TCARC Club Meeting – 6 January 2024 – 7:00pm

Pre-meeting dinner for this month will be at El Cerrito Mexican Restaurant – 407 Old Springtown Road – Springtown, Texas 76082.  Typically, we meet for dinner starting around 5:15-5:30pm.

Please note:  Our meetings are not held at any of the restaurants posted.  Meeting location is further down.

Map to El Cerrito Mexican Restaurant in Springtown, Texas:

The next meeting will be at 7:00pm on Saturday, 6 January 2024.  We meet at the Azle Fire Department Complex located at 900 Lakeview Drive in Azle, Texas  76020.

FCC Amateur Radio license testing will now be available before the meeting.  Please register in advance for a test position by visiting this page. If there is a presentation, it will follow at end of the business meeting.

Map to the Azle Fire Department Complex meeting location:

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Cowtown Hamfest – 19-20 January 2024

The Cowtown Hamfest and ARRL North Texas Section Convention, the original hamfest in the Fort Worth Metroplex is scheduled for January. The event date, January 19-20, 2024 at The Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center, 6901 Wichita Street Forest Hill, Texas 76140.

Doors open Friday afternoon the 19th at 3:00 pm and will remain open until 7:00 pm. Saturday morning, the 20th, it opens at 7:00 am and will close at 3:00 pm. Food will be available Friday and Saturday. Morning coffee, breakfast snacks and lunch will be available. Door prizes will be awarded through-out the event, with the grand prize awarded at the end.

Online discount tickets will be available at $8.00 each. Tickets at the door are $10.00 each. There will be a pre-event drawing among those buying pre-event tickets. The event will feature large vendor areas over 120 tables and outdoor tailgate flea market. Several well known commercial vendors will be present. Representatives from Kenwood and Yaesu Radios have been invited to attend. Vendors should go to the website for information and contact Betty Westmoreland at info@cowtownhamfest.org. We recommend ordering your tables in advance. They will sell out. Tailgaters can purchase spaces on the day of the event.

A complete set of educational programs are offered through-out the day Saturday and VE Testing will be done both Friday and Saturday.

Talk-in is 146.94 tone, 110.9. Fusion Digital will be up on our 440 repeater at 442.20 tone, 110.9. Volunteers are needed. This is a call for programs and speakers. Volunteers for work or as a speaker should contact David Forbes at KC5UYR@compuserve.com .

The Hamfest is open to everyone. It will have something for all. It is a family friendly event. Those who are ham radio operators, present and past are encouraged to attend. In past years, the response has been overwhelming. The radio club expects no less this year. There is no better time to find friends new and old. The best part of a Hamfest is visiting with your friends and finding out what has been happening to them in their lives.

Check the website for the current information about all things Cowtown Hamfest. The website is located at www.cowtownhamfest.com and personal contact, David Forbes, KC5UYR, KC5UYR@compuserve.com or email, info@cowtownhamfest.com .

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Welcome To The Tri-County Amateur Radio Club Website

The Tri-County Amateur Radio Club of North Texas – WC5C (American Radio Relay League Affiliated Club) welcomes visitors, and serves the area north and west of Fort Worth, including parts of Parker County, Tarrant County and Wise County.

FCC Amateur Radio license testing will be available before the meeting – typically around 5:00pm.  Please register in advance for a test position by visiting this page.

Most of the club’s activities occur around the west side of Eagle Mountain Lake.  Cities served include Agnes, Aledo, Azle, La Junta, Sanctuary, Springtown, Reno, Lake Worth, Lakeside, Boyd, Paradise, Aurora, Rhome, Fort Worth, Sansom Park, Benbrook, White Settlement, Haslet, Saginaw, Keeter, Briar, Pelican Bay, Weatherford, and Newark.

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AmateurLogic 187: Buck/Boost, Balun & M5 Ham Radio

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