The repeater plan slides that Kip presented during the August meeting are available to view here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxwsVfbgQiUmVWFkS1luSEVNVzQ/view?usp=sharing
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Website Renovation
Hello everyone, You may have already noticed the new look of k5prk.net. The past few months I have been working on a full overhaul of the club website. The previous website was running an outdated and increasingly unsupported version of Joomla that was falling apart one plugin at a time. This made it difficult to…
Technician License Class August 12/13
The class will be held at the Lucas Fire Department which is just north of Bethany/Lucas Rd, in Lucas. Lucas is located just east of Allen, TX off of US Hwy 75 at the Bethany Rd. Exit. As always the class is free, the EXAM is $14.00 cash. We are looking at a timeframe of 8:00am-…
PARK General Meeting July 17th
The PARK meeting will be held on Monday July 17th. The location at the First Methodist Church of Plano. It is located at 3160 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano,TX. We will be meeting in the large reception area. There will be a number of topics to cover; repeater update, Field Day update and our featured speaker will be David Gilpin K5GIL, and…
Collin Classic July 21st Communications Support
The Collin Classic is now sponsored by and supports the Boys and Girls Clubs of Collin County. In Collin County since 1968, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Collin County enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. They are located in McKinney,…
PARK Apparel Vendor
If you are interested in obtaining PARK logo apparel, please contact; B&B Embroidery 817-471-4488 www.hamthreads.com You can look at the offerings on the website, but call David, KF8WS or Shirley, N7UPY, to order. They can provide you with the correct pricing. Tony
Emergency Preparedness
During times of civil emergency and natural disaster Hams often play a key role in establishing and maintaining various methods of communications when traditional methods have failed or have become impractical to use. Hams also pass traffic and coordinate with local, state, and federal officials to help manage emergency situations. Many of our club members…
Training and Continuing Education
Both the beginner, and the seasoned amateur radio operator, will have the opportunity to learn, and to share their knowledge and skills with others through the Plano Amateur Radio Klub. A guest speaker presents a new topic at each monthly meeting. The topics are broad, but all have a practical use in amateur radio. Periodically,…
Public Service
North Texas is very active with community and charity events. These events include hundreds or even thousands of participants, and are often spread over a wide geographical area. By nature, this requires efficient point to multipoint communications that make cellular an impractical communications solution. This offers an opportunity for amateur radio to shine. Many Plano…
PBF
For the sixth consecutive year, we will be activating the PBF Special Event Station. This year we will be using a new callsign: N5B. For those of you who may be unfamiliar, a special event station is just a way for us to get on the air to promote amateur radio to the general public…