by Ken Hansen | Dec 9, 2021 | Meeting
The December Club Meeting for the Irving Amateur Radio Club will be an Open House at the Club Shack at Betcha Bingo 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on December 9th. This is the only meeting for the club this December, and no club business will be transacted. There will be...
by Ken Hansen | Feb 3, 2021 | Tech Corner
This past year our club station trustee, Dennis Riise, K5AVT passed away, requiring our club to quickly submit forms to assign a new station trustee. Not knowing the process, I turned to the ARRL and looked at their Club Station FAQ [1]. Scanning the FAQ (Frequently...
by Ken Hansen | May 2, 2020 | News
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I bring you the news of Dennis Riise’s passing early this morning. Dennis was a founding member of the Irving Amateur Radio Club about a half a century ago. His impact on the organization was immeasurable, and...
by Ken Hansen | Apr 23, 2020 | Presidents Corner
As some of you may know, I was first licensed some 26 years ago – I earned my Technician license shortly after the FCC dropped the Morse Code requirement. I had been interested in getting a license since I was in the 7th grade in California. I attended a class put on...
by Ken Hansen | Apr 23, 2020 | Tech Corner
For the month of May, I’m working on a special project I’d like to share with the club, I want to demonstrate DMR radio and walk the club members through the steps of building a hotspot of their own, configuring it, programming a DMR radio to use it, and help anyone...
