Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society
Events
November 23, 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, January 9, 2025 • 7:00 PM CT
**There is no regular meeting in December due to our annual Christmas Party.**
This will be a hybrid in-person/remote meeting. You will receive an invitation if you are subscribed to our Newsletter.
Radio Play Day
Radio Play Days are the third Saturday of the month.
Saturday, January 18, 2025 • 10:00 AM – about 3:00 PM
*** The JRL Library is not available; note temporary location. ***
Amateur Testing
Saturday, January 18, 2025 • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
*** The JRL Library is not available; note temporary location. ***
Allan Batteiger, WB5QNG, will have an in-person test session.
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 Volunteers
Thursday, November 28, 2024
The Dallas Amateur Radio Club is looking for radio operators to help support the YMCA’s Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, November 28.
There are a number of different positions available. The main task is to relay messages between different areas of the race. The start and finish lines are separated by a block or two, and there are water stops along the route.
If you’ve never done a public service event before, the Turkey Trot is a good "first time" event. Please go now to https://w5fc.org to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Travis McWaters, KI5PGM, ki5pgm@w5fc.org. For more information about the event itself, visit http://ymcadallas.org/turkeytrot.
SAQ Celebrates 100 Years
Sunday, December 1, 2024 • 10:00 UTC
The famous radio station SAQ in Grimeton, Sweden will be on the air to commemorate 100 years of operation. The unique Alexanderson alternator built in 1924 is scheduled for one transmission on VLF 17.2 kHz, CW. If you don’t have your VLF rig handy, you can see the event live on the Grimeton YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-83S-l9JKD1iuhsXx3XQ3g
Fo more information about the station, please visit https://alexander.n.se/en/.
SKYWARN™ Recognition Day
Friday, December 6, 6:00 PM CT – December 7, 6:00 PM CT
SKYWARN™ Recognition Day commemorates the contributions of SKYWARN volunteers. The objective is for all amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as many Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters and National Weather Service Stations as possible on the 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands.
Go now to https://www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition to register for the 25th anniversary of this event.
MARS Annual Christmas Party
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Doors open at 6:30 PM; dinner at 7:00 PM
American Legion Post 597, 1024 Elm Street, Carrollton, Texas 75006
Dinner is your choice of chicken or steak, $25 per person. The deadline for reservations is 12:00 noon, Monday, December 9.
Dallas Marathon Needs Hams
December 15, 2024, 8:00 AM CT
As in years’ past, amateur radio operators are needed to work the Dallas Marathon on December 15. There are a number of communications positions open now. For information about communications, and links to documents, logistics, weather and how to sign up, go now to https://sites.google.com/site/dallasmarathoncomms/. For general information about the event itself, just click the logo.
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