As life continues to return to more normal sense, the San Luis Valley Amateur Radio Association is actively planning new events to attend and/or participate in.
Here are some links to recent club discussions:
- Colorado Volunteer Mobilizer: https://covolunteers.state.co.us/
- CW Academy: https://cwops.org/cw-academy/
- Cinco de Mayo Cultural Celebration: https://optimystics.org/cinco-de-mayo/
- Field Day 2021: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
- Parks On The Air: https://parksontheair.com/
- Loren Howard (AB8ZZ) Podcast Interview: https://slvoices.com/2021/03/31/monte-vista-chamber-business-spotlight-april-2021/
If you are planning on becoming active in ARES or local emergency communications, you will need to go through ICS 100, 200, 700 & 800 training. You can start here. Once completed, you’ll need to register with the Colorado Volunteer Mobilizer Group. For more information, please email Phil Schechter, W0OJ. Phil is also an instructor for CW Academy and would love to talk to you more about this special group.
Plans are already under way to set up at Chapman Park on June 26 & 27, 2021 for Field Day. More information will be forthcoming as we get the space reserved and move forward with planning.
We are also planning on setting up a Special Event Station and provide communications support for the Cinco de Mayo Cultural Celebration in downtown Monte Vista on May 5, 2021. If you can help out, please email Adam Lock, WA2JAL.
The club will be activating the San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area for Parks On The Air on April 24, 2021. The group will meet in Loaf & Jug in Alamosa at 9:30AM. Please keep in mind that a valid hunting or fishing license is required for everyone 18 or older accessing any state wildlife area, effective July 1, 2020.
We will also be activating the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge on May 15, 2021 at 10:00AM. We’ll meet at the new pull out on Highway 15 and Road 8 South. If you are interested in being a part of these activations, email Erik Dunn, NA0ED for more information.
Our groups own Loren Howard, AB8ZZ is also the CEO of San Luis Valley Rural Electric Corporation and Ciello internet services. To learn more about SLV REC, Ciello and Loren, you can listen to this podcast. He even mentions our club, K0SLV.
Our website and social media outlets continue to do well. As of April 4, we’ve had over 43.5-Thousand Page Views and over 5,000 unique visitors to our website. And we have 55 unique and active members in our Facebook Group.
Finally, if you’re a part of the San Luis Valley Amateur Radio Association and are interested in writing future blogs, please email Adam Lock, WA2JAL for more information.
73’s until next time…
Adam Lock
WA2JAL
Secretary, SARA