Ham Radio Demonstration at Brookshire’s in Mabank




There’s something special at Brookshire’s next weekend, June 27 and 28, and we’re not talking about a sale on navel oranges in produce.

We ARE talking about a 24-hour continuous demonstration of Amateur “ham” Radio in the lot adjacent to the Brookshire’s store in Mabank.

The last weekend of June each year is Amateur Radio Field Day weekend, and tens of thousands of ham radio operators worldwide take to the field and operate for 24 hours without using a local power source.

Why is that important? Because in a hurricane, earthquake or any major disaster, all communications may be lost. No telephones, no Internet, no cell phones either; nothing can get out from the stricken area.

Except ham radio. Hams can carry their own radios on their hip (walkie-talkies), in their cars, at home or in the field. And all these devices can communicate with the world without local electricity. Once a year, hams sharpen their skills and test their equipment in a worldwide exercise and contest. The folks at Brookshire’s have invited the Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club to set up their station outside the Mabank store. Everyone is invited to come by for a demonstration and free literature on ham radio.

Ham radio is exploding. Over 720,000 licenses have been issued by the FCC; one reason is the Morse code requirement has been eliminated. The testing is the easiest it’s ever been, and the Cedar Creek club offers free instruction and testing.

Stop by and see ham radio in action.


About the Club
Formed in 1981, the Cedar Creek ARC has over fifty members from the tri-county area. It maintains a VHF repeater system that provides 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 meets the second Saturday of each month, and also provides classes to those wishing to join the ranks of Amateur "ham" Radio. For more information, visit www.k5ccl.org.




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Mar. 27)

EXCELLENT. Stained; 64 degrees; 0.21 feet above pool. The hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The bite will continue to get even better in these areas as the shad spawn will start to take place in the next 2-3 weeks across the lake. Slowly retrieve shiny slabs or spinnerbaits off the bottom to catch these fish in depths of 17-26 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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