Events – Page 10 – PARC

Jackson County Amateur Radio Association

On July 28, 2024

In Announcement, Events, Hamfest/Tailgate!, Testing

Fresh off the heels of the Milton Hamfest and it’s quaint stability we learned from one of our traveling friends that there is an awesome show coming up in Biloxi! We were invited of course and are working plans to CQ and DX our way over to support those that continue to support us!

The Jackson County folks have been coming to our events for a long time! Be it our annual full blown Hamfest or be it our tailgate! So why Not! Let’s show them what PARC is all about and participate with them! See the flyer and the web link below for more details!

HamFest

13 July 2024, 0900 Test Session for Ham License/Upgrades

By DJ Stewart

On June 30, 2024

In Announcement, Events, Testing

Are you ready to obtain your Ham Ticket?!

Are you looking to UPGRADE your License Class?!

If you said yes then check out the ARRL Recommendations at: https://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed

Our Next Test Session is on 13 July, 2024 at 0900. Located at 17 First St SE in Beautiful Downtown Fort Walton Beach Florida!

Good luck and see you there! Please follow the instructions on our EXAMS Page: https://w4zbb.org/exams/

Need an app on the go to prepare? Check out: https://hamradioprep.com/ham-radio-study-guide/

Romeo the dog says “CQ”

Field Day Results for Team PARC

By DJ Stewart

On June 30, 2024

In Announcement, Events, Field Day

The results are submitted and here they are in raw form!

June 22-23, 2024 Field Day

Site Responsibility Ed Underfinger

Safety Ed Underfinger

Elected official visitor Dan Henkel, Mayor of Niceville

132 QSOs

Power mod x2

100 pts Emergency power

100 pts Public location

100 pts Public Information Table

100 pts Alternate power

100 pts Elected official visit

100 pts Social Media

1064 pts total

This is great considering performance in years past and we sure are grateful for the participants, visitors, and teammates who made this possible! The next adventure for Team PARC is going to be the continuation of our awesome Sunday Pile-Ups at 3pm located at 17 First St SE in Beautiful Downtown Fort Walton Beach Florida and our meetings and nets as indicated on the clubs calendar!

We will have more in store as we progress with multiple projects, the continuation of WIRES-X on 146.400, Room 91172, 01172! This is been a great work in progress by Mark, NC4MR! We also are working FT8 with him for a J8 call. Keep up with us and don’t forget to come visit us and get some of Randy’s, KJ4FNB’s Sausages! Curious? Come see him! Super delicious!

W4ZBB Field Day Success!!!

By DJ Stewart

On June 23, 2024

In Announcement, Community, Events, Field Day

Wow what a weekend! Outside, fresh air, friendly faces, open communication, and QSO’s for Field day!

A very large thank you to all who participated, made contacts, and just flat out, had fun! This was a wonderful event for Team PARC at Fred R Gannon State Park in Niceville Florida! We hope your field day was wonderful as well! PARC racked up the contacts and used only battery and solar power! To add to that, we used gear that was designed for ease of use and rapid deployment! We would like to make a special thank you known to the Mayor of Niceville, Dan Henkel, who came out and got involved with Amateur Radio, understanding its operational capability, and seeing first hand how dependable Amateur Radio Communicators are to the community at large!

Another special thanks goes out to the Twin Cities Amateur Radio Club for attending the PARC Field Day Event and operating under the Club’s call, W4ZBB! We would also like to that the staff at Fred R Gannon State Park for having us and taking an esteemed interest in what we do, how to get licensed, what gear works good versus what does not, and offering input for future events!

Enjoy the photos below and take note of AA0EU’s ingenuity of a pole for his counterpoise!

Happy Father’s Day from Team PARC!

By DJ Stewart

On June 16, 2024

In Announcement, Community, Events

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at the Sunday Pile Up! We hope all of your plans are going well and that you are celebrating! Be sure to join us for more Amateur Radio fun this coming Thursday, June 20th at 730 pm CST at 17 A First St SE in beautiful Downtown Fort Walton Beach for the Club’s monthly business meeting!

Bring your guests, family and friends for all are welcome here and it is always a great time Keys down!

You might also get to meet (RFD) Romeo!

From the Shack of Michael W Pickett W9MWP!

By DJ Stewart

On June 9, 2024

In Announcement, Community, Events, Hamfest/Tailgate!

Hi guys, just wanted to let you know that when I visited your club and joined back in March I took away one valuable idea from your hamfest. Your idea of giving everyone a badge upon paying their entry fee struck me as an incredibly great idea. It serves as proof of payment as well as a great souvenir. I brought this idea up to the organizers of our hamfest and they thought it was a great idea, so I got busy making badges, 255 as a matter of fact. We had 237 people that attended our hamfest and our treasurer that collected admission mentioned that he got more comments on the badge then he could count. Our hamfest also has tailgate sales which are out in the parking lot and we have had people in the past bypass the admissions table only to tour the outside sales. This did not happen this year due to being able to spot all the paying customers who sported their new badge. I heard a lot of great chatter on 2 meters the day after about it as no other club around here has ever done this before. Thanks again for letting me bring back one of your great ideas to Wisconsin.

Michael W Pickett W9MWP

Exciting Month Ahead for Team PARC!

By DJ Stewart

On June 2, 2024

In Announcement, Community, Events

What are you doing with your hobby?!

We here at PARC are eagerly anticipating the entire month of June! We kick things off with Pile-Ups every Sunday! Moving into the month we pres right into Tech Night on the 6th of June! Then, on the 20th of June, we hold our Monthly Business Meeting!

What would come next you ask?! FIELD DAY? That’s right! The coveted annual event in which we all take part to practice or message handling traffic and QSO contacts showcasing our skills to the public and civil servants! This year, PARC is hosting a tremendous effort to keep it simple and operate on assets which are exceptionally portable! See the Special Event Stations page from the ARRL for the specific frequencies where you can find the PARC Team!

Short of a hootnanny but more like a hoedown, this event will take the RF from battery powered gear and transmit the world over! Be sure to participate and join in with the team! Follow this link to learn more!

06/22/2024 | ARRL Field Day 2024

Jun 22-Jun 23, 1800Z-2059Z, W4ZBB, Fort Walton Beach, FL. Playground Amateur Radio Club. 14.325 28.305 21.250 7.225. QSL. Playground Amateur Radio Club, 17A First ST SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548. parcfwb@gmail.com or w4zbb.org
Field Day 2024, June 22/23rd, Fred Gannon State Park, Niceville FL!!!

FOX HUNTING SUCCESS!!!!

By DJ Stewart

On May 26, 2024

In Announcement, Events

We sure had fun hosting the FOX HUNT! Those that joined in all found the transmitter! The winner was Tyler, KQ4ACS but the real Champion is KQ4FRB for setting the event up and taking the lead! Queenie truly is a great activities Director and wonderful addition to the Playground Amateur Radio Club!

THIS COMING WEEKEND!!!!!

By DJ Stewart

On May 19, 2024

In Announcement, Community, Events

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What’s that you say? A Fox Hunt?! You are darn tooting! Or in this case, locating the hidden fox transmitter in an undisclosed location on an undisclosed frequency somewhere in Fort Walton Beach Florida!

Excited? You should be!

The following details outline the event:

SHOW UP at the Playground Amateur Radio Club at 17 A First St SE in BEAUtiful Downtown Fort Walton Beach at 0930, 25 May, 2024! The transmitter frequency will be disclosed at that time!

Place you $10.00 buy in to support the Club’s efforts and participate in a BBQ following the hunt at the FOXES DEN! <- Not the location or a hint, but it might be a clue (ok, maybe not). Enjoy the fellowship and good sporting morning with your favorite Amateur Radio Club! The Playground Amateur Radio Club! Serving Fort Walton Beach for over 6 decades and still going strong!