THE ARRL NATIONAL PARKS ON THE AIR PROGRAM ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2016
THIS SPREADSHEET LISTS ALL THE PARK UNITS THAT THE CLUB WORKED AS W5PDO
THE CONFIRMED COUNT WAS TWO-HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE (283) SEPARATE NATIONAL PARK UNITS IN THIS CATEGORY (UNITS WORKED), THE CLUB PLACED 482 OUT OF 16,459 PARTICIPANTS DURING THE YEAR, THE CLUB ACTIVATED THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL PARK UNITS
- HP35 PECOS NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK (by Richard, W5IL, 04 AUG 2016) - HP50 MANHATTAN PROJECT, NEW MEXICO, NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK (by Richard, W5IL, 30 JUL 2016) - HP59 PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO (by Richard, W5IL, 13 AUG 2016) - LK03 PICTURED ROCKS, MICHIGAN, NATIONAL LAKESHORE (by Jon, KG5CUK, 06 JUL 2016) - MN06 BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT (by Richard, W5IL, 30 JUL 2016) - MN36 FORT UNION NATIONAL MONUMENT (by Richard, W5IL, 04 AUG 2016) - MN40 GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT (by Richard, W5IL, 01 OCT 2016) - MN74 WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT (by Richard, W5IL, 30 SEP 2016) - NP10 CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK (by Richard, W5IL, 30 SEP 2016) - NP25 GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (by Richard, W5IL, 30 SEP 2016) - PV19 VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE (by Richard, W5IL, 01 AUG 2016) - TR11 SANTA FE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL (by Richard, W5IL, 04 AUG 2016) - TR17 EL CAMINO REAL de TIERRA ADENTRO NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL (by Richard, W5IL, 13 AUG 2016) - TR19 OLD SPANISH NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL (by Richard, W5IL, 02 AUG 2016)
SEVERAL OF THE PARK UNITS (BANDELIER, MANHATTEN PROJECT, VALLES CALDERA) WERE ACTIVATED MORE THAN ONCE.
IN THIS CATEGORY (UNITS ACTIVATED), THE CLUB PLACED 196 OUT OF 1462 PARTICIPANTS
WHEN THE CLUB RECEIVES ITS CERTIFICATES, I WILL POST THEM IN THE OPERATING ROOM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN MAKING THE CLUB PARTICIPATION SO SUCCESSFUL
W5PDO at the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. (Photos by Richard Smale, W5IL).
Activation of White Sands National Monument on 9/30/16. (Photos by Richard Smale, W5IL).
Activation of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park on 9/30/16. Operating location at the Visitors Center (left). As expected - and experimentally confirmed - there was no propagation at the entrance to the "Big Room" 750 feet underground (right) (Photos by Richard Smale, W5IL).
Activation of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (left) and the Petroglyph National Monument (middle). The right photo shows a "CARRETA de BUEYES" (ox cart) used on the "EL CAMINO REAL de TIERRA ADENTRO", in the 1500's (Photos by Richard Smale, W5IL).
Remains of the post officer's quarters ar Fort Union National Monument (Photos by Richard Smale, W5IL).
Activation of Pecos National Historic Park and Santa Fe National Historic Trail by Richard Smale (W5IL) on August 4, 2016 (Photos by Richard Smale, W5IL).
The ruins of La Santa Rosa de Lima Mission on the Old Spanish Trail near Abiquiu, New Mexico (Photo by Richard Smale, W5IL)
Pictures by Richard Smale (W5IL) from his activation of the Manhattan Project (New Mexico) National Historic Park (HP50), the Bandelier National Monument (MN06), and the Valles Caldera National Preserve (PV19). (Photos by Richard Smale, W5IL)
Jon Doorn (KG5CUK) operating from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (on Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula), as part of the National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) all year event. (Photos by Jon Doorn, KG5CUK)