Keith J Charters Traverse City State Park - Parks On The Air - POTA activation
Schedule
Sun Sep 29 2024 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Keith J Charter Traverse City State Park | Traverse City, MI
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PARKS ON THE AIRSunday, September 29th, 2024
Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park
1132 US-31 N.
Traverse City MI, 49686
Join us from 2pm - 4pm near the Beach Area (waterfront) of the Park for the activation!
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You may have heard of Parks on the Air (POTA) before and maybe even worked a few of these activations in the past. Well, let GO DO IT! We have all the gear needed to do our own activation and there are many registered POTA sites in this part of the state. Let's get these parks on the air!
We (CARC/TBARG) are planning to set up and operate a POTA station at the Traverse City State Park on Sunday, September 29th starting at 2:00 PM at the beach location across the street from the park entrance. We will be using one of the club's FT450’s along with portable antennas.
This will be mostly a phone operation just to get all the bugs out (er, sorry about the “bug” pun) … "OK, who forgot the extension cord?" After we have a complete operational POTA station it will be available to CARC/TBARG members who want to do their own activations. Handy because you won’t have to dismantle your station to get out in the field. Also it will be a ready to go Field Day station - grab and go!
I was happily surprised to learn the several members of our club are already active POTA operators. The easiest way to get involved is to be a POTA hunter from your own station. I just passed the 60th contact mark as a hunter and was feeling pretty good about this (you get nice certificates) until I talked to Scott, WX1J, who has over 500 contacts. I’ve got to get on the air more!
Want to know more? Go to the ARRL POTA website and sign up. As a hunter you don’t even have to keep a log of your contacts! The station activating the park keeps the log and records your contact…simple, hey! After you’ve signed up with POTA all you have to do is log onto the website and see all your contacts and awards earned.
Some of you old timers will recall when we activated the Sleeping Bear Dunes national lakeshore a few years ago. What a fun day! Rain, wind, cold but we had a blast and everything actually worked (well we did get a bit damp).
So, mark your calendar! Sunday, September 29, Traverse City State Park, starting at 2:00 PM.
Ernie, K8RCT
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Where is it happening?
Keith J Charter Traverse City State Park, 898 Munson Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686-3602, United States,Traverse City, MichiganEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
