{"id":8156,"date":"2025-04-02T08:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saars.club\/?p=8156"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:50:16","slug":"florida-parks-on-the-air-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saars.club\/?p=8156","title":{"rendered":"Florida Parks On The Air 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/flspota.org\/\">Florida State Parks on the Air<\/a> event on Saturday, April 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a class=\"ngg-fancybox\" title=\" \" href=\"https:\/\/saars.club\/wp-content\/gallery\/images\/flspota-logo-300x300.png\" data-image-id=\"1381\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saars.club\/wp-content\/gallery\/images\/flspota-logo-300x300.png\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/saars.club\/wp-content\/gallery\/images\/thumbs\/thumbs_flspota-logo-300x300.png\" data-title=\"flspota-logo-300x300\" data-description=\" \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/saars.club\/wp-content\/gallery\/images\/flspota-logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"flspota-logo-300x300\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\"><\/a>Venue &#8211; Faver-Dykes State Park<\/strong>. 1000 Faver Dykes Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32086. The entrance is just north of the US1\/I-95 interchange in the southern part of St Johns County. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1000+Faver+Dykes+Rd,+St.+Augustine,+FL+32086\/@29.6747178,-81.2693962,15.54z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e690a4dfe65a85:0x8d7e49a48936cf98!8m2!3d29.6755635!4d-81.2657215\">(MAP)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We have the main pavilion (closest to the water) reserved for Saturday (April 5, 2025).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Park admission is $5 per vehicle using the honor station at the entrance to the park. You can also purchase single-day use passes online ahead of time&nbsp; at: <a href=\"https:\/\/reserve.floridastateparks.org\/Web\/Memberships\/CustomerMembershipPasses.aspx?park_id=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Single use day pass<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Club Event Information and Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you plan to attend this event please reply to this email with the equipment you will be bringing. This will help with our planning.<\/p>\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t forget to bring your laptop with the club&#8217;s N3JFP logging software.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Setup time<\/strong> &#8211; Plan to arrive shortly after park opening at 8 am in order to be on the air by 10 am local time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Operations time<\/strong> &#8211; Operations begin at 10 am local time Saturday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;ll need to break down the stations and antennas when we leave for the day. Camping is only permitted at the campsites, not at the pavilion.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Note that we will be operating as a club on Saturday, April 5, 2024<\/strong>. You are encouraged to participate in the event on your own on the next day, either from home or from a park.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Rigs, antennas, filters, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Members typically bring a variety of rigs and antennas, and the club has a comprehensive set of filters to improve the multi-station\/multi-band\/multi-antenna experience. We encourage you to bring any equipment you wish to operate.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Note that we need to keep antennas out of the trees, so bring appropriate vertical antennas or tripods for wire antennas.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Food and drink<\/strong> &#8211; There are no concession stands at the park, and not much else in the general vicinity, so we recommend that you bring your own food and drinks for the day.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Fleas and ticks<\/strong> &#8211; The park is known for its share of insects, so we recommend you pack insect repellent.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will participate in the Florida State Parks on the Air event on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Venue &#8211; Faver-Dykes State Park. 1000 Faver Dykes Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32086. 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