Hams in the park

Hams in the park is another activity of the North Shore Radio Club. The idea is to set up a portable station away from home. With less-than-ideal antennas and multiple stations transmitting close together it can be a challenge to operate but you will learn the skills to deal with that. There is no pressure on making a specific number of contacts or register on any sites. Just come out and have some fun. You can ask questions, and the more experienced operators are happy to help or give tips on how to improve your setup. We also have some of club members just show up to see what is going on or get some ideas on how to setup their own station. Because we are in a public place, we also have people walk by and asking what we are doing and stay to listen to the QSOs.

Learn how to improvise and how to set up a station in less-than-ideal conditions. Even if you don’t have a radio come by and see what we are up to. Maybe team up with someone and help setting up or taking it down.

Ample free parking, benches and tables.

10W or less in April, June and August.

This year we will set three months aside for low power operation. Please limit your output power on these days to 10W or less. You will be surprised how much you can accomplish even with lower power.

Hams in the Park May 10th

We had a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the high 60s. We had a bout 5 to 6 stations on the air with various type of antennas. We are looking forward to our next activity in June.