Oct 9th – 14th in Pacific Beach, WA

Join us for our 5th Ham Radio Adventures – Pacific Beach get together.  Each year this event has grown and been a great success.  

This will be a fun filled week to meet fellow nerds with an affinity for RF.  If you are interested in getting your ham license come on down and test.  If you’re interested in getting out of the shack to play radio, teach, learn, or just a romantic walk on the beach with your Baofeng, this is the event you are looking for.  Have a crazy idea for an antenna and need extra brain power and hands to pull it off?  This is the place to do so.  This will be a great opportunity to bring your go kit/bag and show off your equipment and see what other hams are using as well.

We have a few fun activities planned such as:

• Parks on the Air – Rove to 10 different parks in the area.
• A hands-on instruction on how to work amateur satellites, make your first contact.
• * Meshtatic – Crash course in what Meshtastic is and how to setup and use. 
• Janky antenna WSPR Challenge – Teams will be made
• * Small kit building – build an offset attenuator for fox hunting.
• Fox hunting for beginners and advanced.  Bring your hunting gear.  Parts to build a tape measure yagi will be available.
• VE session  (Tech – Extra).
• * Antenna building.  Build your own linked dipole antenna.  There will be a few kits on hand for purchase. (Kits for sale onsite for approx $30.)
• Prime rib night 
• Pizza night

The rest of the time will be for hanging out going out and activating Parks On The Air stations or enjoying the coastal Pacific Beach area.

We plan on activating the following Parks On The Air entities:

Pacific Beach State Park K-3241 CN77 South within walking distance  Park Info Map

Olympic National Forest K-4532 CN77/CN87  North East approx 30 min  Park Info Map

Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park K-3197 CN77 South approx 15 min  Park Info Map

Ocean City State Park K-3238 CN77 South approx 25 min  Park Info Map 

Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge K-0581 CN86 South approx 35 min Park Info

Bottle Beach State Park K-3164 CN76 South approx 1 hr  Park Info

Twin Harbors State Park K-3286 CN76 South approx 1hr 5 min  Park Info Map 

Westport Light State Park K-3290 CN76 South approx 1hr 10 min   Park Info Map This is also is a lighthouse USA 342

Westhaven State Park K-3289  CN76 South approx 1hr 10 min  Park Info

Grayland Beach State Park K-3196  CN76 South approx 1hr 10 min  Park Info Map

Provided accommodations are 4 or 5 bedroom houses that are shared with other hams that are attending the event.  Houses have a full kitchen furnished with basic cookware and dishes so bring your own food or plan group meals as a house. (Housing will be assigned about a week prior to event.)

Each house has WiFi and cell service is spotty depending on carrier.

Special accommodations may be available upon request.

Pricing: To be figured out by late May.

Last year the cost was:

All Inclusive $290 – Covers 5 nights of lodging, Thursday night prime rib dinner at the Green Lantern, Saturday night pizza dinner, and activities.

Guest $70 –  This is an add on to an All Inclusive price and shares a room with the primary guest.  Includes all the fun. Intended for family and non-ham friends.

No lodging $100 – This rate is if you are participating in all the fun but not reserving a room.

Cost cannot be pro-rated for shorter stays and refunds will be considered but cannot be guaranteed.

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