Category: Announcements

ARRL Field Day 2024

Saturday and Sunday June 22-23 Meridian Amateur Radio Club will be participating in summer field day. This is a nationwide event. MARC will operate from the Collinsville Fire and Rescue building located at 11710 Nancy Dr, Collinsville, MS. Setup will begin approximately 10:00am Saturday June 22.

We ask that you bring your friends and family out to learn about the hobby. Some of the things you can expect to see are the info table, multiple operators, media coverage, and an instructional table. Kids are welcome. Hopefully we can ignite a spark in them, so ham radio can be enjoyed for generations to come. We hope to see you all there.

As an added note: KI5HCM aka Buford will be our acting safety officer. I have no doubt he will keep us all safe. I look forward to seeing you all at field day, until then…

73 KJ5AHO

Additional ham radio POTA Activators are needed for the following parks on May 18 for MS Parks on the Air Day.

• George P Cossar State Park
• Great River Road State Park
• Lake Lowndes State Park
• Lefleur’s Bluff State Park
• Legion State Park
• Leroy Percy State Park
• Natchez State Park
• Trace State Park

If you are interested, email the park you would like to activate, your callsign, and if you will be activating for the morning (AM), the afternoon (PM), or all day (both AM & PM) to

ms.parksontheair@gmail.com

For additional information, check out the website

https://jcmsara.org/mississippi-parks-on-the-air/

73,

KG5VEP, Susan

Area 51 Radio Group MS

11am Meet in the “Dungeon” in the Lowndes Emergency Services Annex of the Court House. Go to the 911 office door and press the 911 call button and tell them you are there for the HAM radio club meeting. Once in go left downstairs then to the right at the end of the hall. See Y’all There! 

Area 51 Radio Group and Jackson County Amateur Radio Association are working with Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks (MDWFP) to promote public awareness of amateur radio and Mississippi’s State Park system. There are 21 State Parks in Mississippi that are registered with Parks on the Air (POTA). It would be awesome if we are able to activate all 21 parks on the same day during the same time period!

We need help from Ham Radio Operators to make this happen. Please consider signing up for a time to activate a Mississippi State Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 am – 6:00 pm CDT. We are looking for activators willing to work a morning shift or an afternoon shift. Email ms.parksontheair@gmail.com  to SIGN UP to Activate a park. 

For more information, visit MSPOTA Mississippi Parks on the Air

Hope to find you on the air Saturday, May 18!

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Area 51 Radio Group Mississippi

WA5RGM

134 Free Will Ln

Saltillo, MS

The Mississippi QSO Party is an annual event that encourages Hams in Mississippi to get on the air and hand out QSOs to folks from all over the globe.

Whether participating from home, mobile, EOC, or maybe a Parks on the Air entity, it’s a great opportunity to rack up some contacts and meet some new Hams.

It runs from 1400Z on April 6 through 0200Z on April 7. Get on the air, activate a rare county, catch a new county, and have fun.

73

K5RFL