[OFARC] Winter Field Day January 28th - 29th, 2023

[Martin Denning]

Hi Stephen,

I'll definitely be there Sunday and might be able to do Saturday too - I'll
let you know after Xmas.

73
Martin W5XUK

On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 5:02 PM sc flowers <ursae47 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Colleagues,
> Good afternoon.  I’d like to wish you all and your families a very merry
> Christmas and remind you that Winter Field Day
> <https://winterfieldday.org/> is fast approaching!
>
> [image: Screenshot 2022-12-15 at 4.39.02 PM.png]
>
> The Oak Forest Amateur Radio Club will be doing an overnight campout for
> WFD 2023 at Stephen F Austin State Park
> <https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/stephen-f-austin>.  We’re planning of
> getting a cabin, like we did this past Field Day, and setting up the grill
> to cook dinner and breakfast!  Both carnivore and vegetarian options will
> be available. ;)
>
> My sons have volunteered to cook so the food will be very good!
>
> Oh yea, did I mention that we’ll be operating our club station and making
> as many contacts on HF, VHF, UHF as possible in the 24 hour period?  :D
>
> [image: Screenshot 2022-12-15 at 4.41.30 PM.png]
>
> If you’re interested, let me know as I’ll be the coordinator for this
> activity.  So drop me an email & advice if you’re coming over for Saturday,
> Sunday, both days, or if you plan on bringing your tent/sleeping bag and
> spending the night.  Also, don’t forget to bring along family, neighbors,
> and/or friends so that they can see that not only is Ham radio "not dead"
> but it’s very much alive!
>
> It will be a fun campout, great food, good camaraderie and it'll serve as
> an emergency preparedness exercise to boot.  Since we’ll have extra class
> operators present, walkups that are interested in the hobby can call CQ and
> make contacts even if they’re not licensed (with our mentoring &
> supervision).
>
> I’m excited about it and hope you are too!
>
> 73,
> Stephen (W2WF)
>
> [image: Screenshot 2022-12-15 at 4.44.19 PM.png]
>
>
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