We had a great time at the Christmas party
(though we learned some things and will make improvements for next year).
This was the last event at Mells
[He’s closing that place down and concentrating on his food truck.]
and we THANK HIM very much for a great venue and delicious food!!
Look for his FOOD TRUCK and give him your business whenever you can.
We also want to give MTC — Main Trading Company — in Paris a GREAT BIG THANK YOU for the deals he gave us on our door prizes and even a big donation! Everyone, please go to his store and website for your radio supplies, needs and wants! Thanks, MTC! [Click the logo below to go straight to their webpage!]
The next trailer workday will be Saturday, January 18th, right after the Hungry Hams Breakfast at Bill Smith Café in Van Alstyne. We will go from there to Joe Hayes’ KJ5BFD house. We’ll be installing the workbench / table. The electric work will be done by Mudge Electrical Services! Thanks to Joe Mudge!
Grayson County SKYWARN Training
Monday, February 24, 6 p.m.
Center for Workplace Learning Auditorium, Grayson College
6101 Grayson Drive, Denison, TX 75020
The Election of Officers was held at the November 19th meeting. It was unanimously decided to reelect all four: President – Michael Higgins KI5ZIQ, Vice President – James Shiplet KI5BMN, Secretary – Cynthia VanSlogteren K5EKA, Treasurer – James Frank KW5CW. Thank you all for serving!
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. [What’s a “net”, you ask? It’s when we all get on our radios and have a meeting on the air using the same frequency.]
Our Club meetings are held at 7:00 P.M. on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month.
The next regular club meeting is on Tuesday–January 21, 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’
The general meetings are now at the TCOG (Texoma Council of Governments) first floor, located at the following address…
1117 Gallagher Road, Sherman, Texas, 75090
NOTICE
There are no further plans to hold CW classes in 2024.
There is interest in another Basic and Intermediate Course in 2025, but hopefully when they are offered next year, the upcoming Online Courses will also be published. There will be a slight 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 Fall of 2025 or Spring of 2026.
Reminders:
Dates for upcoming Radio Events will be published early in 2025
Winter Field Day in January 25 and 26
Perrin Field Special Event in May
Summer Field Day – June 28th and 29th
Red River Bridge War Special Event in July
Eisenhower Birthday Special Event in October
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.
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. 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.