Brendan Baldonado, NW1S, writes on the Boston ARC mailing list:Following the great success of our POTA event in July we’re hosting another in August.
We are planning August 10th at the Mystic Lakes Playground area. It is a little out of the city but there are a few Purple line stations nearby for those that are public transport dependent. We are also hoping to coordinate carpools with anyone that may need that too.
So Shannon Beach at Mystic lakes has a large parking lot, although I imagine on weekends it gets very busy. (Satellite pictures included below) There are two more lots south of the main lot, and they may expand the parking I’m not sure. Mystic Lakes is between Arlington and Winchester just east of route 3. The parking lot is off of the Mystic Valley Parkway which can have terrible traffic at all times of the day.
This is our first time going to this location so it’s going to be a bit scrappier than normal. As always we will use the .23 BARC repeater for coordinating onsite. There are only a few tables so bringing a table and chairs will be useful.
So Bring a radio, and an antenna and power, if you need one you can borrow someones radio usually and we can all take turns. Bring your own lunch and snacks as you see fit. The plus side of this location is that if you want to bring family or kids there is a playground and a beach for swimming.
If we get enough interest maybe we can bring a propane grill and have a cookout. So make your interest known now!
Important information:
What: BARC Summer POTA 2!
Where: Shannon Beach Playground, Mystic Lakes State Park
481 Mystic Valley Pkwy, Medford, MA 02155
When: August 10th, at 10 a.m to 2 p.m.
Who: Anyone that wants to join.
Bring: Food, Water, Sunscreen, and your portable operating station. (Radio, Antenna, Coax, Power)