UPDATED – 6/19/2020

Field Day this year is the weekend of June 27 – 28. The majority of the setup and operational group for Field Day 2020 has agreed that for this unusual year we will operate as individuals from our home stations. We encourage all members to operate from home as 1D (power from mains) or 1E (emergency power from generator / solar or wind charged battery). You can have more than one station and be 2s or 3s. etc.

For a complete listing of the hamfest prize winners please visit the hamfest prize page at hamfest.w5qgg.org.

The 2020 St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest scheduled for March 21 was postponed due to the coronavirus. It has now been decided to cancel the hamfest for this year.

It is planned to have a drawing on May 16 for all the prizes planned to be given away at the hamfest. Those prizes are shown at <https://hamfest.w5qgg.org/prizes-2/>. In addition the hourly prizes will also be drawn. All prizes will be shipped to the winners.

If you rented a table for the hamfest you will automatically receive a refund for the table rental amount paid.

If you prefer NOT to be included in the drawing for the prizes you may request a refund of your pre-registration ticket(s) and any extra chance tickets purchased by sending an email to marc.w5qgg@gmail.com.  Please include the name and callsign used when purchasing. All refund requests must be received by May 9.

The 2021 St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest is tentatively scheduled for March 20, 2021. We hope to see everyone next year!

The VE Team of the Midland Amateur Radio Club is going to have an outdoor test session on the 9th of May. 8:30 am at the MARC clubhouse (the white building on the South side of Christensen Stadium). Bring a lawn chair and mask. We will provide a clipboard to use with the answer sheet. Please bring the original and a copy of your Driver’s License and $15.00. Also, if you have a current Amateur Radio License and are testing for an upgrade please bring the original and a copy of your license.

Please review further VE test information at https://w5qgg.org/wp/ve-testing/.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus CDC recommendations as well as state and city requirements all in person club activities are canceled for April, including the VE test session normally scheduled for April 11.