It is time for the Blacklands Triathlon again this year. Oak Point Recreation Center is open after extensive remodeling and will be the center of activity again this year. They have changed the bike course this year. It no longer crosses Parker to Park. Instead it turns on Parker and follows Parker to Jupiter. It…
Author: Richard Seitz
AUXCOMM Class Upcoming
If you are really interested in emergency communications, this is the class for you. I took it a couple of years ago and found it to be excellent. Tony W5ADC Auxcomm is scheduled for September 29th – 30th at the Denton County EOC. This certification class is highly recommended to those communicators that wish to work with…
Plano Balloon Fest 2018 Signup
Greetings. 40 days remain before the launch of the 2018 Plano Balloon Festival. Friday through Sunday, September 21-23. Most everything remains the same for most of you for this years operations. On the site, watch for announcements for added files or general information. You may also sign up for changes as they occur to the site. Some…
Ham Radio Class August 25th and 26th
The Plano Amateur Radio Club will be presenting a Technician level amateur radio class on August 25th and 26th. The class will be held at the Allen Central Fire Station training center, which is located at 310 Century Parkway, in Allen TX.. As always the class is free, the EXAM is $14.00 cash. We are looking…
PARK July General Meeting July 16th
The next PARK general meeting is this coming Monday, July16th at 7:00 pm at the First Methodist Church of Plano, 3160 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX. As usual, VE testing will be conducted before the meeting at 6:00 pm. Our guest speaker this month will be Mike Pruden NN5ZZ with a presentation on Low Cost SDR (Software Defined Radio). Mark…
Free Stop the Bleed Class
I normally only post ham radio topics, but I thought this was important enough to spread the word. I have taken the training in the past and it is very informative. As I like to say, the live you save may be me. From the Plano Police Department – Public Information Officer David Tilley, Plano Police Department…
PARK June Meeting – June 18th
The next PARK general meeting is this coming Monday, June18th at 7:00 pm at the First Methodist Church of Plano, 3160 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX. As usual, VE testing will be conducted before the meeting at 6:00 pm. Our guest speaker this month will be Michael Riedel KE5VCT, with a presentation on Field Day. This will be our final…
Collin Classic 2018 June 16th
You have heard we talk about this for months. Now is the time to sign up to support the Collin Classic. This year if is being held on June 16th and starts at Oak Point Park and heads out to the east. The sign up page is at the link below: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D48A8A92CA1FA7-collin More information about…
PARK Antenna Build and Test
As a follow on to this week’s presentation on dipole antennas, we are going to go out and build some. The primary use will be the upcoming field day. We will meet at the Russell Creek Pavilion parking lot. Based on what is going on we will pick a place and start to build and…
Smiles Charity’s Concert Communications Support
In support of the McKinney Amateur Radio Club. You can sign up for a 2 hour time slot to support this important event. Smiles Charity’s Mission: Bring the community together for a free family concert to, “Change the World, One Home, One Family at a Time.” An excerpt from a letter from Dr. Jennifer Buchanan.…