☢ RUSS, Radio Under Sun Shade - Also Known as "Radio in the Park" - RITP ☢

[Joe Sammartino]

Back again for 2026. . . .

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Great weather! Perfect for another Radio in the Park or Radio Under Sun Shade event!

Here are the RUSS event dates for 2026:

2026:  1/17, 2/21, 3/21, 4/18

You will find below a brief description of the event's objective and activities:
*What is it?* *Here's the recipe:*
- take several ham radio stations and antenna systems
- add portable power - generators, batteries, solar power
- add some experienced hams
- include an open invitation to new hams, experienced hams, and anyone else
- publish a valley wide talk-in frequency of 146.460 MHz (PL of 77 Hz); if operating HF, 7.178 MHz LSB
- and replicate this recipe several times over in the Valley at the same time
*What is the objective?*
- Engage in as many contacts as possible across the Valley using a VHF simplex frequency of 146.460 MHz or HF frequency of 7.178 MHz LSB while operating off grid power, If possible.
*What is the result?*
- An excellent opportunity to learn about ham radio and ham radio operators.
- A great opportunity to learn about the type of equipment available - portable, mobile, base radios, antennas, coax, cables, solar arrays, solar controllers, and more.
- A great opportunity to learn about the importance of basic emergency radio principles.
- An opportunity to actually use the radio equipment and speak to local hams and distant hams hundreds or thousands of miles away -- even if you are not a ham!

It is a hands-on learning experience that is unequaled. We have had many of these events over the last 14 years and every one of them has been a tremendous success.

The hosts of these events have one key objective - to relate the fun, facts, and usefulness of ham radio while exercising emergency communications via simplex and off-grid power.

*Where and When? (Typically, East Valley Locations)

---To be published as reported --

The event will run from 10 AM (1000) till 2 PM (1400).

IMPORTANT:   If you are planning on hosting this RUSS event, please provide your name, call sign, name of park, and GPS coordinates directly to me - Joe, N2QOJ at n2qo...@gmail.com.

*Additional locations, if any, will be announced.*

Detailed description of RUSS - http://queencreekarc.org/RUSS.pdf and http://queencreekarc.org/RUSS_wb7tuj.pdf

Questions?

Email Joe, N2QOJ at n2qo...@gmail.com