20180522 HAM Net Announcements

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05/29 – Les, K5IBK
06/05 - ?? Mary Ann, KE6DRS ??
06/12 – Neil, KE5NSS
06/19 – Keith, KE5NUB
06/26 – Your Call Goes Here !

Informal Amateur Radio Nets Being Maintained in Wake of Volcanic Eruptions in Hawaii. The net is in operation on 7.088 MHz (SSB)

The Garland Amateur Radio Club is scheduled to hold a five evening Technician level class from May 29th to June 26th, meeting every Tuesday from 7-9pm in downtown Garland. education@k5qhd.org " for information


WX4NHC the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, will be on the air for the annual station test on Saturday, May 26 The purpose of the annual event is to test Amateur Radio station equipment, antennas, and computers in advance of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The Hurricane Watch Net frequency of 14.325 MHz will used by WX4NHC. They will be making brief contacts on many frequencies and modes, exchanging signal reports and basic weather data exchange with any station in any location." WX4NHC will be on the air on HF, VHF, UHF, 2- and 30-meter APRS and WinLink. More info available at http://wx4nhc.org


June 8th through 10th is Ham-com 2018 at the Plano Convention Center. Presentation schedules and other information available at http://www.hamcom.org.

Saturday June 16 is ARRL Kids Day. Kids Day is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people and hopefully foster interest in getting a license of their own. It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and love for Amateur Radio with their children. Help the youngsters make a contact by monitoring these suggested frequencies :

10 Meters: 28.350 to 28.400 MHz
12 Meters: 24.960 to 24.980 MHz
15 Meters: 21.360 to 21.400 MHz
17 Meters: 18.140 to 18.145 MHz
20 Meters: 14.270 to 14.300 MHz
40 Meters: 7.270 to 7.290 MHz
80 Meters: 3.740 to 3.940 MHz

Two meter repeater contacts are with the permission of the repeater owner.

June 23rd and 24th is the Annual ARRL Field Day.

Saturday June 30th is the Rotary (22nd) Rodeo Road Rally (http://www.rodeoroadrally.com).

Please send items for the newsletter to Keith at ke5nub@yahoo.com. This can be photos, operating tips, QSL cards, etc.