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…
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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…
2018 PARK Field Day Dinner Signup REMINDER
Hey everyone! Just a friendly reminder to sign up for the 2018 Field Day dinner (Saturday, June 23 at 6:00 pm). If you sign up on or before the June 18th PARK meeting, you will get a free raffle ticket and be eligible for a special prize drawing that will be held at 7:00 pm after the dinner. You…
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…
HamCom Booth Volunteer Sign-Up
Hi everyone! Please consider volunteering to sit at the Plano Amateur Radio Klub’s booth at HamCom for an hour or a half. It will be a great opportunity to meet with other hams from around the area who are attending the convention as well as help promote interest in the club and ham radio in…
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.…
PARK General Meeting
The next PARK general meeting is this coming Monday, May 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 Kip Moravec, AE5IB, with a presentation on the design and construction of HF…
Field Day Digital Configuration and Training
We will using this time to configure and test the digital stations we will be using at Field Day. We will also be providing some training on the programs we will be using, digipan and MRTTY. Setup and Configuration will be from 9:00 am – 10:30 am. Demonstration and training will be from 10:30 am…