Parks on the Air

Members of GVARC have an increasing interest in the POTA or Parks on the Air program. 

On this page we will try to keep an informal list of POTA Activations by our members.

The button on the Right will download a pdf versions of a Presentation given by Rick Rogers at the February 8th GVARC General Membership Meeting
8/11/2026

​Marvin (WA7MLD), Norm (W7MDU) and myself (K7NOJ) will be doing another POTA at US-13393 Woodland Bar State Recreation Site. This is a new park close to Woodland WA. We will be on 20M again around 14.310 SSB as well as 2M 146.520 and 146.580. Time will be 0830-1030. Activation is on the POTA site under WA7MLD. If you happen to be near your radio feel free to give us a shout! 

Randy K7NOJ 
3/3/2025

I'll be doing this POTA tomorrow at US-0845. On 20M 1000-1500 PST...I'll start out on CW, then move to SSB and finish with FT8. Activation is posted on the POTA website https://parksontheair.com/

Manzanar was a WW II Japanese internment camp. It is just north of Lone Pine, CA where we are staying for a few days.

73 and hope to see you in the log!

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Randy  K7NOJ

2/19/2025
Gary Carroll's photos from the March 1, 2025  Ham Gathering with OVARC
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March 1, 2025  Ham Gathering with OVARC

"Abrego Trailhead of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail"  

The sign at the drive way says "Abrego Trailhead"

The address is 2105 South Abrego Drive Green Valley  AZ

It is on Abrego Drive 0.91 miles south of the intersection of Continental and Abrego on the EAST side of Abrego  

31°50'23.08"N  110°59'29.64"W
On March 1, 2025 Oro Valley ARC will be at the Abrego Trailhead of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.  It is located about 0.9 mile south on Abrego from the intersection with Continental.  It is on the East side of Abrego.
 
OVARC will be cooking brats.  The rest of the food will be pot luck.  GVARC is invited to attend, so mark your calendars.  If you plan to attend we will try to get a count of people at the GVARC general meeting,  so there will be enough brats.  We can certainly contribute to the pot luck too.  “Gene’s Beans” will be there. 
 
This is on the same day as the ARRL DX Sideband Contest so the bands should be buzzing.  KL7CY will be setting up a CrankIR antenna.  OVARC will have their portable station.  This can be a Parks on the Air “POTA” activation or just fun making contacts. 
 
Additional Information
  • There are no restrooms at this location
  • There is a live 120V double duplex outlet in the covered area
  • Two concrete picnic tables and a low concrete platform/table
  • GVARC John Lynn has received for the Park Permit
  • Setup at 7AM with tear down completed by 6PM
  • The permit specifies no alcohol
  • KL7CY will also bring a portable vertical with floppy footed tripod, two 100ft RG-8 coaxes, and a long tailed outlet strip

Bring your own chair and water recommended

--Thanks, !
John Lynn KL7CY