Experience the fun of participating in a mini-DXpedition.
- Destination: The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 100 miles SW of Olathe near Strong City.
- When: Saturday, April 27th. NOW May 4th (postponed 1 week due to severe weather potential).
The plan is to depart Gardner at 6 am and arrive at the Tallgrass around 10 am. We will return to Johnson County in the late afternoon.
In reality, this is a Parks-on-the-Air (POTA) operation, but it does carry with it the flavor of a DXpedition, where we transport all of our equipment and crew to this National Park. The plan is to set up three HF stations, two operating on SSB and one on CW. In favorable weather we operate outdoors, in less favorable weather the operation is conducted from inside a historic barn.
Most of the crew will travel by carpool/caravan, with a breakfast stop on the way down and an ice-cream stop on the return. Participants are welcome to drive by themselves if that works better into individual schedules.
This event has become a tradition with the SFTARC. The park staff welcomes us, park visitors are often intrigued by us and many SFTARC members consider this event a highlight of the year. It can be a fun event to bring the family to. There is a historic house, a modern visitors center and miles of hiking trails—complete with bison sharing the trail.
If you want to take part in activating the Tallgrass for this POTA event, please contact Jim Andera, K0NK, at