Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society
Events
November 22, 2025
The Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society is an active radio club. We have many activities throughout the year related to a variety of ham radio interests.
Hams & Eggs
About 8:30 AM CT every Saturday morning, dedicated radio enthusiasts gather at our beloved Whataburger at PGBT and Old Denton for breakfast and camaraderie. All Hams or Want-to-Be-Hams are invited to drop by.
Next Regular Meeting
Thursday, January 8, 2026 • 7:00 PM CT
David Vest, K8DV, will talk about DXCC.
This will be a hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting. You will receive the invitation if you are subscribed to our Newsletter.
Radio Play Day
Radio Play Days are the third Saturday of the month.
Saturday, February 21, 2026. • 10:00 AM – about 2:00 PM
*** No Play Day in December (Christmas Party) ***
*** No Play Day in January (Winter Field Day) ***
Amateur Testing
Saturday, January 17, 2026. • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Allan Batteiger, WB5QNG, will have an in-person test session.
*** No in-person testing in December ***
Allan continues remote testing on Tuesdays. Please visit https://wb5qng.org/ to learn how to sign up.
Upcoming events
ARRL Contest Calendar
ARRL Special Events
Turkey Trot Needs Hams
Thursday, November 27
The Dallas Amateur Radio Club (DARC) is looking for operators to support the Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot, November 27, 2025. Please go to https://w5fc.org/2025/10/22/signup-for-2025-ymca-turkey-trot/ to sign up for this worthwhile event.
Christmas Party
Thursday, December 11, 2025 • 6:30 PM; Dinner served at 7:00
Dinner will be your choice of salmon as well as chicken or steak. The price remains the same as before, $25 per plate. A cash bar will be ready to serve you as well. Reservations are required so go now to https://www.kb5a.org/2025-christmas-dinner to place your order. Deadline for reservations is 5:00 PM CT, Monday, December 8.
Raffle tickets for the Kenwood TH-D75A are still available. Check out our RAFFLE page to buy yours.
BMW Dallas Marathon
December 14, 2025
The Dallas Marathon Comms team is seeking amateur radio operators to provide communications and expedited message handling to support a safe environment for participants and volunteers. A dedicated website has all the information you need to sign up for this event. Please visit https://sites.google.com/site/dallasmarathoncomms. The Dallas Marathon supports the Scottish Rite for Children.
RTTY ROUNDUP
January 3–4, 2026 • 1800 UTC Saturday – 2359 UTC Sunday
Go here for more information or just click the image.
https://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup
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