20170425 Net Announcements

[ke5nub]

I does not look like I will be able to check into the Tuesday Information Net this week, so here are some items for the announcements section of the net :

Please send newsletter submissions to Keith, KE5NUB@yahoo.com Photos, Unique QSL Cards, ARRL Awards, etc.


Net Control Operators Needed – Net can be done by more than one person. For instance an experienced operator can take check ins and then hand off net control duties to a second operator.

04/25 – K5IBK, Less
05/02 – NE5NSS, Neil
05/09 – KE5NUB, Keith
05/16 – KD5TKO, Paul
05/23 – K5IBK, Less
05/30 – Your Call Sign Goes Here ?!?

HRiTP - Ham Radio in the Park

May 20 at City Lake Pavilion from 10am until 3pm. Bring out a project to work on or help others with their projects. Or, just come hang out and operate an HF station for a while.


Upcoming Special Event Stations in the area :

• 05/19/2017 | Perrin Air Force Base Museum Special Event
May 19-May 28, 0000Z-2359Z, W5I, Sherman, TX. Grayson County Amateur Radio Club. 14.250 14.070 7.200 7.070. QSL. Grayson County ARC, P.O. Box 642, Sherman, TX 75091. Grayson County ARC hosts the Perrin Air Force Base Museum Special Event which celebrates the Perrin Air Force Base Museum and Armed Forces Day and commemorates Perrin Air Force Base which was active from WW2 until early in the 1970's. http://www.graysoncountyarc.com

• 05/25/2017 | Memorial Day Remembrance Event
May 25-May 31, 0000Z-2359Z, KC5NX, Cleburne, TX. Menasco Amateur Radio Club. 14.240 14.050 7.240 7.050. QSL. Club KC5NX, 9200 Summit Court West, Cleburne, TX 76031. Club KC5NX is back on the air again for our Memorial Day Remembrance Event... Remembering those who gave their life in the service of the United States Military http://www.qrz.com/db/kc5nx

• 07/19/2017 | 2017 National Scout Jamboree
Jul 19-Jul 27, 0000Z-2300Z, K2BSA, Grapevine, TX. K2BSA Amateur Radio Association. 18.140 14.290 7.190. QSL. Jim Wilson, 2065 Valleywood Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051. We will be on the Scout calling frequencies and posting our operations to Facebook and Twitter.


The Ark-La-Tex Amateur Radio Club Tailgate Sale will be taking place at The Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications, 416 East Main Street, Kilgore, TX, Saturday, May 13, 2017, 7:00AM - 12:00 Noon .


Mesquite Rodeo Road Rally ( Bike Ride )
http://www.mesquiterotarybikeride.com/index.html

The Rally is attractive to the entire family with three routes of 20 miles, 40 miles and 60 miles. The event will start at the Mesquite Rodeo Convention Center, 1700 Rodeo Drive (near Military Parkway and I-635 L.B.J. Freeway) at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2017.


ARRL VHF Contest
The second full weekend in June. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, runs through 0259 UTC Monday (June 10-12, 2017).
For amateurs in the US and Canada to work as many amateur stations in as many different Maidenhead grid squares as possible using authorized frequencies above 50 MHz.
More information is at http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf

[ I hope to operate as a rover from the top floor of the parking garage during Ham-Com and possibly a high point or three on the way home from Ham-Com. - Keith ]

Ham-Com
On Friday and Saturday June 9th and 10th is the area’s largest amateur radio convention, Ham-Com 2017. It will be held at the Irving Convention Center again this year with indoor area opening at 8am each day and closing at 5:00pm each day. Check the web site at hamcom.org for updated and further information. Further information can be viewed at https://www.hamcom.org/.

Field Day
Information Packets are available for download from the ARRL website.
On the last full weekend of June (Saturday June 24th and Sunday June 25th) is the annual ARRL Field Day 24 hour event. This is a fun event and provides the opportunity to those, both licensed and unlicensed to get on HF and learn a bit about radio procedure and operation in long distance communication. ARRL information can be viewed at http://www.arrl.org/field-day.