MARC Christmas Party Set!
Posted December 1, 2007

The annual Midland Amateur Radio Club Christmas Party will be held on Monday, December 10, at 7:00 pm. The party will be held at Rosa's on Andrew's Highway. Just come on in, place your order, and join us in the party room.

No reservations are needed. Just show up and have a great time with your ham friends! There might even be a few door prizes!

Hope to CU there!

MARC Hosts JOTA!
Posted October 22, 2007

MARC hosted 6 local Boy Scout troops for the 50th annual Jamboree on the Air celebration. Scouts were able to contact other Scouts from all over the U.S.

Steve, K5RS, reports we had a good turnout and everyone had a great time!

Tailgate a Great Success!
Posted September 16, 2007

Looks like a very successful Tailgate. Much fellowship and a good time. Special thanks to those who helped make it happen. Charlie Stigen KE5MBN and his sweet wife and Robert Wood W5AJ and those who helped with cleanup. Also a special thanks to Fred Rugar for the CD's that he made that went so fast....

Great day, good food, ham radio and old friends and new ones, what more could you want? We had hams from Amarillo, Lubbock, Big Spring,Abilene, Andrews, Kermit, Odessa to name a few.

Thanks for coming and hopefully we can do it again. de.....J.T. WA5ZFH

Results of the September 8 VE Test Session
Posted September 9, 2007

Congratulations to the following new hams / upgrades at the Midland VE Team test session on September 9!

KE5EYZ Kicks Greenwood to Victory!
Posted September 9, 2007

Aubrey Sewell, KE5EYZ, picked the perfect time to kick his first field goal for Greenwood. Sewell nailed a 36-yard field goal with 1:06 remaining to lift the Rangers to a 17-14 victory over Crane on Friday night in a game dominated by defense.

Click here for the full story.

Congratulations Aubrey!

Field Day This Weekend!
Posted June 20, 2007

ARRL Field Day is this weekend, June 23 - 24. Come to the clubhouse around 8:00 am Saturday morning and help load out the equipment. We'll then proceed to Beal Park. If you can't be at the clubhouse then meet us at Beal. We should be there by 9:00 am. We need everyone's help to get set up!

This year we'll be operating class 3A with two CW stations and one SSB station. We'll also have a GOTA station, a VHF station, and a satellite station. There will be something for everyone!

Everyone come on out. You won't want to miss it!

New MARC Shirts Available!
Posted May 15, 2007

Show your club support with an Official MARC shirt! For more info and to place your order click the image of the shirt.

Results of May 12 Test Session
Posted May 15, 2007

Congratulations to the following upgrades at the Midland VE Team test session on May 12!

Odessa Tail Gate Party Set for May 19!
Posted May 11, 2007

The West Texas Amateur Radio Club is hosting a tail gate swapmeet on May 19, Saturday, beginning around 7:30 am. Coffee and donuts will be served in the AM. Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and soft drinks will be available for lunch for a very reasonable price

The club house is attached to the Civil Air Patrol Hanger (CAP) on Scheleymeyer Field in at Yukon and Andrews Hwy in North Odessa. For specific instructions, email Murray Neece at radioranch@qth.com or call 432-553-5621.

MARC Hits 100 Members!
Posted April 20, 2007

MARC has hit that elusive 100 member milestone thanks to a renewal and two new members. Membership has been in the 90's the last few years but we couldn't quite reach 100 members.

Bryan McCleery, K5YR and Max & Rita Richards put us over the top! Max has just become a ham and is still awaiting his callsign.

Thanks guys!

April 9 Club Meeting Will Be Skywarn Training
Posted April 3, 2007

The first club meeting in April will be the Skywarn training session hosted by the National Weather Service. The meeting will be held from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm at the Midland Senior Citizens Center, 3300 W. Illinois.

Even if you don't plan to participate in Skywarn the information presented is very useful for you and your family's safety during severe weather.

We hope to see everyone at the Skywarn training!

Technician Licensing Class Finishes with 23 New Hams!
Posted February 5, 2007

The Midland Amateur Radio Club sponsored a Technician licensing class on January 27th & February 3rd. The class was held at the Permian Basin Law Enforcement Academy.

The Midland VE Team administered the Technician exam to the class at 3:00 pm on February 3rd. Of the 26 students who took the test 23 passed. Several students also went ahead and took Element 3, the General class test, and one passed the General test as well!

In addition to the class members, the VE Team also tested 5 individuals who came to take the code, Technician, and General tests. One of those passed the Technician and two passed the General. Overall, the VE Team tested 31 individuals on Saturday with 26 earning a new license or upgrade!

Congratulations to everyone!

New MARC DX Mailing List Created
Posted January 8, 2007

A new mailing list has been created especially for those MARC members interested in DXing and contesting. The main MARC mailing list is primarily for announcements and information of interest to all MARC members. The new DX list is for announcements and discussion of DX & contest related subjects.

If you are interested in subscribing to the DX list go to the DX list info page.

If you aren't a member of the MARC mailing list and wish to subscribe you can go to the MARC list info page.

New Club Officers for 2007
Posted December 17, 2006

Your newley elected club officers for 2007 are:

Please support our hard working officers any way you can!

MARC #2 Nationwide in Field Day!
Posted November 2, 2006

The results of Field Day 2006 have been published on the ARRL website. MARC came in 2nd in class 4A to the Delaware Amateur Radio Assocication in Delaware, Ohio. DARA had a total score of 14,010 points compared to 12,424 points for MARC.

MARC was #25 among all 2169 Field Day entries nationwide. We were #1 among all West Gulf Division and West Texas Section scores.

All of the Field Day results can be viewed on the ARRL web site. You need to be an ARRL member to view some of the results.

A Fun Time At The Tailgate Party!
Posted September 19, 2006

Wow!!!! What a great turnout for our Tailgate Party. A good time was had by all. Lots of trading, buying and selling. Excellent weather, good food and best of all good friends. I want to thank all that came, participated, or helped in any way. Coffee, donuts, outstanding hotdogs and a banana cream cake baked by Beverly Harwood KC5BNT made it special...... J.T. WA5ZFH

W5AJ Wins ARRL DX Phone Contest!
Posted August 3, 2006

Congratulations to MARC member Robert Wood, W5AJ, who won the ARRL DX Phone Contest in the DX Single Operator High Power category. Robert operated using the call TI1C from the station of Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF. Robert scored 5,799,708 points to take the worldwide win. The nearest competitor was V31BH operated by the famous contester and DXer Martti Laine, OH2BH, who scored 5,356,728 points.

The complete writeup is in the September issue of QST or can be viewed online.

Way to go Robert!

MARC Helps With Cactus & Crude 150
by Sterling Talley WB5G
Posted July 19, 2006
Updated July 22, 2006

Another successful Multiple Sclerosis Cactus and Crude 150 Mile Bike Tour was held July 15th and 16th, 2006. Not only was this the 17th annual fund- raiser for MS but also a like number of years that Amateur Radio Operators had furnished communications.

The only injuries sustained were some skinned legs and elbows and a bee sting inside a ladie's blouse. One State Guard member suffered heat exhaustion but after a short stay in the hospital was pronounced OK.

The first day's route covered 75 miles from Midland to Big Spring. The next day's 75 miles went from Big Spring to Post. Approximately 135 riders participated.

Radio communications were furnished the first day by members of the Midland Amateur Radio Club. They were:

Additional radio operators serving in other capacities were:

Members of the Big Spring Amateur Radio Club furnished communications on the second day.

Many thanks to all the volunteers that devoted their time and performed such a great job. Only through your efforts is it possible that such a worthy cause is successful year after year.

Check out the photos in the Gallery compliments of N5POB!

Field Day A Big Success!
Posted July 1, 2006

Field Day 2006 was another big success at Beal Park! An enthusiastic group met at the clubhouse at 7:00 am Saturday morning and loaded up all the antennas and equipment. We then caravanned to Beal Park and started erecting antennas and setting up the equipment.

By kickoff time at 1:00 pm we had two SSB stations, two CW stations, a GOTA station, a 6 meter station, and a satellite station ready to go. We had a total of five yagis in the air plus several verticals and wire antennas.

Saturday afternoon J.T. fired up the club grill and started cooking GIANT burgers. Hmmmmm good! We topped off the burgers with cake and ice cream. With lots of visiting going on in between what could be better?

When the dust cleared we had logged 1420 SSB QSO's and 2040 CW QSO's. Our total QSO points is approximately 11000 with 1350 bonus. This will give us a preliminary total score of 12350 points. This compares to last year's score of 12518 points.

Check out all the Field Day pictures in the Photo Gallery compliments of KB5KNF, W5AJ, K5RS, K5JOG, & N5NA. Mark your calendar now so you won't schedule anything for the 4th weekend in June next year!

WA5PFJ Proud Grandpaw!
Posted April 25, 2006

John Wilder, WA5PFJ, is proud to announce the birth of his grandaughter Katelyn Rebeca Vazquez. Katelyn's parents are Mr. & Mrs. Oseas Vazquez of Oklahoma City.

Katelyn was born April 11, 2006, and weighed in at 7 lbs. 13 oz and was 21-1/2 inches long.

Grandad has given Rebeca the special event call sign of K5KK (Kit Kat).

Of course, John is equally proud of Kendra Nicole Wilder born October 26, 2005, to Mr. & Mrs. John Wilder, III aka WA5PFI.

Kendra weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 oz and was 18 inches long.

Kendra has been assigned the special call of W5LB (Love Bug) by Grandad. CONGRATULATIONS to all!

444.200 Repeater Back On the Air &
147.300 Repeater Tweaked!
Posted April 25, 2006

Thanks to Tom Merrill, KC5WUN, and Jim Reid, K5KUX, the MARC 70 cm repeater is back on the air.

Tom provided the club with a repeater to replace to old 70 cm repeater which has been off the air for quite a while. Jim installed it a couple of weeks ago and it has been working flawlessly. The new repeater requires a tone of 162.2 hz. Check it out!

Jim also recently tweaked the receiver on the club's 147.300 repeater. It's working great now too!

A special THANK YOU goes to Jim and Tom!

Jefferson ARC Asking for Help After Katrina
Posted March 17, 2006

The Jefferson Amateur Radio Club in SE Louisiana is seeking help in rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. JARC serves 11 Parishes in SE Louisiana.

All of their equipment and buildings were lost in the Hurricane. Pictures of the facility and damage can be seen at www.w5gad.org.

Contributions to the JARC Katrina Recovery Assistance Fund, which are tax deductible, may be sent to P.O. Box 2194, Harvey, LA 70059.

St. Pat's Hamfest Big Success!
Posted March 12, 2006

What a fantastic 2006 Hamfest. The new location was well accepted and we received lots of good feedback. Sure was a treat to see and spend some time with old friends. I wish to thank all those who have spent their time and energy to help make it a success. The forums were a hit. At the Saturday night ARRL Forum, Bill Lawless, our ARRL West Texas Section Manager, presented MARC with a very nice plaque to highlight our 2005 Field Day win. It will be proudly displayed in the Club House.

MARC has been bucking the trend of losing ground on hamfests and has continued to grow for the last two years. Indications are 2007 will be even bigger from comments we received. So its time to gather our strength and start thinking about next year! de....J.T. WA5ZFH

20 New Hams Added to WTX / SE NM in One Weekend!
Posted January 30, 2006
Updated February 21, 2006

The Technician class sponsored by MARC on January 28 & 29 added 20 new hams to the area, 11 in West Texas and 9 in SE New Mexico. A total of 26 attended. Those not quite passing the test only missed by one or two questions so we expect to see them in the next test session!

A special thanks goes to the Midland VE Team for the efficient job done testing all the applicants!

Photos of the class by K5RS are located in the photo gallery.

Please give these new hams a call and a big welcome when you hear them on the air!

Technician Class Registration Ends With 26 27 Students
Posted January 17, 2006
Updated January 19, 2006

Registration for the one weekend Technician licensing class being offered by MARC on January 28^th & 29^th has ended. A total of 26 27 students have registered. We have 14 15 from Midland, 10 from New Mexico, 1 from El Paso, and 1 from Colorado City.

Due to the size of the class the location has been moved from the clubhouse to the City of Midland Police & Communications Center.

We're looking forward to having 26 27 new hams in the area when the class is over!

VE Team Test Results
Posted January 14, 2006

The Midland VE Team had four candidates for testing on January 14, two from Odessa and two from Lubbock. Two candidates successfully passed Element 2 to obtain their Technician class license.

Successfully passing Element 2 was Norman Witcher from Odessa. The other successful candidate requested his information not be published.

CONGRATULATIONS NORMAN!

New Club Officers for 2006
Posted January 10, 2006

The club officers for 2006 are:

Please support our hard working officers any way you can!

A Fun Time Was Had by All at the MARC Christmas Party!
Posted December 11, 2005

The MARC Christmas Party was held Saturday, December 10, at KD's Bar-B-Q. We had a great turnout with approximately 50 hams and family members in attendance.

J.T., WA5ZFH, was MC of the event and did a great job! The 2005 officers were presented with certificates of appreciation and the 2006 officers were introduced. Many door prizes were also awarded.

If you didn't make it you missed a great time with your fellow hams! There are a few pictures of the event in the Photo Gallery.

N5SVM + KE5JAM = New Harmonic!
Posted November 22, 2005

Jacinda & Allan Moore, KE5JAM & N5SVM, are the proud new parents of Matthew Wynn born on Saturday, November 19. Matthew weighed in at 6 lbs 3 oz and is 19-1/4" long. Allan reports everyone is doing fine.

Congratulations Jacinda & Allan!

Bill Lawless, W5WRL, Receives Award from Texas State Guard
Posted November 21, 2005

At the regular MARC meeting on November 14, 2005, Sgt. Ed Ingram, KD5VOW, with the Texas State Guard presented an award to West Texas Section Manager Bill Lawless, W5WRL. The award was in appreciation for Bill's contribution to the Guard during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Congratulations Bill!

Steve Baker, N5VCH, Makes the News!
Posted November 17, 2005

MARC member Steve Baker, N5VCH, made the Midland Reporter-Telegram on November 17. Steve was pictured demonstrating the City of Midland's Graphic Information System during GIS Day at the Advanced Technology Center. Good going Steve!

Click picture for a PDF file of the complete article (368KB).

MIT Evaluates Effectiveness of Aluminum Foil Helmets!
Posted November 13, 2005

This news column is normally only for local amateur radio news. However, this article is of critical interest to all amateurs and should be studied closely.

Among a fringe community of paranoids, aluminum helmets serve as the protective measure of choice against invasive radio signals. We investigate the efficacy of three aluminum helmet designs on a sample group of four individuals. Using a $250,000 network analyser, we find that although on average all helmets attenuate invasive radio frequencies in either directions (either emanating from an outside source, or emanating from the cranium of the subject), certain frequencies are in fact greatly amplified. These amplified frequencies coincide with radio bands reserved for government use according to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Statistical evidence suggests the use of helmets may in fact enhance the government's invasive abilities. We speculate that the government may in fact have started the helmet craze for this reason.

The complete text of the study is at http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/

One Weekend Technician Class Planned for January 28 & 29
Posted November 8, 2005

The Midland Amateur Radio Club will sponsor a one weekend Technician licensing class on January 28 & 29, 2006. This will be the third one weekend class presented.

The one weekend classes have been very successful with the last class having a 100% pass rate. This will be the last class offered until after the new Technician question pool is released effective July 1, 2006.

Complete details of the class and registration information is located at http://hamclass.w5qgg.org.

Please spread the word to anyone you know who may be interested in obtaining their ham license.

New 2006 Hamfest Location & Date
Posted October 31, 2005
Updated November 8, 2005

The 2006 St. Patrick's Day Hamfest will be held at the Lions Club at 200 Plaza Ave. on March 4 & 5. What better way to start our 2nd half century than with a new time and location!

Check the web page often for the latest information. Check out the Early Bird Pre-registration Special. Get the popular "Package Deal" for only $18 through December 15. After December 15 it will return to the normal price of $20.

Also, table rental has been lowered from $14 to only $10 for 2006. If you are thinking of getting a table for the 2006 hamfest you better buy early as we expect to sell out at the new, lower price!

W5KGX Estate Donates Tower to Club
Posted October 31, 2005

The estate of Bob Lowery, W5KGX, has donated Bob's 70' crankup tower to the Midland Amateur Radio Club. Members of the club met at Bob's house on Saturday morning to remove the tower and transport it to the club house. A large crane was used to lay over the tower and load it on K5KUX's flatbed trailer. The whole operation went smoothly and was finished up by noon.

Those helping were K5KUX, WA5ZFH, KB5RTL, KB5KNF, KD5VOU, K5JOG, KD5WGM, and W5MLS. Thanks for all the hard work!

Jim Reynolds, KK5MV, to Star as Bob Cratchett!
Posted october 27, 2005

MARC member Jim Reynolds, KK5MV, has landed the part of Bob Cratchett in Midland Community Theatre's upcoming production of "A Christmas Carol". Concerning the production Jim stated "I recently auditioned for MCT's 'A Christmas Carol'. Be careful what you ask for, Right?! Well, I was cast as 'Bob Cratchett' and yes, I am excited about that!"

With Jim in this MCT production it is sure to be one of the great ones so you better get your tickets early! The production opens on November 25 and runs through December 17.

Congratulations Jim and "Break A Leg"!

MARC Christmas Party Set!
Posted October 25, 2005

The annual Midland Amateur Radio Club Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 10, from 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm. The party will be held at KD's Bar-B-Q located at Garden City Highway (Florida Street) and Interstate 20.

The cost will be $12.00 per person which includes two meats with all the fixin's, a drink, dessert, tax, and tip. What a deal!

No reservations are needed. Just show up and have a great time with your ham friends! There might even be a few door prizes!

Hope to CU there!

Big Bend ARC Requests More "GO FAST GENERATOR JUICE"
Posted October 25, 2005

Last Field Day Robert Wood, W5AJ, brewed some special "GO FAST GENERATOR JUICE" (actually some Dr. Pepper!) to send to the Big Bend ARC. It was guaranteed to help the BBARC generator run smooth all weekend ensuring lots of FD QSO's. The special mixture was delivered by Section Manager John Dyer, AE5B, while making his rounds to the WTX FD sites.

Last week MARC received a package in the mail from the BBARC. The package contained the empty bottle of "Juice" and a nice note. BBARC stated "We lost an hour while we shunted the 180 volts output back to 120 but it was worth it. They ran all weekend without refueling." BBARC were so pleased with the results they have requested "next year would you please send us a gallon of the stuff".

The complete text of the note can be read here.

Congratulations to the Big Bend ARC for a great 2005 Field Day!

New MARC Member Benefit!
W5QGG.ORG Email Addresses!
Posted October 19, 2005

As a special benefit to MARC members only you can now have your very own w5qgg.org email address. The email address can be set up as a forwarding address that forwards your mail to your existing email address or it can be set up as a POP3 email address with a 10MB mailbox. The POP3 address can be accessed via the web or with your email program such as Outlook Express.

You can choose any email address you want. It can be yourname@w5qgg.org or yourcall@w5qgg.org or whatever you want as long as it's not already taken. If you would like to have a w5qgg.org email address just send me an email with the address you want and whether you want a forwarding address or POP3 address. If you want a forwarding address be sure to let me know the email address you want it forwarded to. I'll send you an email back when it is set up and how to access it if you chose a POP3 address.

73,  Alan N5NA

Recent W5QGG.ORG Updates
Posted October 19, 2005

A few updates have been made to W5QGG.ORG recently.

• The MARC Constitution & Bylaws have been added under the Club Info menu.
• Links to the FCC web site for license searching, password reset, and instructions for renewing your license & changing your address have been added under the Licensing menu.
• We joined an Amateur Radio Club web ring. Check out some of the other clubs in the ring with the link at the bottom of the page.
• Our web page uptime is being monitored by SiteUptime. Check the link near the bottom to see how we're doing.

I hope you enjoy these additions. If you have ideas for what you would like to see on our web page please let me know.

73,  Alan N5NA

MARC Crushes Field Day Competition!
Posted October 14, 2005

The results for Field Day 2005 are in and the Midland Amateur Radio Club placed #1 nationwide in class 4A. MARC's 12,518 points was almost 600 points higher than the 2nd place class 4A entry. Among all scores in all classes MARC placed #1 in Texas, #1 in the West Gulf Division, and #14 nationwide. Within the West Texas section MARC's score was 3,700 points higher than the next highest score submitted.

MARC President, J.T. Caldwell WA5ZFH, commenting on the great FD success of the club stated "MARC.....ROCKS....!!!"

ARRL members can access the complete 2005 Field Day writeup and results at the ARRL web site.

Jamboree on the Air Scheduled for October 15 & 16
Posted September 30, 2005

The Midland Amateur Radio Club will again be hosting area Scout Dens and Troops for the annual Jamboree on the Air event. This year is the 48th annual JOTA.

The MARC clubhouse will be open Saturday, October 15, for JOTA. If you are the leader of a Den or Troop and would like to have your Scouts participate in JOTA, please contact J.T. Caldwell at 570-7225 or email us to set up a time to operate.

We hope you can join us for JOTA!

W5WRL Visits ARRL HQ & Operates From W1AW
Posted September 25, 2005

West Texas Section Manager and MARC member Bill Lawless, W5WRL, had the opportunity to visit ARRL headquarters and operate W1AW on September, 21.

After attending a VoIP conference in Boston, Bill was able to make a side trip to Newington on his way home. Bill received a tour from Steve Ewald, WV1X, and met Leona Adams who he communicates with often in his position as WTX SM. Bill also met and had a nice visit with ARRL CEO Dave Sumner, K1ZZ.

After touring the ARRL lab Bill made his way to W1AW where Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, set him up in Studio One equipped with a Yaesu FT-1000MP MK V and VL-1000 "Quadra" amp. With the 20m mono bander at 102' pointed at Texas Bill logged 17 contacts during his operating time. His QSO's included his Elmer in CA, W6OMF as well as KD5YCY & WC5V in Abilene, and N5NA in Midland.

Bill said "I really enjoyed my visit to headquarters and especially enjoyed operating W1AW. If you ever have the opportunity to travel in New England I recommend you take the time to visit the ARRL."

Bill had planned to spend a few more days in the area but with Hurricane Rita bearing down on Texas he decided to cut his trip short and get home while the gettin' was good!

Public Safety Amateurs Activated for Rita
Posted September 24, 2005

The Public Safety Amateur Radio Association of the Permian Basin was activated Saturday morning. The PSARA assisted with communications needs of establishing a Hurricane Rita evacuation shelter at the Chaparral Center at Midland College. Processing of the incoming evacuees was handled at the Midland County Exhibit Building after which they were transported to the Chap Center.

PSARA operators manned the Midland Communications Van at the Exhibit Building and the Midland PD Mobile Substation at the Chap Center. PSARA operations stood down mid-afternoon. At that time 70 evacuees and bus drivers were being housed at the Chap Center.

Operators participating were KK5MV, KK5ZG, W0PEG, KB5KNF, K5WTC, N5NA, KD5VOU, WB5G, WA5ZFH, W5UA, and W5WRL.

K5PDL Deployed on Disaster Relief
Posted September 6, 2005
Updated September 13, 2005

MARC member Paul Laverty, K5PDL, has been deployed with his Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) to Kelly AFB in San Antonio. There are about 4500 evacuees at their site.

Paul reports "There are 5 hams with our team. W5WTC is our deputy commander and our commo section is KC5JFG, K5PDL, KG4ZAH and KI4JFM. The Southern Baptist Men's group is set up next door and has at least one ham with them. There is a very organized group of locals who have been running a net on the K5EOC repeater."

Paul sent us these pictures of the shelter and the DMAT members.

A big THANK YOU to Paul and his team for the great work they're doing!

N5POB Photo Contest Winner!
Posted August 31, 2005

MARC member Bill Bentley, N5POB, won the adult landscape category of the recent Midland Reporter-Telegram / Sibley Nature Center Photo Contest.

Bill told the Reporter-Telegram "My hobbies include cave exploration and amateur radio. I have always been interested in the outdoors and particularly in caves and the exploration of them. I was responsible for the discoveries of the 13th and second deepest caves in Texas in 1981. I have my own web site www.caver.net which is dedicated to the enjoyment of people who like caves. I am also the webmaster for the Texas Speleological Association www.cavetexas.org."

"What I like best about West Texas are the people. In my travels I have never found any friendlier. I also think we have a deal on the best sunsets of any other place. The picture 'Purple Sky' was taken from the front door of my home."

CONGRATULATIONS BILL!

Odessa Club Hosting Swap Meet
Posted August 19, 2005

The West Texas Amateur Radio Club will host a swap meet on September 9 and 10 at Sherwood Park Center, 49th and Dixie , in Odessa.

The hours are 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday and 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday. Entry is free (donations accepted) and tables are $5.00. For more info contact Murray, K5MDM, at 432-553-5621.

New W5QGG.ORG Home Page!
Posted August 3, 2005

Welcome to the new home page of the Midland Amateur Radio Club

We hope you find the new page enjoyable to use. In addition to the new menu you will notice we now have a couple of news feeds that will update continuously during the day. Another new feature is the "Fact of the Day" which will update daily with a new technical fact you should find interesting.

The thumbnail photo on the left will change each time the web page is loaded. These are from the MARC photo archive. Most of them are available in the Photo Gallery.

Lastly, you can now search the entire web site using the search box below.

73, N5NA & K5RS