The Amateur Radio Club of Parker County (ARCPC) is a non-profit educational and service organization chartered under the laws of the State of Texas. ARCPC is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, a national association of Amateur Radio clubs.

Parker County SKYWARN

FREE SEVERE WEATHER EDUCATION by the Nation Weather Service (SKYWARN)
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024, 7-9pm
Weatherford College
Mince Auditorium

Amateur Radio Club of Parker County, TX - Technician License Class And Exam

The ARC of Parker County, Texas will conduct an Amateur Radio Technician License Class during two Saturdays 8AM - 4PM CT February 3 and February 10

Location - Parker County EOC Building located at 215 Trinity St., Weatherford, Texas.

The first half of this Class will be conducted 8AM - 4PM CT on Saturday February 3.

The second half of this Class will be conducted 8AM - 4PM CT on Saturday February 10.

Technician License Exam 4PM - 5:30PM CT on February 10 at the end of the second half of this Class.

Pre-Exam Requirements:

Participants should purchase The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, 5th edition prior to attending this Technician Class (recommend you read Chapter 1 thru Chapter 5 prior to the first class on February 3).  The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual is available to purchase online at this link - https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2003373064 (or from Amazon).

Please sign up for this Class at the link below and bring your ARRL Ham Radio License Manual with you when you attend the Class.

The Participant SignUp Sheet is available at this link - https://volunteersignup.org/PBAWL

 

PARKER COUNTY HAMFEST 2023

Flyer

Saturday, October 14, 2023
8am-noon
Location—Cornerstone Community Church
2233 E Hwy 199 Jacksboro hwy just SE of Springtown

Buy/Sell/Trade

Featuring:

  • Free Outdoor Swap meet
  • Indoor table hamfest
  • Hourly Prizes—new HT
  • Grand prize—new HF radio --Yaesu FT-891
  • Lectures

License testing must register—see licensing at wc5c.org or visit-- hamstudy.org/sessions/ac5v

Talk-in 147.16+ pl tone 110.9
Backup 443.2+ pl tone 110.9

Admission inside $1 (free with public service uniform) Free parking.
Setup Friday night 7-9pm by appt or Sat morning
$5 per table
Additional grand prize tickets $1. Must be present to win.

Club Repeater

Primary Repeater 147.040+ MHz – PL 110.9
Secondary Repeater 443.800+ MHz – PL 110.9
Back up Repeater frequency 442.150+ MHz – PL 110.9
Club Simplex frequency 147.540 MHz

 

Weekly Net

We have a weekly net every Monday at 8pm. See the event on the calendar for more details.

Monthly Meeting

We generally meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. See the event on the calendar for more details about time and location.  (Exception: This February!)

TX QSO Party 2023

More information

2023 CONTEST DATES
Saturday September 16:     9AM to 9PM CDT
Sunday September 17:       9AM to 3PM CDT

Saturday September 16:    1400Z to SEP 17 0200Z and
Sunday September 17:      1400Z to 2000Z

We will be participating at the Fire Station #2 near Brock.