Join us for the annual PARK Christmas Party on Monday December 18th. It will held at Furr’s Fresh Buffet, 1900 N Central Expy, Plano, TX 75074. Dinner starts at 6:00 pm continuing at 7:00 pm with prize drawings. We have about $1,500 of prizes to give out to the luck winners. Your 2018 paid membership gets…
Announcements
PARK General Meeting November 20th 7:00 pm
The PARK meeting will be held on Monday November 20th. 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. The featured topic will be about Search One Rescue Team. They are a volunteer non-profit organization available to assist any official…
Texas BEST & UIL Robotics Championships
I’ve been asked to organize radio communications for a portion of the competition. This year the non-robotics portion (displays, notebooks, marketing presentation, T-shirts) will be held at UTD’s Richardson campus. Because things will be spread among 3 buildings, they would like 4 radio operators for Thursday Dec. 7th, 9 AM – 6 PM, and Friday…
Meals on Wheels – Thanksgiving November 23rd
It is that time again for the Thanksgiving Meals on Wheels Thursday Nov 23rd. I am looking for 7 or so volunteers . Time arrive by 7:30am and should be done I hope by 10 or 10:15 am Safety vest needed Comfortable shoes ( will be standing at all locations) Clothing according to the weather HT low power on simplex…
Tour de Cure October 14th
I know this is short notice, but the Denton County Amateur Radio Association is asking for our assistance in supporting a bike rally in our general area. The Tour de Cure, starting at Southfork Ranch, 3700 Hogge Road, Parker, TX 75002. This ride benefits the American Diabetes Association. In years past, Tour de Cure has…
HAM RADIO CLASS October 21 and 22
The Plano Amateur Radio Club will be presenting a Technician level amateur radio class on October 21st and 22nd, 2017. 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…
CoCoBEST Robotics Communicators Needed
Its time to begin thinking about the CoCoBEST robotics competition on Saturday, October 21st. P.A.R.K. has provided communications for this event for some time, and we have been asked for our services once again. This is a fun, indoor event, with light breakfast, snacks, and free lunch as a bonus! Plus, you get to see the…
PARK General Meeting September 18th 7:00 pm
The PARK meeting will be held on Monday September 18th. 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. The featured topic will be Plano Balloon Fest Training. We will also have a repeater update. The meeting will begin at 7 pm and the…
Little Buggy Kids Triathlon September 4th
Getting a bit of a late start this year, but the event is on! About 10 communications volunteers are needed to support the event. Rally time will be about 6:15 am, with the event concluding by about 10 am. It will be staged from the William Recreation Center this year. Please contact Kip, AE5IP, to…
2017 Plano Balloon Fest Volunteer Signup
The 2017 Plano Balloon Festival is getting near. Communicator registration is now open. Please follow the formatting as suggested (it makes it cleaner on our end) and answer everything to the best of your knowledge. The form will provide a URL at the end that you should save if at some point you need to…