2025/09/13 PAARA In The Park
- When: September 13th 2025
- Where: Rengstorff Park, Mountain View (Group Picnic Area, White)
- Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Everyone’s invited
Please join us for a new PAARA In The Park event, this time in Rengstorff Park, Mountain View.
Loads of fun, people of all ages to socialize with, lots of hams there to answer questions, etc. Come sit and schmooze, or try getting on the air, bring your own radio, find the hidden transmitters, try morse code or send memes on SSTV.
Free lunch and drinks privided by the club!
Optionally, you can sign up for the soldering activity (details below, registration and payment mandatory).
Details of our previous “in the park” events from 20250503 and 20240928
How do I get there?
We’re in the Group Picnic Area, the White section.
Volunteering
If you’d like to coach the participants in the soldering activity, please reach out to Connie (W6EFI).
If you’d like to help with setting up, tear down, or any other activities, please reach out to Darryl (KI6LDM).
Soldering skill builder
Ages 9 and up.
- Time: 10:00am sharp
- Cost: $15/participant
- Available spots:
- 20 for the soldering project
- 10 for the breadboard one
Soldering is an essential skill in amateur radio for anyone who wants to repair, modify, or build equipment. PAARA club members will guide you through your first soldering project. Cost of participation includes the kit, which when finished is a small circuit board with several parts and LEDs that blink. You will learn basic safety and soldering technique. You will also learn some concepts about how the circuit works. For adults and young people 9 years old and up.
No-solder “breadboard” project for younger folks
Ages 5 and up.
There will also be a no-solder version of the same project for those who aren’t eligible for the solder version. but components will be inserted into a solderless “breadboard”.
Ages and adult supervision
IMPORTANT: People under 14 must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult.
WARNINGS: small parts, sharp cutters, high heat, handling lead solder
Registration
We can only accept 20 registrations for the soldering project and 10 for the breadboard, and will close the form when the limit is reached.
Please fill in the following form with the required information and only afterwards pay via the PayPal link below.
Payment
Once you’ve registered in the above step, you can now continue to the payment page.
Questions
For any other questions, please feel free to shoot us an email at in-the-park@paara.org.