All,
If you have an announcement of anything you want to distribute to the Club, please post about it here. And subscribe to notices for at least this area!
RRVARC Officers
- This forum has 73 topics, 86 replies, and was last updated 2 days, 14 hours ago by
.
-
- Topic
- Voices
- Posts
- Last Post
-
-
Autumn in Bonham Bike Rally Need One More Operator! Our friends at the Fannin County ARC are needing one more operator to help fill out the roster for tomorrow's AiB. It will be at Rest Stop #3 (NTMWD Lake Headquarters on FM 897. First riders are expected at 8:30am and last rider expected around 10am. Please let me know if you are...
- 1
- 1
- 2 days, 14 hours ago
-
Broadcastify listen link update — feed is still on the air All, The computer that streams 444.500 to the internet has not changed and does not need to be changed. The feed is still live. What changed is how people listen to it. Broadcastify (same company as RadioReference) retired the old embed player that let a feed play inside someone ...
- 1
- 1
- 4 days, 20 hours ago
-
Meshtastic EmComm Grant Submitted to ARDC Meshtastic EmComm Grant Submitted to ARDC All, I am excited to update everyone on a project I have been working on for the past several weeks. After researching and posting about Meshtastic here in the forums, I explored possible funding options for a club EmComm mesh network....
- 3
- 6
- 1 week ago
-
What actually gets opened on the forums — and it isn’t what I expected All, I thought I posted this last night, but looking things over this morning I don't see it. If it turns into a double-post, my apologies. In any case, yesterday I had the forums’ view counts pulled and ranked, mostly out of curiosity. These are page loads, not unique people...
- 1
- 1
- 1 month, 1 week ago
-
Widespread Cellular Service Issues Reported Saturday, August 8, 2026 Widespread cellular service disruptions are being reported in multiple areas of the United States this afternoon and evening. Some users are reporting difficulty completing or receiving voice calls, while data service may continue to function in some l...
- 2
- 9
- 1 month, 3 weeks ago
-
New Forum Post Features! UPDATED: 08-01-2026 All, Club member and all-around genius Mike Spracklen (KJ5ILO) has started adding enhancements to the forums. Right away you will notice a brighter color scheme and when you start making a post you will see lots of new options such as font size and format change options. Examp...
- 3
- 9
- 2 months ago
-
Club Member Gary Sorensen (K9AIA) Health Update All, I have a medical update on Club member Gary Sorensen (K9AIA). Gary has not been well the last couple of weeks and yesterday he was admitted to the hospital in Hereford, TX. This morning he was transferred to the hospital in Amarillo, TX. His nephew Jason is there with him a...
- 4
- 8
- 2 months, 1 week ago
-
Brookshire’s & Kroger eggs recalled over salmonella concerns All, Earlier today Nexstar Media, via THE HILL, published a story Nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs recalled over salmonella concerns: Full list of products impacted by Addy Bink - 07/23/26 9:33 AM ET. From that story: Nearly 1.6 million white and brown eggs have been recalled...
- 3
- 4
- 2 months, 1 week ago
-
Dual Earthquake in South America – ECOM only and around 7.135 All, A note from Club member and ARRL North Texas Section Manager Steven Lott Smith (KG5VK): The Dual Earth Quake in South America dictates the need to allow effective ECOM on and around 7.135. Please avoid 7.135 MHz this weekend and into next week as recovery efforts continue a...
- 2
- 2
- 3 months, 1 week ago
-
Big Meeting Tomorrow June 20, 2026 A quick reminder that June's RRVARC Monthly Meeting has been moved up one week due to Field Day. It is tomorrow June 20th @ 10am @ Paris PD Courtroom. We'll discuss Field Day, Tour de Paris, and Phillip W5EBC will give a presentation on Meshtastic. We look forward to seeing you a...
- 1
- 1
- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
-
Nominations for ARRL NTX Ham of The Year 2026 are open Nominations for ARRL NTX Ham of The Year 2026 are open ARRL NTX Ham of the Year Nominations: I am soliciting Nominations for the ARRL NTX 2026 Ham of The Year: Nominations should be emailed to me KG5VK@ARRL.ORG *** PLEASE USE "ARRL NTX HOY Nominee" in your email subject line ...
- 1
- 1
- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
-
MEETING DATE CHANGE: RRVARC Monthly Meeting 06-20-2026 All, As a reminder we changed the regular monthly meeting from the fourth weekend to the third weekend (June 20, 2026) to deconflict with Field Day. In recent years we have had a short meeting at the Field Day event, but this year we are doing FD a little differently. Club Pre...
- 1
- 1
- 3 months, 4 weeks ago
-
Something for clubs and their volunteers to consider when volunteering “It has come to our attention that hams in North Texas are being contacted by for profit companies claiming to represent charities asking Hams and or Clubs to volunteer for events.” It has come to our attention that hams in North Texas are being contacted by For Profit compani...
- 3
- 3
- 4 months, 1 week ago
-
Senator Ted Cruz Statement Supporting Amateur “Ham” Radio All, Steven Lott Smith (KG5VK), our ARRL North Texas Section Manager, Leo Salas (N5JEP), Mark Hetherington (KF5UW) from the Fannin County ARC, and others have been circulating a great email about a new supportive video message from Senator Ted Cruz. Senator Cruz released this s...
- 2
- 2
- 4 months, 1 week ago
-
RRVARC Monthly Meeting 5-16-26 Reminder, our meeting is moved up a week to tomorrow Saturday, 5/16/26 @ 10am @ Paris Pd Courtroom. It looks like it's going to be a great meeting with lots of info about upcoming events. I hope you will join us. 73 Mark W5PTX
- 2
- 2
- 4 months, 3 weeks ago
- You must be logged in to create new topics.
-
