20180424 HAM Net Announcements

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Net Control :

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

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 They hope to have the final schedule posted on http://www.arrlntx.org this Thursday.

Walmart Parking Lots On The Air
00:00 UTC April 28 2018 through 23:59 UTC April 29 2018, inclusive.
For amateur radio satellite operators to contact as many amateur stations operating from Walmart parking lots as possible during the contest period.
All legal operating modes are permitted, but contacts must be made through an amateur radio satellite. Website is http://wmplota.org Many satellite contacts are scheduled using Twitter. Search Twitter for #WMPLOTA
It should make for some interesting listening.

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



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