Many thanks to Clay and Scott for their excellent presentations about POTA (Parks On The Air) at our January meeting. There were lots of engaging questions from our enthusiastic crowd.
Discussions are now afoot for a WVARA POTA activation sometime this spring — maybe from a local state beach. We’ll keep you posted as plans develop so you can get involved!
Clay Cougar POTA Presentation, What is Parks on the Air (POTA)?
Scott KK6IK POTA Experience, POTA ACTIVATIONS
& LESSONS LEARNED (SOFAR).
May thanks to all of you who took time this weekend to help make WVARA’s Electronics Flea Market a major success. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Our next WVARA meeting will be held in-person on Wednesday, March 13, in Meeting Room 3 at the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2731 N. First Street at Plumeria Drive (southwest corner) in San Jose. Social time begins around 6:45pm, with the meeting commencing at 7pm.
Field Day this year will be June 21-23. Once again, we plan to operate from Mora Hill in the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve.
At our March meeting, we will discuss what worked in 2023 and a few changes that are in-store for 2024. This meeting will also be a brainstorm session, so be thinking about what you liked the most about our last June’s Field Day and ways our event could be improved to make it more fun, more inviting to visitors, and an even better event.
If you haven’t been to the Red Cross in a while, “talk-in” is usually available on the Association’s repeaters. Best choice would be 2m/220.
Several of us meet nearbyfor dinner prior to the meeting at 5:30pm at Disn-N-Dash (2551 N. 1st St. San Jose): https://dishdash.com . Feel free to join us.
Three things to remember:
• Since the west side entrance to the Red Cross Building is always locked, we recommend entering the Red Cross Building through the main entrance situated on the north side of the building.
• The Red Cross locks the main entrance at 7pm sharp, so please come early in order to get access to the building.
• Since Meeting Room 3 is about 100 feet from any entrance, any late comers who knock on an outside door won’t be heard from our meeting room. So please try to arrive early!
Jim, K6EI
WVARA Vice President