by Tony | Jul 6, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Satellites
After going back and forth on plans for Field Day this year, I decided to do it as a satellite-only operation from Elk City State Park to double dip on my goal to activate all Kansas State Parks on satellites. I reserved one of the campsites right on the shore of the...
by Tony | May 26, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Satellites
Continuing my mission to activate all Kansas State Parks, I decided to take the Friday before Memorial Day (5/22/2020) off from work to travel down to Crawford State Park in southeast Kansas. This park is nicely situated around a lake and offers camping, boating, and...
by Tony | May 11, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Satellites
Although technically a Kansas State Park entity, the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park is actually a 51 mile trail that connects Ottawa and Iola, Kansas and replaces the old railroad that used to link the cities. Along the way, this trail brushes up against several city...
by Tony | May 1, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Satellites
As the first step on my mission to activate all Kansas State Parks for Parks on the Air, I decided to visit the park nearest to my home in the suburbs of Kansas City – Hillsdale State Park. This park has numerous RV and tent campsites as well as a few day areas...
by Tony | Apr 19, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
MARCH 6, 2025 UPDATE: While I haven’t made any progress on this since 2020, I have decided to restart my efforts in 2025 to visit each Kansas State Park and activate it on satellites. My goal is to complete the original mission by the end of 2026. I have visited...