The next PARK general meeting is this coming Monday, August 19th 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 Greg Evans K5GTX (Collin County ARES, NTX Section…
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PARK Field Day
Please join us this coming weekend, June 22nd and 23rd. The location is Russell Creek Park Pavillion. The Google Maps location link is here 36WW+HC Plano, Texas. The fun starts at 8:00 am with setup and testing. Actual operating begins at 1:00 pm and will continue non-stop until 1:00 pm on Sunday. Dinner will be…
PARK General Meeting June 17th
The next PARK general meeting is tomorrow night Monday, June 17th 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 Dan and Micheal and they will be…
PARK General Meeting Feb 18th 6:30 pm!
The February PARK Meeting will be starting at 6:30 PM and here’s why! The program this month will be local antenna guru Dick Sander K5QY presenting his Ham-Com Antenna Basics presentations on Verticals and Multiband Verticals; and Dipoles, Multiband Dipoles, and RF Chokes. Dick has given many antenna talks and presentations to other local clubs…
Request for Operators for Public Service Event – 10/20
On Saturday, October 20th the American Diabetes Association will be hosting Tour de Cure out of Southfork Ranch in Collin County. Volunteers are needed for all positions: rovers/tail, rest stops, and net control. We can expect reporting times to be as early as 6:00AM and we should be finished with the event around noon. There…
General License Class and Exam First Two Weekends in November
Save This Date: 2018 General License Ham Radio Class The Plano Amateur Radio Club is presenting an amateur radio General License class. The class will be held over two weekends, on Saturday and Sunday: November 3rd–4th. AND November 10th–11th. The class will be held at the Lucas Fire Station training facility. The fire station is located at…
PARK General Meeting Monday September 17th
The next PARK general meeting is this coming Monday, September 17th 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. This months program will be the training for Plano Balloon Fest. Mark your calendars and come early. See you there.…
PARK General Meeting August 20th 7:00 pm
The next PARK general meeting is this coming Monday, August 20th 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 Anthony Burokas, KB3DVS, with a presentation on video streaming. Mark your calendars and come early. See…
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…
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…