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! 

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! 

BE RADIO ACTIVE
June 22-23, 2024
*40332 GRUBB SPRINGS RD, HAMILTON, MS 309746

Setup and Testing: 9:00 AM
Lunch:
Field Day: 12 noon till:
Needed: power supplies, extension cords, tables, chairs, tents, coolers, fans
LUNCH
MEAT: Chicken by Jericho K5ALA
SUGGESTED SIDES:
Baked Beans Potato Salad Chips Green Salad Whole/Sliced Tomatoes
Vegetable Casseroles Other: Fruits/Cantaloupe Desserts Rolls/Bread
DRINKS:
Tea – SWT/UST; Water; Soft Drinks; Other
Please advise Connie Long, KI5IKJ @ 662-436-4311 (text or call, although text is preferred) per what you think you might bring so I can line up more food as needed. You will have access to my house/kitchen for refrigerator or stove use as needed as well as to cool off as well as bathroom facilities.

We are about 10 miles away once you turn off Hwy 45 at the
Sprint Cross Roads Gas station (at the only Stop Light in Hamilton, MS). At about 7 miles up, the road
splits. Go left up on Grubbs Springs Rd for about 3 miles. The road sign is not clearly visible so JUST
VEER LEFT AT THE FORK IN THE ROAD onto Grubb Springs RD. When you are approaching our drive, you
will pass a large, empty fenced in area, then a single family dwelling, then a wooded area with small
family cemetery. Once you pass this, our driveway turn in is a very sharp right turn (again, wooded, so
won’t see until you are up on it). Our mailbox is numbered. There are actually three mailboxes there. If
you pass the driveway/private road, you will see nice brick home on your right. There is a turn-around drive way just past that house, but on the left side of the road.

WE ARE BACK IN THE WOODS SO YOU WILL NOT FIND US UNTIL YOU DRIVE UP OUR LONG DRIVEWAY, UP THE HILL.

AS YOU COME UP THE HILL, TURN RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. YOU WON’T MISS THE BARN.

Google Map Directions

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! 

6pm testing at

Okitibbeha County EOC
106 W. Main St.
Starkville, MS 39759

Pre-registration is required.

Bring a photo ID and your license, if applicable. You must have a valid email address. If unlicensed, a FCC Registration Number (FRN) is required..

7pm MagARC monthly meeting at the:
Okitibbeha County EOC
106 W. Main St.
Starkville, MS 39759

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

NO GTVET TESTING SESSION THIS EVENING.

11am HEC meets at Tag’s Surf & Turf

7pm LoCoARC meeting at the Lowndes County EOC

Personal Services Renewal Application Checklist Click here

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! 

10am GTVET TESTING at Lowndes County EOC

11am HEC at Lowndes County EOC

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! 

I’ve just added an ARES registration page for those who haven’t registered or want to update their information. It’s in the ARES section or you can click here.

11am Hams Eating Chicken at Lowndes EOC

6pm GTVET testing at Oktibbeha Co EOC

7pm MagARC meeting at Oktibbeha Co EOC

11am Tags Surf &Turf, Hamilton, ms

6pm GTVET Testing at Lowndes EOC

7pm LoCoARC Meeting at Lowndes EOC

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!

—

Area 51 Radio Group Mississippi

WA5RGM

134 Free Will Ln

Saltillo, MS

TUESDAY NIGHT QSO NET ON 146.625 – OFFSET & TONE IS 136.5