LCTOTA --- wb0sft --- Kansas
About our club today
What Our Goals Are Now
Our Ham Radio Club was formed in 2017 to commemorate the founding of the Santa Fe Trail and set up special events stations along the trail from 2017 to 2022. We now concentrate on helping with other historic events like this years LCTOTA event for the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Follow us here and on the LCTOTA.ORG website for when we will be On-The-Air.
May 30th to June 15th
Just Click on the Picture on the Left to GOTO the website
2025 Trail Event
This year WB0SFT and our operators are proud to partner with LCTOTA to support the Lewis and Clark On The Trail Event.
About the Event
Event Information
The Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air special event is an ON-AIR activity that commemorates the historic Lewis and Clark Trail. The trail covers 4900 miles through 16 states. This includes the disembarkation from Camp Dubois and what is referred to as the Eastern Legacy. The event is sponsored by the Clark County Amateur Radio Club with support and participation from clubs in all 16 states along the historic trail.
Date: May 31st, 2025 to June 15th, 2025
(May 30th, 5pm Pacific - June 15th, 5pm Pacific)
Time Start: 0000 UTC
Time Ends: 2359 UTC
Operating Hours: 24 hrs/day for duration of the event
Simple Rules: Contact one club in each of the 16 states on the historic Lewis and Clark Trail. There are 2 bonus stations that may be substituted for a missing state to get to a 16 state total. Operating modes include SSB Phone, FM Phone, CW and FT8/FT4. Any combination of modes towards working all 16 states and bonus stations is allowed. A schedule for planned operations for each activating station on the trail will be posted on this web site.
Map of the Route -- and kaw point in kansas
Map of the expedition route from Monticello to the Oregon Coast. The Eastern and Western trail from 1803 to 1806. Down the Ohio River, Up the Mississippi River to Alton Illinois. Then up the Missouri River to its head waters in Montana. Over the the mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean.
While at Kaw Point in Kansas City the expedition stayed 3 days to do some boat repairs and refresh some food supplies. Here the Discovery Expedition of St Charles is forming for morning muster and preparing to man the boats for travel further up the Missouri River.
Leaving Kaw Point the Keel Boat sets sail for heading upstream.
Artist rendering of Lewis and Clark as they head out on the trail up the Missouri River
An 8 foot high metal silhouette of Lewis and Clark on the point in Kaw Point Park at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
A great place to set up a ham radio and antenna for doing a Parks On The Air event. Designated as a POTA Park US-4572 -- Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
Some of our operators will be at this location during the event and you can bag a POTA park as well as log in a Kansas Contact for the LCTOTA event.