Radio Club press release
The Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club will meet Saturday, August 9 in the meeting room at the Mabank Cafe. The meeting begins promptly at 9 a.m. but many members come early for the breakfast buffet at 8 a.m.
The September meeting will feature a video from the Columbia Space Balloon Facility in Palestine, TX. It will demonstrate how the facility launches and communicates with balloons that can carry up to 8,000 pounds and reach an altitude of 2 and 1/2 miles. More info on this facility is online at http://stratocat.com.ar/bases/47e.htm
All hams and those interested in Amateur Radio are invited to attend.
About the Club
Formed in 1981, the Cedar Creek ARC has over forty members from the tri-county area. It maintains a VHF repeater system that provides hand-held radio coverage to hams in the lake area, and mobile and base coverage throughout the three counties. CCARC participates in the National Weather Service SKYWARN program, and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. The club meets the second Saturday of each month, and also provides classes to those wishing to join the ranks of Amateur “ham” Radio. For more information, visit www.k5ccl.org.