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From time to time, the Radio Club of Tacoma operates W7DK for the popular Parks On The Air program. Club members set up a mini-Field-Day-like deployment at a national or state park for a fun day with club members enoying our favorite hobby!
Club members can participate in club-sponsored POTA activities in two ways:
- Operate on the air as an "activator" at the park
- Contact W7DK as a "hunter" on the day of the event
Club members are encouraged to come out to any scheduled activation to share knowledge or learn about portable setups and operations, different modes of operation (CW, Phone, Digital), how to manage/work pileups, and even operate HF bands with a control operator in a relaxed environment.
Any club member can organize a POTA activation for the club. Contact the coordinator for guidance, and to assure there are no conflicts with other W7DK operations.
To organize and schedule a POTA activation contact the club POTA coordinator:
BJ Rollison WA7WJR
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Planned Radio Club of Tacoma POTA activations
Activations are open to all club members. This is a field day type event, so if you have a portable rig please bring it. This is a great chance for club members to activate new modes, and experiement with antennas. Attendees will need a Discovery pass, or will be required to purchase a day pass at the park.
Please contact BJ at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more info or questions.
Click here to see our earned POTA awards, Recent Activations, and Recent Hunter QSOs
Past POTA activations by W7DK
| Date | Park name | Park Ref. | # QSOs | Operators | Comment |
| 09/12/2023 | Kopachuck State Park |
K-3212 | 36 | WA7WJR AD7MA KK7IJY AC7KP W7MKE N7TES KK7EMG KJ7BDL W7ITL |
The propagation was not in our favor, and the "leaf" attenuators seemed to be in full force; however we had fun, and played with lots of different antenna setups. Thanks for everyone who came out. |
| 02/12/2023 | Kopachuck State Park | K-3212 | 57 |
W7MKE |
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| 01/22/2023 | Dash Point State Park | K-3179 | 26 |
WA7WJR |
Great day at the park. A little cold, but had 2 stations on the air working FT8 and SSB. New Techs got to make their first SSB call on 20M. |
| 08/28/2022 | Dash Point State Park | K-3179 | 61 |
WA7WJR |
Another beautiful day at the park. Had 2 stations setup both running FT-8. |
| 5/22/2022 | Dash Point State Park | K-3179 | 69 |
WA7WJR |
Beautiful weather, made FT8, SSB and CW QSOs using 3 stations. |