2025 Spring Picnic & Arizona QSO Party

This event has been canceled, due to weather

  • Date: Saturday October 11, 2025
  • Time: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Where: Paloma Community Park
    Ramadas 9, 10, and 11.
    29799 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria, AZ
  • Lat: 33.74946137193622
  • Long: -112.24945631806072
  • Who: TBARC Members and families, invited Hams, prospective Hams, interested persons and hangers-on, well-behaved dogs.
  • Why: Have fun, practice radio skills, fun event to put AZ on the map.
  • Accommodations: Ramadas & Picnic Tables
  • Food:
    • 9:00 – Breakfast: Biscuits and Gravy
    • 12:00 – Lunch: Hamburgers and Hot Dogs
    • Side Dishes: Everyone Brings Pot Luck Sides
  • Radios, Antennas, Operating Equipment: Bring Your Own Station
  • Contest Entry Categories:
    1. Mobile
    2. Expedition Multi-Op (County-line or Single-county)
    3. Expedition Single-Op (County-line or Single-county)
    4. Multi-Op Unlimited Transmitters
    5. Multi-Op One Transmitter (High, Low)
    6. Single-Op (High, Low, QRP) 
  • Info: https://www.azqp.org/
  • Flyer: https://www.azqp.org/flyer
  • Questions: president@w7tbc.org
Paloma Park Driving Directions

Driving Directions

  • Navigate to Paloma Community Park at 29799 N Lake Pleasant Parkway.
  • The entrance road is on the east side about a mile South of the Loop 303.
  • Enter the park and drive up the hill to the roundabout.
  • Take the first right out of the roundabout towards the ramada area.
  • Take the first (or second) left into the ramada parking area.
  • Our picnic area is ramadas 9, 10, and 11, the last three ramadas on the right.

Donations are welcome.
The Club is incurring expenses for ramada rental and food. If you are planning to attend, please consider making a donation to help cover expenses. For breakfast, a donation of $10 is suggested. For both breakfast and lunch, $18. (Parking is free!) Please use the donate button below. Thank you.

2025 Spring Picnic Photos

Another perfect day in ham radio paradise.

Previous Picnic Photos