[K3CAL] Field Day - Calvert Marine Museum

[Jack Estevez]

Good lookin' out Peter and Dave.
On Apr 23, 2013 6:00 PM, <mistralholt at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> Dave,
>
>    Dave Hardy (KB3RAN) and I met with Shirley Mihurskey, (head of
> rentals) and the Museum's Director, Doug, this morning and had a tour of
> the Museum's campus.  The Director was very forthcoming about CARA -
> remembers the Association using the Cove Point Light House last year.
>
>   Anyway, he offered us, free of charge (or a donation of some sort if we
> want), three good locations on the museum grounds.  All of them look like
> excellent locations for both weather protection and public exposure,
> particularly on a weekend.  He said we would also be welcome to use it over
> the entire period from Saturday AM until the Field Day closes Sunday
> evening.  There are facilities (bathrooms) and interesting things
> for families to do if they wish to join hams during the weekend's
> activities, the museum itself is fantastic - movies, live otter
> exhibits , remote sail boat competitions, the light house (formerly from
> Drum Point), close by Roy Rogers and other restaurants, and hardware
> stores.  Dave Hardy and I agree that we should take advantage of the large
> pavilion - stage that overlooks the parking lot. large tables and a roof
> make it very useable for a ham set up, and there is plenty of space to
> locate generators.  The director also offered the use of the several flag
> poles from which to string antenna's.
>      The main pavilion and stage has been used by the likes of Willie
> Nelson and other signing greats who come and put on shows at the museum.
> Anyone coming to the museum over the weekend would park right in front of
> the pavilion and walk by - so for public exposure it would be fantastic to
> get CARA's message out.  Literally hundreds if not thousands come to visit
> on summer weekends.  The museum actually appreciates the public service
> publicity our event would attract.
>
>      The other two locations are the smaller pavilion in a more isolated
> park area with direct exposure to the main road going on to Solomons'
> Island.  It has a roof and tables, too.  The final location is a large
> permanent tent with numerous large picnic tables located down next to the
> boat docks and light house, pretty much in the center of the museum
> grounds.  The tables are used for exhibits or work benches for a variety of
> projects and activities.  For the antennae set ups, the large stage
> pavilion first mentioned above appealed best to Dave and me.
>
>
>
>    Dave and I really encourage CARA to consider the excellent facilities
> and the public exposure the Ham Field day would have at the Museum.  I
> visited the Broomes' Island facility last year, the one's offered above are
> considerably better for what our mission goals are.  The museum has logged
> us in at any of the three places we chose on 22-23 June.  Come down and
> take a look at this facility, we think you will be favorable impressed with
> what it offers.
>
>
>
> Peter Holt
>
> KB3SXB
>
>
>
> PS;  I learned from Shirley that the Cove Point light house is not
> available for rentals and therefore it might not be able to available to
> our radio club this year.  Although the Director offered the light house on
> the museum grounds as an alternative.
>
> The Museum has a webb site:  www.calvertmarinemuseum.com where photos are
> available.
>
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