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Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club
Amateur Radio in and around the Red River Valley Area of Northeast Texas
All,
I woke up at 0200 this morning, couldn’t get back to sleep and so got up and got with it at 0300. I decided that I was going to freshen some of the content on our site, do some updating of pages, reorganize some of it, etc. One piece I was exited to be able to post was APRS on the Cheap? Maybe! reference the Baofeng 5RH PRO with GPS and APRS. Literally as I was writing it Jerry emailed me Using APRS to Communicate Beyond a Disaster Zone by Wayne Greene (KB4DSF) from this months ARRL On The Air (September/October 2025). It is a super writeup and explains some ways that APRS can be utilized in an emergency comms situation. I urge you to give it a read!
73
Phillip Beall (W5EBC)
Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club (RRVARC) is a licensed FCC radio operator (WB5RDD) and an affiliate of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) – The National Association for Amateur Radio®.
Club members – hams – are persons interested in amateur radio operations and public service. The Club and its members participate in public service events such as the Tour de Paris, Field Day and educational activities, as well as during emergency preparedness activations.
The RRVARC is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.
The Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club meets at High Cotton Kitchen (1260 Clarksville Street, Paris, TX 75460) usually on the 4th Saturday of each month. There is an optional breakfast gathering at 0830-0900 and the meeting starts at 1000. The Club meeting is conducted in the rear conference room.
Note: Special events like Field Day and some November and December meetings are excepted. Check the events calendar for special location, dates and time.