A quick intro of this awesome summertime event:
Every Year I participate in Outdoor Adventure USA's Summerfest which consists of wheeling and operating ham radio as part of an National event called Field Day which is organized by the ARRL.
http://www.arrl.org/field-dayThe Trail that will be ran is called the Miller Jeep Trail and will be lead by Tom Severin from Badlands off Road Adventures.
(keep an eye out of some dutch oven chocolate cake!)
There will be a potluck dinner saturday night and you're very strongly encouraged to prepare something to share.
For field day We will have numerous ham radio stations set up that will be operated straight for a 24 hour period trying to score as many points as possible by making contacts with people all over the country.
we will be operating under the clubs call sign so there is no need to be a licensed ham radio operator.
If you are looking to become a licensed ham, there will be on site testing from technician class to extra class.
Please chime in on the O.A. U.S.A. message board to let us know if you'll be planning on taking a test.
See Below for more in depth info:
Field Day / Summer Fest:
http://forums.oausa.net/viewforum.php?f=177Dates
June 21-23th, 2013 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Location - See directions below
MCGILL CAMPGROUND, CA
Part of Los Padres National Forest, US Forest Service
McGill Campground sits in a mixed conifer forest in the Pinos Mountains, at an altitude of 7,500 feet. Campground temperatures are typically 15 to 20 degrees cooler than the Los Angeles Basin, just over an hour's drive from the campground.
The area is in the northeastern part of Los Padres National Forest, which boasts 1,257 miles of maintained trails. Much of the forest is primitive and has 10 designated wilderness areas.
Facilities
fire ring
vault toilets
picnic tables
***Note***: There are no RV hookups and no water
GPS Location Coordinates:
34.81556, -119.09833
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