The El Dorado County ARC will be working as AG6AU for the 2026 celebration of the discovery of gold in California.
Jan 24 17:00 UTC (Jan 24 9am local)
Jan 26 01:00 UTC (Jan 25 5pm local)
Frequencies (around) 7.248 LSB, 14.248 USB, 21.348 USB
Parks on the Air POTA
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historical Park K-3472
State Park Web Site
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=484
James W. Marshall discovered gold in 1848 on the South Fork of the American River in the valley the Nisenan Indians knew as Cullumah (beautiful valley). This event led to the greatest mass movement of people in the Western Hemisphere and was the spark that ignited the spectacular growth of the West during the ensuing decades. The gold discovery site, located in the still visible tailrace of Sutter's sawmill in present day Coloma, California, is one of the most significant historic sites in the nation.
