Board of Directors Meeting for the month of May
May 6th at 7 p.m. (-ish)
702 Hwy 11 W, Whitewright, TX 75491
Our Board of Directors Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of this month at 7 p.m. (-ish) at Corby’s Grill in the Exxon station in Whitewright. Everyone is welcome to attend. We appreciate your input. The food at Corby’s Grill is good!
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Perrin Field Special Event — May 18 (00:00 UTC) – May 23 (23:59 UTC)
We will be using the 1×1 callsign: W5P
For more information about the event, see the menu item within this website: About GCARC / Special Operating Events and Field Day / Perrin Field Special Event.
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Club General Meeting for the month of May
May 20th at 7 p.m.
1117 Gallagher Dr, Sherman, TX
Our Club General Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 1117 Gallagher Dr, Sherman, TX. Testing for licenses and upgrades is held upstairs at the same location in Room 260 starting at 6 p.m.
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May 31 8 to noon
Trailer Workday and Hungry Ham’s Breakfast
Bill Smith’s Cafe in Van Alstyne at 8 a.m. May 31
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Winter Field Day Report – by Michael Coffman – AB5MC
Pictures from our Christmas Party:
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1875 17th North East Street Suite 100, Paris, TX 75460
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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–May 20th, 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 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:
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 18 (00:00 UTC) thru May 23 (23:59 UTC)
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.
Contact: gcarcclub@gmail.com
officers@graysoncountyarc.org
Mailing address: PO BOX 642 Sherman, TX 75091