Oak Forest Amateur Radio Club - KE5TRB
Houston, Texas

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NOTICE: The OFARC April meeting will be April 22nd, at 9:00 am, at TranStar.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Apr 22nd.  We'll meet face-to-face in the TranStar conference room and on Zoom.  A Zoom invitation will be sent out to members 2 or 3 days before in the usual way.  If you can, make plans to have breakfast before the meeting at The Toasted Yolk (Heights location), 4601 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007 at 7:30AM.

If you are subscribed, general announcements to club members and fellow subscribers can be directed to the OFARC reflector here.


Announcements

  • Our last meeting was held on Mar 25th at TranStar as planned.  Martin (W5XUK) hosted the meeting along with ~15 others in attendance, none by Zoom.  A youTube recording of this meeting has not been posted.
  • Martin has appealed to us to vote on club activities and presentation topics for the rest of the year.  The votes have been cast and results can be found here.  Martin will organize a schedule of presenters based on our preferences.
  • The SETAC club is sponsoring a radio/scout event in Memorial Park on Apr 29th.  Please volunteer to participate or at least attend and lend a hand to promote our great hobby to the public.  More information can be found here.
  • Jeremy to host the May meeting, coming up on the 27th.
  • The Events page has been updated to include the latest schedule for 2m Net Control Operators.  Stephen has dropped off the volunteer list and it would be a big help if someone could volunteer to fill his spot.  It's not that hard; all you have to do is read the SCRIPT... our nets pretty much run themselves!!
  • Repairing an old rig or want to learn more about an old radio you heard about or saw at a hamfest?  Check out the online radio museum here.
  • Contact Mark if you are interested in License exam testing.  Also, see the "Exam Sessions" link above for more information.
  • If you have a photo of your ham shack or favorite operating location, please send it on and I'll post them for all our members see... and comment!!  Please include your callsign in the photo.  Images submitted so far can be found here!
  • If you'd like to be added to our email reflector and share in the dialog between club members and local area hams, send me a request.

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