Ham Radio Club to Meet
The next meeting of the Cedar Creek Amateur (ham) Radio Club will feature a video showing the effectiveness of various sized antennas. Size does matter but you can get surprising results from small antennas.
We'll also have a demonstration of the basic technology needed to assemble a simple amateur (or ham) radio station.
The usual updates and reports will be presented and generally good fellowship for everyone attending.
The meeting will be held Saturday February 11th 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 Morse 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.
