Upcoming POTA Outings

DATE: June 16, Tuesday

TIME: Set up 1345 MDT, On Air around 1400 MDT

Blackrock Canyon Recreation Site
Picnic Shelter Area on R side of road
Park US-12622   POTA Info
GPS:  42.8138, -112.33
Google Maps Location
About10 miles from Pocatello

Revised Notes:

My car is a Green Subaru with Blue Bird license plate

Operate as N7PI or Operate with your own call sign
** You'll need a POTA Login, using your own call, and will need to submit a log **

Mode: SSB and maybe a few CW contacts on 20 meters

If you bring your own rig = please bring it to N7PI's table to operate.

Operating independently could interfere with N7PI's effort.

Bring Personal 'take care of yourself' items.

Bring a chair if you don't like sitting at a picnic table.

There is a BLM Pit Toilet at this property.

Questions? Email KR7W

PHOTO GALLERY

On 5/28/2026 PARC held it's inaugural Parks On The Air outing.

About 10 club members showed up to observe and give support. 3 members operated the radio.

Propagation was very poor, with 7 CW and 12 SSB Contacts completed.

Neil W7NJM operates the radio using SSB. Jeff AE7DX standing by.

End of 5/28 report.

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On 4/28/2026 Mike WA7TT, Cody W7YJ, and Rich KR7W went to the Blackrock Canyon Rec Area picnic area to "Try it Out" for future PARC POTA activities.

27 SSB and 12 CW QSOs were made with KR7W's 'Shack in a Plywood Box", 20 meter Inverted Vee dipole using 80 Watts.

We liked the 'Oasis in the Desert' picnic area and will be be scheduling upcoming PARC POTA outings here.