Congratulations to Carlos Conner, KJ5IAV, from Eunice, NM, on winning the Icom IC-705 raffle! Enjoy the new rig Carlos!
The Midland Amateur Radio Club is hosting a tailgate swap meet on Saturday, September 28, at the clubhouse located next to Christensen Stadium on Loop 250. The swap meet will begin at 8:30 am. If you need a table the club owns a few 6′ plastic tables which will be available at no charge on a first come first serve basis.
MARC is also raffling off an Icom IC-705 Transceiver. The drawing will be held at the swap meet at 11:00 am. Raffle tickets are available for purchase online NOW! The raffle tickets are $20 each. A maximum of 150 tickets will be sold. Fifteen raffle tickets are being held for purchase at the swap meet on Saturday morning but if you’re interested it’s strongly suggested you purchase your tickets online.
You may purchase your raffle tickets below. The last day to purchase tickets online is September 27 at 6:00 pm CDT.
This past weekend, July 20th & 21st, was the 35th annual Bike MS Cactus & Crude Ride. Since 2015 the ride has gone from Midland to Lamesa on Saturday and from Lamesa to Lubbock on Sunday. Saturday there were 130 riders on the course and on Sunday there were 109 riders.
This year we had 21 ham radio operators supporting the ride. There were seventeen Midland Amateur Radio Club / Big Spring hams and one each from Lubbock, Boerne, Houston, and San Antonio.
We used the PermNet for communications (Tnx NF5T!) and a program called Traccar to keep up with the locations of the hams, SAGS, and mechanics.
Overall the ride went well with no reports of any incidents or accidents.
Those participating were AD5D, AD5U, K1TAZ, K5AFR, KB5KNF, KE5EUR, KE5KFD, KE5MLP, KF5FTY, KG2SAG, KG5KUQ, KG5OZI, KG5PHX, N5MXE, N5NA, N5PSP, N5QGL, N9JOE, W5DTB, W5JDO, and W5LND. Thanks to everyone for helping make this a successful ride!
MARC is putting together an order for club polo shirts with the club logo and name/call embroidered on the shirt. The shirts will be forest green. The club logo will be on the left and your name and call will be on the right.
The shirts will be available with and without a pocket. Shirts without the pocket are available in sizes S – 5XL. Shirts with a pocket are available in sizes S – 3XL. Note – There is a small upcharge for sizes 2XL and larger.
Note: Shirts will NOT be shipped. You must pick up at the clubhouse.
You may place your order below.
MARC is putting together a group order for 2024 Field Day shirts, caps, and pins. The order is expected to be placed on June 3rd May 20th so don’t delay! Items WILL NOT BE SHIPPED to you. You can pick them up at the clubhouse at a Saturday morning coffee meeting, or during Field Day. Place your order below.
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