PAARA is visiting the Marine Radio Historical Society station KPH/KSM. This coast station was one of several marine communication transmitting and receiving stations located around the globe. The field trip will include visits to both the transmitting and receiving sites. Transportation to and from the site will be by bus. As is part of the PAARA tradition, we will be well fed with hamburgers and accompaniments. Reserve your seats while there are still seats available!

Date: Saturday, April 28

Going: Leave 701 Laurel St, Menlo Park CA at 8:00 AM.

Return: Leave KSM/KPH site approx 3:30 PM.

Cost: $40 per person.

Tickets can be obtained by mailing a check to:

Marty Wayne
1039 Bryant Way
Sunnyvale CA 94087

Please make the checks payable to PAARA and include the name(s) and call(s) for each person going on the trip.

If there are any questions, please contact me at w6nev@arrl.net or call 408-246-7531.

Marty, W6NEV

The Foothills Amateur Radio Society (FARS) and the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association (PAARA) present this ham radio event and fete.  This annual event is open to anyone who wants to attend, but reservations are required.  All members are encouraged to sign up now for this special annual event.  Bring a spouse or a friend and of course bring a few dollars for the raffle.

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This year's PAARAshoot wll be held at the Santa Clara County Field Sports Park on Sunday, July 31, 2011.  It will be a joint firearms shooting event, sponsored by PAARA and the Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club (SCVRC).  The event was started by the late Elaine "Trish" Gibbons, WA6UBE, and her partner Carla Satra, who have been volunteer rangemasters at the South County Field Sports Park in San Jose for many years.

Through their good offices, we have been granted the use, without charge, of the 200 yard rifle range, one of only two 200 yard ranges in the Bay Area.  We have the range to ourselves for the entire day.

Setup begins around 8:30 or so, so if you'd like to help, please come first thing. We shoot until 3:30 when we begin cleanup/packup, so we can be off the range by 4:00.

All are encouraged to bring a little extra .22 ammo, and any interesting or unusual firearms they may have to show.  Lunch is potluck, so bring your favorite grille-able items and sides to share.  There is a fair amount of shade there, but it still gets hot.  Bring plenty of cold drinks.

In addition to the treat of getting to shoot on a 200 yard range, it's always a fun gathering.  Come out to do something a little different with your radio friends. You'll have a BLAST!