04/17 HAM Net Announcements

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Net Control schedule :

04/24 – Neil, KE5NSS
05/01 – Mary Ann, KE6DRS
05/08 – Les, K5IBK

Ham Radio in The Park was a success. We had 8 or 9 people come out. The 20 meter antenna got raised and tested. We had two hf stations set up. One on phone and one on digital. The software and networking hardware were tested for contact logging. We had the first station on the air making contacts within 45 minutes of starting with the antenna. No one knew that Billy had started at timer or we could have done it in 30 minutes.

George W. Bush Library and Museum has free admission from April 20 thru 27th. See georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu for more info.

2018 Mentorfest April 28, 2018 Hosted by Hella Hams for North Texas Section Amateur Radio Relay League at Hella Shrine Center, 2121 Rowlett Rd, Garland, TX 75043

BoD Meeting has been moved to 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month. This will be at the Rutherford Recreation Center prior to the monthly meeting at 7 p.m.

Monthly HAM meeting will be on Thursday the 3rd of May at 7 p.m. We will have two guests from the City of Mesquites Office of Emergency Management with a presentation on Emergency Communications. Applications for Mesquite RACES will be available and photos can be taken for badges. If you have misplaced your badge this would be a geat time to get a replacement.

We have Town East park on May 19 from 9:00am to 3:00pm for our HRitP.

HAMCOM June 8, 9 and 10, 2018 - Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Plano Event Center - Continue to monitor plans and information at http://www.hamcom.org. Free parking.

June 23 and 24, 2018 - ARRL Field Day -Stay tuned for further information.

George Rice June 30, 2018 - Saturday - The 22nd Mesquite Rotary Bike Rally will be held on June 30, 2018. Please mark your calendar because Ham Radio Operator will be needed for this event. I will have more information later. If you can’t work the event please reply so I can take your name off the email list.

g.rice1301@gmail.com

Tech Talk :
http://iss.astroviewer.net/index.php shows current location of the ISS and its path for the next 24 hours.