{"id":5740,"date":"2025-09-10T11:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w2so.org\/?p=5740"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:23:49","slug":"w2so-participating-in-erie-canal-pota-activation-for-200th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w2so.org\/index.php\/w2so-participating-in-erie-canal-pota-activation-for-200th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"W2SO Participating in Erie Canal POTA Activation for 200th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5745 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eriecanalpota.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eriecanalpota.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eriecanalpota-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eriecanalpota-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eriecanalpota-768x615.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>W2SO will be participating in the state-wide activation of the Erie Canal for its 200th Anniversary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We will be operating from West Canal Park &amp; Marina<br \/>\n4070 Tonawanda Creek Rd, North Tonawanda, NY 14120<br \/>\nSaturday September 20th 8:00am until 8:00pm<br \/>\nPlease RSVP so we can plan for your participation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5746\" src=\"https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pota-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pota-logo.jpg 759w, https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pota-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/w2so.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pota-logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-5743 forminator-design--default forminator-custom forminator_ajax\" data-forminator-render=\"0\" data-form=\"forminator-module-5743\" data-uid=\"6a0d4fb1e6141\"><br\/><\/div><form\n\t\t\t\tid=\"forminator-module-5743\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-5743 forminator-design--default forminator-custom forminator_ajax\"\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-forminator-render=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"5743\"\n\t\t\t\t data-color-option=\"default\" data-design=\"default\" data-grid=\"custom\" style=\"display: none;\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-uid=\"6a0d4fb1e6141\"\n\t\t\t><div role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"forminator-response-message forminator-error\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"name-1\" class=\"forminator-field-name forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-name-1_6a0d4fb1e6141\" id=\"forminator-field-name-1_6a0d4fb1e6141-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Name <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"name-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. 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>53<\/option><option value=\"54\" >54<\/option><option value=\"55\" >55<\/option><option value=\"56\" >56<\/option><option value=\"57\" >57<\/option><option value=\"58\" >58<\/option><option value=\"59\" >59<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"select-1\" class=\"forminator-field-select forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-form-5743__field--select-1_6a0d4fb1e6141\" id=\"forminator-form-5743__field--select-1_6a0d4fb1e6141-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Do you plan on being an activator?<\/label><select  id=\"forminator-form-5743__field--select-1_6a0d4fb1e6141\" class=\"forminator-select--field forminator-select2 forminator-select2-multiple\" data-required=\"\" name=\"select-1\" data-default-value=\"\" data-hidden-behavior=\"zero\" data-placeholder=\"\" data-search=\"false\" data-search-placeholder=\"\" data-checkbox=\"false\" data-allow-clear=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-form-5743__field--select-1_6a0d4fb1e6141-label\"><option value=\"one\"  data-calculation=\"0\">Yes<\/option><option value=\"two\"  data-calculation=\"0\">No<\/option><option value=\"Undecided\"  data-calculation=\"0\">Undecided<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/div><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_url\" value=\"\" \/><div class=\"forminator-row forminator-row-last\"><div class=\"forminator-col\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><button class=\"forminator-button forminator-button-submit\">Submit<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"forminator_nonce\" name=\"forminator_nonce\" value=\"805df2bb82\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5740\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"5743\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_id\" value=\"5740\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_type\" value=\"default\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"current_url\" value=\"https:\/\/w2so.org\/index.php\/w2so-participating-in-erie-canal-pota-activation-for-200th-anniversary\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"render_id\" value=\"0\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"forminator_submit_form_custom-forms\"><\/form><\/p>\n<p>See more info below from Matt Brown K2EAG:<\/p>\n<p>After 6 months of planning, our state-wide activation of the Erie Canal for its 200th Anniversary, is only two weeks away!<\/p>\n<p>This event is a great opportunity to experience and share about the canal that transformed America, as clubs and individuals across New York State join together over the airwaves to activate the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to share the 14 clubs that will be activating the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor for this huge celebration &#8212; just like how each town celebrated upon the completion of the Erie Canal and their excitement of Governor DeWitt Clinton&#8217;s inaugural voyage as he crossed New York State!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 East Greenbush ARA (USS Slater) \u2022 Eastern Fulton Montgomery Amateur Radio Club \u2022 Fort Herkimer Amateur Radio Association \u2022 Fulton Amateur Radio Club \u2022 Genesee Radio Amateurs \u2022 Lancaster Amateur Radio Club \u2022 Orleans County Amateur Radio Club \u2022 Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse \u2022 Radio Association of WNY (USS Little Rock) \u2022 Rochester Amateur Radio Association \u2022 Skenoh Island Amateur Radio Club \u2022 Tompkins County Amateur Radio Association \u2022 Tryon Amateur Radio Club \u2022 Warren County Radio Club<\/p>\n<p>These clubs, and many more individuals, are planning Parks On The Air (POTA) activations within the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (US-6532) from Sept 16-25. For those activating along the canal (which is encouraged), they might also be activating the Empire State Trail (US-8098), which is a common two-fer with the corridor. The Heritage Corridor is a large area that also includes Cayuga and Seneca Lakes, and even north of Albany, so regardless of location in the state, there are a lot of eligible locations and possible n-fers (activating from multiple POTA entities at once).<\/p>\n<p>As most of the clubs will be activating on Saturday and Sunday, we are also seeking individual activators to join us over the remaining days. We hope to fill the pota.app spotting page with US-6532 Erie Canalway over the 10 days, so be sure to spot with US-6532 as the primary park number, when operating from multiple POTA entities.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a contest, it&#8217;s an operating event. All bands and modes are allowed. Take your time and be ready to share about the canal over the air. The canal has an important history for New York State and the country. Clubs and individuals are encouraged to make this their own event, operate with your own style, and consider if you&#8217;ll also create a commemorative QSL for your contacts. We do however ask that you promptly upload your logs to POTA, clubs should ensure that both station callsign (club call) and operator (individual) both get logged, so both the club and individual can get credit with Parks On The Air.<\/p>\n<p>Please share your activations to social media, we recommend including the following tags in your posts: #ErieCanal200 #ErieCanalway #parksontheair, please also send your experiences and results to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:k2eag@arrl.net\">k2eag@arrl.net<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; we can&#8217;t wait to hear all the stories, see the location and learn how things went!<\/p>\n<p>If you or your club has any questions at all about participating in the event or how to get started with POTA, please don&#8217;t hesitate to reply back and I&#8217;ll help any way I can.<\/p>\n<p>73,<br \/>\nMatt K2EAG, Angela N3ARB and Mike N2MAK<\/p>\n<p>Note: This event is not sponsored by Parks on The Air or the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W2SO will be participating in the state-wide activation of the Erie Canal for its 200th Anniversary. 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