[TxHam] Fw: [NARS] Texas Staate Parks On The Air

[Brian Gaskamp]

--- On Wed, 2/13/13, Tom S King <tom.s.king at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Tom S King <tom.s.king at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NARS] Texas Staate Parks On The Air
> To: "NARS" <nars at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 1:10 AM
> NARS is sponsoring a new contest -
> Texas State Parks On The Air (TSPOTA).
> 
> It is our hope that the TSPOTA Contest is just a starting
> point for Texas
> Amateurs and Amateurs visiting our great State to activate
> one or more Texas
> State Parks, Natural Areas, and Historic Sites. To that end
> the TSPOTA
> Committee also sponsors the WATXSP Certificate for
> successfully working all
> ninety-nine Texas State Parks, Natural Areas and Historic
> sites listed on
> the Texas Parks and Wildlife and TSPOTA web sites.
> 
> 
> Who:
> 
> 
> The contest is open to all Amateurs world-wide, but
> especially Texas
> Amateurs. Non-Texas stations may work only Texas stations
> located in a Texas
> State Park; Texas stations not located in a Texas State Park
> may only
> contact stations operating from inside a Texas State Park.
> Stations located
> in a State Park, Natural Area or Historic Site may work all
> stations.
> 
> 
> When:
> 
> 
> April 6-7, 2013 from 1800 UTC Saturday to 2100 UTC Sunday.
> 
> 
> Objective:
> 
> 
> To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur
> bands (excluding
> the 60, 30, 17, and 12- meter bands) and in doing so to
> learn to operate in
> abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A
> premium is placed on
> developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency
> preparedness as well
> as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of
> Amateur Radio.
> 
> To have competing stations, individual or club, operating
> from as many of
> Texas' ninety-nine state parks as possible. Making contacts
> from a Texas
> State Park to other Texas State Parks is the goal all
> stations should strive
> for.         
> 
> 
> Links:
> 
> 
> Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife : http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
> 
> Texas State Parks On The Air: http://www.tspota.com/
> 
>  
> 
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