Special Announcement:
A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio General Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, October 30, and will run through Thursday, January 8 (9 sessions with no class on Thanksgiving or Christmas). The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum. Participants in the course should have or be studying for the Amateur Radio Technician license. Those wishing to sign up should email roland.anders@comcast.net.
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Hungry Hams Breakfast — Sat, Oct 25 — 8:00 a.m. Sweetberries Cafe 1835 Texoma Pkwy, Sherman
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Let’s get out and volunteer for the MasterKey event
Sat, Oct 25 — 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fairview Park, Sherman at the Medical Tent
Check out the new sub-menu on Preparedness:
GCARC Documents/Preparedness
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ARES HF Net — Wed, Oct 22nd — 8:30 p.m. freq: 3.860 (3rd Wed)
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Local Winlink Wednesday every first Wednesday
Send your Winlink message to Wade at KF5AUD
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Also first Wednesdays are the Siren Tests:
Siren Test in Sherman — Wed, Nov 5 — 8:40 a.m. Net on 147.000 repeater
If you’d like to participate, email Brad McMillon at KE5UMJ@arrl.net.
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The monthly North Texas Section ARES Information Net will be held on Wednesday, November 12 at 8:30 pm CT on 3860 KHz LSB
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The next regular club meeting is on
Tuesday–Nov 18th, 2025 — 7 p.m.
at the TCOG Building at 1117 Gallagher Dr, Sherman, TX
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Check out the ARES information detailing the Grayson County quadrants and simplex frequencies. It is found in the About GCARC menu at the very bottom.
About our Club
Our Club nets are held 8:00 PM on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of each month on the W5RVT 147.000 repeater.
Our Club meetings are held at 7:00 P.M. on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month at the TCOG Building at 1117 Gallacher Dr, Sherman, TX
The next regular club meeting is on Tuesday–Nov 18, 2025 – and ALWAYS on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month.
Amateur Radio Exams by ARRL VE’s are administered prior to the monthly meetings at 6:00 P.M. and located on the 2nd floor, Room 260 – ‘Planning Room’. You must have an FRN (FCC REgistration Number) from the FCC (fcc.gov) to test.
https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/commission-registration-system-fcc
The general meetings are held at the TCOG (Texoma Council of Governments) first floor, located at the following address…
1117 Gallagher Drive, Sherman, Texas, 75090
NOTICE
Tentitive Plan to hold a Basic CW Class in 2025.
There is interest in another Basic and Intermediate Course in 2025, but there will be ONLINE courses available when completed. There will be a small fee for the online courses, but you can take the classes at your leisure. All three courses will be offered – Basic Course from 0-13 WPM, Intermediate Course – 13-20 WPM and Advanced from 25-35 WPM. A contesting course may come out in the Spring of 2026.
Reminders:
Upcoming Radio Events
Eisenhower Birthday Special Event — October 11th through 17th
Winter Field Day in January 24th and 25th, 2026
Perrin Field Special Event in May 17 (00:00 UTC) thru May 22 (23:59 UTC)
Summer Field Day – June 27th and 28th
Red River Bridge War Special Event — July 18th through 24th
The club participates in Winter and Summer Field Day operational events to hone skills in both casual and emergency communications. Whether you are a seasoned ham, just earned your license, or are interested in learning more about amateur radio, you are welcome to the GCARC.
LICENSE TESTING
The GCARC is now doing ARRL license testing once a month just prior to the general meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. If you would like more information or want to sign up for a test session, just go to the dropdown at the top of this webpage called ‘ABOUT GCARC’ and then select ‘License Testing’ from the dropdown menu. All the information you need, prior to arriving to take the test, can be found on that page and right here immediately below. Also, there is a link on that page that will instruct you on what to bring to the test session. If you are applying for your first license, you must go online and acquire your FRN number BEFORE arriving to take a test. Your testing VE cannot submit your test results to the ARRL without your FRN. You do not have to be a GCARC member to take ARRL license tests by the GCARC.
Goto the following URL to register with the FCC and apply for an FRN before arriving to take your test:
COmmission REgistration System for the FCC | Federal Communications Commission
Access CORES: Go to the link – FCC’s Registration System (CORES).. Register for an account. If you don’t have one: Follow the prompts to create a username and password. Register for a new FRN. Choose Individual or Entity, then provide the required information. Complete the registration form, including contact information and, if applicable, your taxpayer identification number (TIN). Your FRN number will go to your email.
YOU NEED TO ACQUIRE THIS FRN AND PRESENT IT TO THE TEST ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE A TEST.
TEST FEE IS $15.00 – Drivers License REQUIRED to take the test.
NEXT TESTING SESSION WILL BE AT THE GCARC GENERAL MEETING ON Nov 18th, 2025 at 6:00PM
If you already have an FRN, bring it with you to your exam session. Your FRN will NEVER CHANGE.
If you do not have your FRN when you arrive, you can go online to the website address above to acquire your FRN just before taking your test.
Contact: gcarcclub@gmail.com
officers@graysoncountyarc.org
Mailing address: PO BOX 642 Sherman, TX 75091