After a long holiday I'm back to give you updates on BVARC POTA! Information on our upcoming December 11th event is below, and a recap of our previous November 20th event is further down this email.  As you may have heard on the Stir-Crazy Net or in the December issue of the BVARC Beacon, we will be at Stephen F. Austin State Park on Sunday December 11th for the December 2022 Edition of BVARC POTA. We are asking folks to come by at your convenience between the hours of 10am and 5pm to participate. As usual, Anthony (W5LIC) and myself (WX5KR) will be there a little before 10am and a little after 5pm if you really want to come by earlier or later you certainly can, however we cannot guarantee the full setup will be ready earlier than 10am. As far as location within the park, this will be our first go-round doing this setup at Stephen F. Austin, and we currently don't have a definite location within the park. We will be on 146.520 MHz FM Simplex at the park, and you can call us over the radio once you arrive at the park for directions to our location. The important details:   
   - Park access is $5. Ask for a day use area pass. More info on: tpwd.texas.gov
   - 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.
 DECEMBER BVARC POTA EVENT:Sunday December 11th 2022, 10am - 5pmStephen F. Austin State Park    Park Rd 38    San Felipe, TX 77473 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 December 11th, or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Report on our November 20th 2022 Event: Our previous event on November 20th 2022 at Brazos Bend State Park had the best turnout yet with 25+ people! Despite the dreary weather we had so many people come out to say hello or stay for the afternoon and chat with us about amateur radio and of course POTA. This is our largest list of sign-ins at our POTA events so far and much conversation and comradery was had. It was great to see so many people coming together to share their passion for amateur radio and the outdoors. We made over 300+ contacts at our stations this time around and we sent ARES net digital check-ins via Winlink from one of our HF stations.   Not only did we chat, we had some great food, including quite a bit from our generous attendees! There were beer brats, sausages, donuts, coffee, and cookies! I am again encouraged by our members' and fellow ham radio operators' generosity and thoughtfulness. We have an amazing community here and every time we do these events I get a chance to see that first-hand. I want to thank each and every one of the folks who came out to our event. These events would be nothing without each of you taking the time to come by and visit us! A brief summary of the day:
As before we had 4 HF radios. An ICOM IC-7300, one Yaesu FT-891, and 2x Yaesu FT-991a's, on 10m, 15m, 20m, and 40m respectively. Most operation was on sideband with a few contacts made using FT8. All stations were operated on battery power and (for the brief hours in the morning we had sun) were charged via solar.  The club call sign (as of today) stands at 9 POTA awards. That's two more since our October event. The club now has 3 park activations, 1 unique park activated, 217 POTA QSOs, and 44 Park-to-Park contacts! As we continue this program, the club will gain more and more awards. So if you'd like to see the club call really grow and rack up the awards, please come out and join us and use the club call sign. Please note: If you use the club call sign at our events, then both the club call and your call (yes you too) will get POTA credit for the contacts on the POTA.app website! Please visit our POTA Page for updates on our club's POTA awards and stats!https://pota.app/#/profile/KK5W  We hope to see you at our next BVARC POTA Event on December 11th 2022 at Stephen F. Austin State Park!! Special thanks to our November 20th attendees:- David (KI5JMO) David is an expert POTA operator, thanks for sharing your passion for POTA with us David!- Mike (KI5NPM) Great to see the kiddos out with you sir!- Elijah- Elliott- Roger (NV5B)- Luke (K5EDW)- Jarret- Jerry (W5JBF)- Pump (WA5CYI) Always a pleasure to see a long time BVARC member come out!- Robert (KI5WLK) & Scott (KI5WLJ) Thanks for the cookies and good luck with the antenna projects!- Warren (KA5PJG) & Ben- Mike (KI5UBL) We absolutely appreciate the donuts sir!- Luke (K0LTB) Great to have an ARES leader at our event, thanks!- Richard (KG5YCU) Thanks for the entertainment buddy!- Darren (W5AKC) & family: Jennifer, Dalel, and Logan- Eileen (KI5PIX) A very helpful cook and my better half, thanks for being there!- Lastly Anthony (W5LIC) and myself (Kori, WX5KR) round out our sign-in sheet Thank you all! I look forward to our next gathering, 73!  
Kori Rahman, WX5KR

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee
Cell: (770) 298 8516

Kori113 at gmail.com

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