05/11/2016
ARRL has an opportunity for those traveling to Dayton Hamvention[1]? who want
to activate an NPS unit for National Parks on the Air (NPOTA[2])! ARRL has
secured an operating permit with the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic
Park in downtown Dayton. The special NPOTA activity will be available for
visiting operators to enjoy activating an NPOTA unit without having to bring
their own gear. The event will run from Friday, May 20, until Sunday, May 22,
at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center. Operations will be from 9 AM-5 PM on
Friday and Saturday, and 9 AM-noon on Sunday.
"Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is excited to partner with
the ARRL for a National Parks on the Air event during Dayton Hamvention 2016,"
said Ryan Qualls, park ranger at the Dayton Aviation Heritage National
Historical Park. "The ARRL's legacy of experimentation, education, and public
service is in concert with the National Park Service's mission. We hope that
Hamvention attendees visit the park during their stay in Dayton and learn how
Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle mechanics from Ohio, changed the world
through their experiments in aviation."
ARRL Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator John Myers, KD8MQ, is
coordinating on-site operations for the event. He is looking for volunteers on
Friday and Saturday who would be able to help visiting operators and/or explain
NPOTA and Amateur Radio to non-ham park visitors. Even an hour or two of time
as a volunteer would be helpful. Contact him[3] to volunteer or to sign up for
a 15-minute operating slot. All slots are available on a first-come,
first-served basis and all operators are limited to one slot, to make this
opportunity available to as many visitors as possible.
"I'm really looking forward to working with the National Park Service and the
League to make this location available during Hamvention week," Myers said.
Vibroplex is donating antennas masts and hardware to the effort, and the ARRL
is providing the equipment. The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center is located at
16 South Williams Street in Dayton.
[1] http://www.hamvention.org/
[2] https://npota.arrl.org/
[3] mailto:kd8mq@arrl.net
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