[Steven Smith]

ARRLNTX February 2022 Section Manager Newsletter

NOTE: This newsletter was originally propagated on the 23rd of February

For the latest and most current News from the ARRL North Texas Section
Please visit http://arrlntx.org

Greetings fellow North Texas Amateur Radio OPS

Last night I attended The Collins Amateur Radio Club meeting
great fellowship and discussions and we handed out several door prizes.

We North Texans are blessed with many great Amateur Radio Clubs throughout or Section
I always enjoy visits with members, especially at their club meetings.

To have me attend one of your club meetings, just ask your club officers to invite me
by emailing me KG5VK@ARRL.org

Upcoming events I will attend as your NTX Section Manager:

March 5 Irving Hamfest
March 15 Roxin Ranch Club Meeting
March 18-19 Midland Texas Hamfest
March 25-26 Belton Hamfest
April 2nd is ARRL NTX Mentor Fest at the DACAR EOC Club house from 10AM to 4PM ***
April 8-9 Greene County Hamfest Oklahoma
April 12 Parker County ARC Meeting and Presentation of the ARRL NTX 2021 Ham of The Year plaque to Mr. William “Will” Teague W5KD.

April 23 Emory Texas Hamfest
May 10 McKinney ARC meeting

*** ARRL NTX Mentor Fest 2022 ***
Will be held at the DCARA EOC/Club House
Located at:
Denton County Emergency Operations Center
9060 Teasley Lane
Denton, Texas 76210

Mentor Fest is from 10 Am to 4 PM
We have Two Rooms for Speakers

Our first three Speakers signed up are….

10 AM Grounding and Bonding Inside the Ham Shack by Ken Rainey AC5EZ
11 AM Grounding and Bonding Outside the Ham Shack & Antenna Farm by Ken Mitchell KD2KW
1 PM Building your First Amateur Radio Station by Tim “Guy” Staley K5TGS

We have Nine Speaker Slots left, if you have a Topic you would like to
speak on please let me know soon, Steve KG5VK@ARRL.ORG
You may also signup on line at……

https://arrlntx.org/WP/learning-center/mentorfest-3/

My sincere congratulations to Jerry WA5KZA
Jerry Keisler WA5KZA of The Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club
On having received his 60th Year ARRL membership pin

Jerry, thank you for your continued support as an ARRL member and a
valued member of our Section and your many hours of ECOM work over the
years for our community, as well as your continued work as a VEC

Steve KG5VK

We are looking at at least one more Winter Blast
Winter is not done in North Texas, and I recall heavy snow and Ice
Seven or so years ago on Easter Sunday – please remain prepared.

73 Steve KG5VK

Please note this recent announcement from the ARRL……

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ARISS News Release No.  22-09
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Message to US Educators:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity

Call for Proposals

New Proposal Window is February 21, 2022 to March 31, 2022

February 16, 2022 — The Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education
institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to
host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.
ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2023
and June 30, 2023. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the
exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities,
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education
plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is March 31, 2022
Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal
guidelines and the proposal form can be found at
https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/. An ARISS
Introductory Webinar session will be held on March 3, 2022, at 8 PM ET.
The Eventbrite link to sign up is:
https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2022.eventbrite.com
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately
10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts
through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences
the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to
live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on
the ISS.
Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite
communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the
nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities
aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to
accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA
and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present
educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio
organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational
support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students
around the world using Amateur Radio.
Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com

“Please spread this to anyone you know that works with or is an
educator
and get your local club involved in supporting this very worthwhile
event.  – Steve KG5VK”

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ARRL North Texas Section
Section Manager: Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK
kg5vk@arrl.org

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