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POTA @ Pullman 2026
CFMC will be doing a POTA Activation at Pullman National Historic Park (US-7917) on July 25 and 26, in conjunction Pullman Railroad Days. For details, contact Kevin, KD9ZDR killasuds@gmail.com The model industrial town of Pullman, Illinois had its beginning on May 26, 1880. This town was the physical expression of an idea born and nurtured…
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POTA Outing November 15th @ the Caboose
CFMC is planning a POTA Outing at the Santa Fe Prairie Nature Preserve (US-7839) for Saturday, November 15th; We’ll be there from approx. 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Here’s a link to some pics of the Club Outing in February 2024: https://chicagofmclub.org/pota-february-2024/ More details to follow… Contact Bill, KD9TWA Santa Fe Prairie Nature Preserve7300 River…
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POTA @ Powers – Saturday October 4th
CFMC will be doing a POTA activation at William W. Powers State Recreation Area (US-4107) on Saturday Oct. 4th…. Members will be in-the-park from about 10:00am to 2:00pm. Contact Kevin, KD9ZDR: killasudds@gmail.com CFMC will be using Special Event Call sign W9C to activate the park. All licensed operators are invited, no club membership or affiliation…
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POTA @ Pullman – July 26th
Pullman National Historical Park is a historic district located in Chicago, Illinois, which in the 19th century was the first model, planned industrial community in the United States. The district had its origins in the manufacturing plans and organization of the Pullman Company and became one of the most well-known company towns in the United…
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POTA Outing – 11/2/2024
We’re still on for POTA at Illinois Beach State Park this Saturday at 10:00ish. The park number for POTA is US-1000. If you haven’t already done so, register with POTA. Once you have your free account set up, you may be pleasantly surprised at how many POTA contacts you already have. The person at the…
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POTA at Pullman
POTA outing at the Pullman National Historical Park: US-7917Saturday, July 27, 2024 Pullman National Historic Park610 E. 111th StreetChicago, IL 60628 Directions We’ve been granted unprecedented access to the Pullman site to do a Parks on the Air activation. PROBABLY a 10:00 start time. More details to follow after Field Day. The Park envisions this…
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POTA February 2024
A Parks on the Air, POTA, outing is tentatively scheduled for Sunday February 25th at the Caboose in Hodgkins, IL. The event is obviously dependent on the weather and more details will follow as we get closer to the date.If you have any questions contact Bill Deans at kd9twa@gmail.com And yes, there is a real…
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POTA July 2023
On July 27th, 2023 five of us, Paul N9ISP, Barry K9FMB, Bill KD9TWA, Mark N9OWE, and Bill N9WRP, met at Illinois Beach State Park, K-1000, for an informal Parks “On The Air, POTA” outing. We operated low power voice and digital, made lots of contacts, and successfully “activated” the park. Despite the fact that FM…
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Radio in the Woods
CFMC radio in the woods! 10/10/2020, SaturdayThe location was in Schiller woods. We had a nice turn out for a last minute get-together.10 people showed up.There was 2 HF radios operating on batteries.including 3 antennas: Later, there was pizza and pop for lunch!CFMC would like to thank all who participated.
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