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6 meters
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Categories: Ham Nation/ Ham Radio
Hosts: Don Wilbanks (AE5DW), Gordon West (WB6NOA), and George Thomas (W5JDX)
Stringing an antenna with a potato gun, coiling coax, resistors & Ohm’s law, and more.
Guests Amanda Alden (K1DDN), and Cheryl Lasek (K9BIK)
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McKinney Amateur Radio Club
Get On The Air on FIELD DAY 2012! No license required.* - Learn about Emergency Communications in North Texas.
- Discover the McKinney Amateur Radio Club and how Amateur Radio benefits your community!
- Exam Sessions – June 23, 2012 at 7:00 pm (Walk-Ins Allowed)
- TALK-IN: W5MRC Repeater 146.740 CTSS: 110.9
June 23th from 1pm through June 24thuntil 1pm
This is a 24 hour long event Rain OR Shine!
Located At Third Monday Trade Days, US380, 2 miles west of US75 McKinney, TX
To get to the field day site:
From the intersection of US 75 (North Central Expressway) and US 380 (University Drive), head west on US 380 for approximately 2 miles. Look for a windmill on the right. Turn right here and proceed through the parking attendant booth lane. to the parking lot.
ARRL News- Fall Season Section Manager Election Results November 22, 2024On Tuesday, November 19, ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters for the ARRL South Carolina Section Manager election that was conducted this fall. ARRL members in South Carolina have elected incumbent Matthew Crook, W1MRC, to continue as their Section Manager with a new term of office starting on January 1, 2025. Crook received 296 votes, […]
- New Video Promoting YouTube Telethon to Benefit Teachers Institute November 22, 2024The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is a tremendously successful advocacy for inspiring youth, and it is growing significantly. The program is entirely donor-funded, and that effort is getting a huge shot in the arm. A YouTube telethon to raise money for the program will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, on the […]
- 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day December 7, 2024 November 22, 2024SKYWARNTM Recognition Day is December 7, 2024. The annual event is celebrating its 25th anniversary. SRD was established in 1999 by the National Weather Service and ARRL® to commemorate the contributions of SKYWARN volunteers. Using amateur radio and other means of communication, SKYWARN spotters provide real time ground truth to NWS offices. The ham-volunteers can […]
- The K7RA Solar Update November 22, 2024Solar activity was lower this reporting week, November 14-20, withthe average daily sunspot number down from 141.6 to 99.3, and solarflux from 203.7 to 152.4. Geomagnetic indicators were quiet.This follows a period during August and October when it seemed wemust be at the peak of Solar Cycle 25. But we won't know that untilnearly a […]
- ARRL Closing Early Nov. 21, and Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 28 - 29 November 21, 2024ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut:ARRL will close early at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (1700 UTC) on Thursday, November 21, 2024. The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to visitors from 8 AM to 12 PM EST on […]
- Fall Season Section Manager Election Results November 22, 2024
HF Propagation and Solar Data