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…
News & Updates
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…
2018 Walk to Cure Arthritis
Please join me again this year in support the 2018 Walk to Cure Arthritis. The event is May 19th in the morning. Since there move to Plano last year, the participation is growing and they continue to need our support. We will need approximately 12 hams to support this event. The potential assignments are listed…
2018 PARK Field Day – Dinner Signup
2018 PARK Field Day – Dinner Signup www.signupgenius.com Signup 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…
PARK April General Meeting Reminder
The next PARK general meeting is this coming Monday, April 16th 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 Russ Amlee KE5QAX, with a presentation on Ham Radio and Hospitals. Come find out…
Technician License Amateur Radio Class May 19th-20th
Save This Date: HAM RADIO CLASS The Plano Amateur Radio Club will be presenting a Technician level amateur radio class on May 19th and 20th, 2018. 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…
Plano CERT Class
While not directly club related, I have taken the Plano CERT class and am an active member. If this type of thing interests you, please consider signing up. Will You Help in an Emergency? Are you willing to lend a hand when an emergency strikes our community or a neighboring city? We’re recruiting volunteers for…