Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society
Events
April 19, 2024
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 8:00 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, May 9, 2024 • 7:00 PM
*** Location is yet to be determined. ***
As this will be a business meeting, all voting members should attend if possible. We will take final nominations for Club officers from the floor. Nominations will close at the end of the meeting. The election will be held in person or by mail and the results announced at the June meeting.
Play Day
We lost our room for April, so the next Play Day will be the second Saturday, May 11, 2024, 10:00 AM ≈ 3:00 PM CT
We will be in the large room just inside the door.
Amateur Testing
Saturday, May 11, 2024 (second Saturday), 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Allan Batteiger, WB5QNG, will have an in-person test session in the Conference Room in the back.
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
Play Day in the Park has been Canceled
Due to impending foul weather, we’re sad to report that MARS will cancel the Play Day in the Park scheduled for Saturday, April 20. The forecasts are that showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning will transition to showers in the afternoon.
We had planned to activate the Johnson Branch Unit of Ray Roberts State Park and work Texas State Parks on the Air (TSPOTA) as well as any other location in the Parks On The Air (POTA) universe. Conditions make it too difficult to safely set up multiple stations and antennas.
While MARS will not participate as a club, operators are free to work TSPOTA or POTA from the comfort of their own shacks. If you choose to venture outside, please be aware of changing weather conditions and be on the lookout for hazardous thunderstorms. Safety is number one.
MARS is planning another Play Day in the Park very soon. We’ll set up our rigs and antennas, have lunch and enjoy the outdoors. We’ll post upcoming details as they become available.
International Marconi Day
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) is credited with inventing the radiotelegraph system and sending the first wireless transmission over the open sea. Hosted by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, GX4CRC, the event encourages amateur radio enthusiasts around the world to contact historic Marconi sites using communication techniques similar to those that he would have used. For information about how to register, visit https://gx4crc.com/imd/imd-registration/.
Dayton Hamvention
Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19, 2024
Greene County Fair and Expo Center
210 Fairground Road, Xenia 45385
Visit https://hamvention.org/ for more information or click the logo.
DFW Ham Expo
Friday, June 14, 2024, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturday, June 15, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Vista Mall 2401 S. Stemmons Fwy Lewisville, TX 75067
Visit https://www.dfwhamexpo.com/ for more information or click the logo.
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