It's been a while since I checked the Parks On The Air map at pota.app. I missed a slew of new parks being designated as POTA entities. All the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority properties have been added fairly recently. That means there are now several new activatable parks near Owen Sound.

Hibou CA VE-5651
Indian Falls CA VE-5655
Inglis Falls CA VE-5627
GSCA Admin Centre & Arboretum VE-5662
The Glen Management Area VE-5665
Hepworth Management Area VE-5663
Bognor Marsh Management Area VE-5659

There are even more new POTA entities a short drive from Owen Sound.

I activated the GSCA Admin Centre and Arboretum (VE-5662) yesterday. I wasn't the first (Carson VA3OSO had that honour) but my 27 CW QSOs earned me the park leader position. It was a good afternoon with contacts in Puerto Rico, Portugal and Spain.

Maybe POTA will add the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority parks next!

Nice to see that Frank & Marie-Claude have overcome some obstacles and left Quebec City.  They were stuck there for several days due to an engine oil leak & a positive COVID test.  Website map shows them at Rimouski today, nearing the mouth of the St Lawrence, then they'll be heading into the Gulf.    Hope they have good weather out in the deep blue sea!

Website: https://www.komeekha.com

73
Dave, VE3WI

VA3KOT John Owen Sound NCS
Topic: Apart from GBARC nets, what other on-air activities do you get involved in?
VHF:
KO4DXQ Bob Tennessee
VE3GIO Larry Woodstock
VA3MFO Jim Mount Forest
VE3FP Adam Elmwood
VE3IXR Ron Walkerton
VE3OZW Richard Mildmay
VE3RQY Greg Owen Sound
VE3MIO Maureen Wiarton
VE3BQM Bernie Owen Sound
VE3DGY Doug Annan
VE3RWY Rob Owen Sound
VA3CIC Jon Owen Sound
VE3PAV Bobby Lions Head
HF: 3783KHz
VE3GIO Larry Woodstock
VA3MFO Jim Mount Forest
VE3BQM Bernie Owen Sound
VE3OZW Richard Mildmay
VE3IXR Ron Walkerton
VE3FP Adam Elmwood
VE3FJN Colin Hamilton

An interesting website

https://www.lightningmaps.org/

This weekend, Saturday July 23, 2022 the Maritime Radio Historical Society will be sending encrypted message using the German Enigma machine. Code will be sent at 15wpm CW as well as RTTY in groups of 5 characters. 
For full details check out the following link https://www.radiomarine.org/mrhs-events

So let's see if anyone is up to the challenge. 

VE3BQM Bernie NCS switch places with Marvin vcg
Open Mic, no HF net on 3783 due to Lightning static crash on band

KO4DXQ Bob
VE3XBO Bart
VE3MIO Maureen
VE3VCG Marvin
VE3RQY Greg
VE3FP Adam
VA3TS Tom
VE3RWY Rob
VE3IXR Ron
VA3EAC Janet
VE3OZW Richard

GBARC net report for 06 July 2022.

Time: 1930 EDT VE3OSR (146.94) and VE3 GBT (146.73) tone 97.4 Echo link 333014

Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Net Report
Wednesday July 13, 2022 7:30 EDT (19:30)
Net Controller: Marvin VE3VCG

Note: Bernie was away at his camp in Red Bay on this date and so unable to connect with the repeater in Owen Sound. Bernie requested another net controller take his turn in the normal rotation and Marvin volunteered to do so.

Topic: “What activities would you like to see GBARC do in the future”?
Participating Stations:
Echolink:

• KO4DXQ Robert (Tennessee)
  
• VA3PAV Bobby
  
• VE3MIO Maureen
  

• VA3EAC Janet
  
• VE3XBO Bart
  
• VE3RWY Rob
  
• VE3WI Dave
  
• VE3MFO Jim
  
• VE3IXR Ron
  
• VE3OZW Richard
  
• VE3BQM Bernie
  
• VE3FGG James
  

• VE3BQM Bernie
  
• VE3OZW Richard
  
• VE3MFO Jim
  
• VE3WI Dave
  
• VE3IXR Ron
  
• VE3RQY Rob
  
• VE3FGG James
  
• KE8VEY James (Ohio)
  

• Request to change the appearance of the website. The concern was that the black text on a blue background less readable
  
• Find an indoor meeting space for winter months when meeting outdoors is not possible.
  
• There should be an announcement for the Saturday breakfast meetup during the Wednesday evening net.
  
• Doing a group field trip to the radio museum in Guelph.
  
• Doing a show and tell during club meetings (this offers a general opportunity to share things which are not technical)
  
• Making the tech talk a part of every club meeting agenda.
  
• Doing a GBARC sponsored HAM FEST in or near Owen Sound.
  
• On going Emergency Communications exercises monthly.
  
• Adding a club news feature to every Wednesday evening club net
  

• Creating a digital net to supplement the normal phones net.
  
• Sending out a group email to all club members with updates and follow ups on specific topics of interest.
  

Raspberry Pis are in short supply.  If you want to learn to use the Raspbian OS, and maybe develop an app, there's a way you can work on it before you get an actual RPi. 

There is a version of the OS that can be installed on a PC or Mac.  It "... provides the Raspberry Pi OS desktop, as well as most of the recommended software that comes with Raspberry Pi OS, for any PC or Apple Mac computer ...".

It's a free download.  Here's the link:  https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ras...i-desktop/

73
Dave, VE3WI

In the July-August edition of the Surrey BC ARC newsletter, our President John VA3KOT explains why a battery gains weight when charged, and calculates how much.  John's article begins on page 57.  (That's p57 of 128, SARC goes all out with their newsletters!  Lots of good reading in them.).

If you find John's math scary, check out the chart on page 12 - that's REALLY scary!

https://bit.ly/SARC22Jul-Aug

73
Dave, VE3WI