Radios in the Park 2025
The popular outdoor “Radios in the Park” Eyeball QSO Party series continues through Sept 11. Folks start to gather around 5:30 PM and we wrap up by 8:00 PM every Thursday evening. Note that locations may change due to weather forecasts.
Here is the schedule through early July:
May 22nd Brown’s Creek Park 8312 Neal Ave N, Stillwater – trail parking area
(Google Maps Plus code: 35C4+39V Stillwater, Minnesota)
POTA site for Brown’s Creek State Trail US-9386 and/or Brown’s Creek Aquatic Management Area US-10721
May 29th Valley View Park 5421 Osgood Avenue, Oak Park Heights
(Google Maps Plus code: 25JX+35V Oak Park Heights, Minnesota)
June 5th Baytown Township Hall 4020 McDonald Dr N, Stillwater
(Google Maps Plus code: 2554+4M Stillwater, Minnesota)
“Field Day Planning – Site and operations”
June 12th Lily Lake Park 1208 Greeley St S, Stillwater
(Google Maps Plus code: 25WH+CVP Stillwater, Minnesota)
June 18th Valley View Park 5421 Osgood Avenue, Oak Park Heights
(Google Maps Plus code: 25JX+35V Oak Park Heights, Minnesota)
June 26th Rotary Park 2290 2nd St N, North St Paul
(Google Maps Plus code: 2262+G5 North St Paul, Minnesota)
POTA site for US-9385 Gateway State Trail
July 3rd Baytown Township Hall 4020 McDonald Dr N, Stillwater
(Google Maps Plus code: 2554+4M Stillwater, Minnesota)
July 10th Valley View Park 5421 Osgood Avenue, Oak Park Heights
(Google Maps Plus code: 25JX+35V Oak Park Heights, Minnesota)
The full schedule of parks and dates is posted on SARA’s Discord server and published in the April and May issue of Signals from SARA newsletter.
1st Thursday Technical Topic Nights “Let’s Talk About…”
1st Thursday Technical Topic Nights feature a technical topic presentation and discussion based upon the level of interest in the club and the willingness of someone to prepare and lead the session. The sessions are livestreamed via Zoom for those who choose to join the session virtually and are recorded and posted to the SARA YouTube channel for future viewing and reference.
The 1st Thursday Technical Topic Nights are held at the Baytown Township Hall, 4020 McDonald Dr N, Stillwater, MN 55082, beginning at 6:00 PM.
- June 5 1st Thursday Tech Topic Night
SARA Field Day Onsite Planning – Field Day Co-chairs Ray NDØG and Tim KFØJEL. This session will not be livestreamed. - July 3 1st Thursday Tech Topic Night
NO formal topic – Radios in the Park at Baytown Township Hall - August 7 1st Thursday Tech Topic Night
Let’s talk about… “Oscilloscopes” led by Dan KEØIYF
SARA’s Summer Activities
Look forward to the following SARA activities this summer:
June 14 SARA POTA Activity Day in conjunction with MN POTA Day
This SARA POTA Activity features a 5-park “Poker Run” Rove wrapped up with a dinner at a local restaurant. Collin KEØIYN and Brian KB9TBB are leading the MN POTA Day efforts. Be sure to check out mnpota.com for more information from MN POTA team!
June 28 – 29 ARRL Field Day 2025 “Radio Connects”
SARA’s Field Day operation will be at Baytown Township Hall. Co-chairs Ray NDØG and Tim KFØJEL are planning to have WØJH on the air the full 24 hours this year. Check out the upcoming May Signals from SARA for more details. Watch for the Field Day schedule sign-ups via SignUpGenius.
August 9 SARA WØJH Station at “Britfest” Car Show in Hudson
We’ll be promoting amateur radio during the annual “Britfest” Car Show along the St. Croix in Hudson. This will also be a WØJH POTA activation of US-0673 St. Croix National Wild & Scenic River.
Brian KB9TBB is the lead for this event. If you want to join the team, contact Brian via email at brian at schousek dot com.
The SARA POTA Challenge
The SARA POTA Challenge 2025 monthly numbers for March are posted on the radioham.org website. >> CLICK HERE << to view the most recent results for 2025. April’s numbers were shared during the May meeting and will be posted online in the coming days.
Just a reminder, we are only able to track participation for those with a minimum of 10 Hunter contacts, a limitation placed on the hunter database by POTA.
SARA members who have registered on the POTA website https://parksontheair.com/# (sign up is under the Help/Getting Started tab) are automatically included in the SARA Challenges.
Meeting Program Team
The team has secured programs for our meetings this fall for through December. These include the following programs:
- Map Tools for POTA Activators with Joe Heitzinger KCØOIO September 13
- QSLing and ARRL awards with Mike Cizek WØVVT October 4
- Broadcast Digital TV with Bob Wilmers KØAPW November 1
- Geochron with Patrick Bolan KJ7ZSU
This week’s SARA activities
- “Sunday Fusion” Digital Voice Hangout May 18
SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)
or connect via WIRES-X to the W0JH-Room 63969
System Fusion digital voice hangout to expand use and familiarity with the digital voice capabilities available on the WØJH repeater. - SARA Evening HF Ragchew
Nightly
20:00 Central (01:00 UTC) 813LSB +/- QRM
Alternates: 1.966 MHz +/- QRM (LSB), 21.316 MHz +/- QRM (USB) 50.166 MHz +/- QRM (USB) - SARA Monday Morning 75-meter Ragchew May 19
Frequency: 3.856 LSB +/- QRM - SARA Two Meter Tuesday (TMT) Round Robin Ragchew May 20
7:00 – ~8:00 pm Central (or until we finish!)
SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)1stTuesday is Emergency Power Night – participants are encouraged to operate the stations on emergency power.
The Tuesday evening on-air round robin ragchew, featuring the “Ask the Elmer” segment. The group leaders focus on encouraging any and everyone, especially those new to the airwaves, to join the session via the repeater. - Radios in the Park May 22
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Brown’s Creek Park 8312 Neal Ave N, Stillwater – trail parking area
(Google Maps Plus code: 35C4+39V Stillwater, Minnesota)
POTA site for Brown’s Creek State Trail US-9386 and/or Brown’s Creek Aquatic Management Area US-10721
