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Objectives
- To bring the LARA member community together by promoting a monthly outdoor POTA activation around the various Texas State Parks surrounding the DFW Metroplex area.
- This activity also allows members that do not have HF stations or license privileges to operate on the HF bands to experience the different bands/modes by using the W5LVC call sign.
- Main objective is to HAVE FUN, enjoy the outdoors, camaraderie and make QSOs in the process!
1H 2026 Parks on the Air Activations
1H 2026 POTA Activation Schedule
Below is the list of the upcoming and/or completed W5LVC POTA activation dates, locations, status and blog:
January - N/A
-/-
Winter Field Day
No activation during January due to Winter Field Day activities.
February - completed
2/28
Spring Creek FSP
Thank you all who came and participated!
Joe, Edgar, Michael, Rick, Sandra, Colin! You all did great!
We had an awesome activation. The day was perfect, in the upper 70's, almost too warm for February... We set up two stations, Michael's FT710 for SSB and Colin's K2 for CW QRP. Both stations used vertical antennas with spread out radials. Easy to set up and tear down...
The result: over 50 QSO's in the log and a newly minted activator: Congrats Edgar for your very first successful activation. Well done!
Nest stop is Ray Roberts in March. See you there!
March - completed
3/21
Ray Roberts Lake SP
Now, this one was a different one...
We started a bit later, just after noon, since we all spent the morning at the Go-Kit Challenge event, which was great.
Getting to the park was an adventure by itself, since the date coincided with school's spring break and an additional collegiate bass fishing competition at the same time. Very little parking and almost zero sites available...
We set up in an unoccupied bench in the middle of a brushy area, since literally all other spots were taken. The spot was unprotected from the sun and no breeze coming thru...
With the limitations of that space, we decided to activate with only one 100W station and a vertical whip on 20m for both SSB and CW, rotating operators, so that we all could get a valid activation in the log.
Thank you Mark, Ron, Michael, Dave, Rick, Sandra and Colin for coming and making this a fun event!
The result: 51 Qs in the log, including several contacts with our brothers from LAARK that were so nice to call and work us.
Nest stop is Cedar Hill in April. See you there!
April - scheduled
4/18 and 4/19
Cedar Hill SP
See you there! This is the OVERNIGHT activation and coincides with the TXPOTA weekend.
IMPORTANT: If you are planning to partake in the sleepover, please make site reservations. With the start of the RV season, sites become scarce fast.
May - scheduled
5/16
Ray Roberts Lake SP
See you there!
June - N/A
-/-
Summer Field Day
No activation during June due to Summer Field Day activities.
See you at the park!
Colin - N5GG
POTA Coordinator
