The White Elephants Are Coming
The next meeting of the Cedar Creek Amateur (ham) Radio Club will feature a recycling event. That is an annual affair where equipment that hasn't been used in a long while is given a new home.
There are specific rules. The device must be in working order and in a bag. And by the way, the first recipient won't necessarily get to keep it. You see the Czar of our Christmas event, Jeff Irion, allows each winner to have his or her item "stolen" by the next person up. This can get pretty crazy and that's a good thing.
If you have to buy a new item, it can't cost more than $25.
We'll also have the usual updates and reports and generally good fellowship.
The meeting will be held Saturday December 10th at the Mabank Café on Hwy 198 in Mabank. The club meets the second Saturday of each month there. The meeting starts at 9 AM, but many come early for the breakfast buffet. Anyone interested in technology is welcome.
The ham radio exam no longer requires a code test. So if you've ever wanted to talk to the world or be a first responder, this is the time to act. The Cedar Creek Radio Club offers free one-day classes to study and pass the exam.
The Cedar Creek ARC has over forty members from the tri-county area. It maintains a VHF and UHF repeater system that provide hand-held radio coverage to hams in the lake area, and mobile and base coverage throughout the three counties. CCARC participates in the National Weather Service SKYWARN program and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. The club also provides classes to those wishing to join the ranks of Amateur "ham" Radio. For more information, visit www.k5ccl.org.
