Year: 2022

Skynet 6-11-22 “10 Things about the X-36B” & Constellations: “Bootes” and “Corona Borealis”

Tom Uncategorized

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “10 Things We Know About the Secret X-37B Space Plane” & “Bootes, the Shepherd, and Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown” 

Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “On the Threshold of Space” (1956)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/

Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion Topic of the Evening

10 Things We Know About the X-37B Space Plane

https://www.livescience.com/x37b-secret-space-plane-facts.html

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Skynet 6-4-22 “Bill’s Trip to Washington D.C. & Constellation “Libra, the Scales” 9PM CT

Tom Uncategorized

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Bill’s Trip to Washington D.C.” & “Libra, the Scales” 

Net Control: Bill N5BB

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Trek: Beyond” (2016) 

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

IO Group: https://groups.io/g/DARCskynet/topics

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Skynet! 5-28-22 “A Comet Will Make for Spectacular Night Sky!” & Constellation “Virgo, the Maiden” 9PM CT

Tom Uncategorized

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “A Comet Is Tearing Apart And Will Make For A Spectacular Night Sky Meteor Shower” & Constellation “Virgo, the Maiden” 

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: Armageddon (1998)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

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Skynet 5-21-22 “What is the Event Horizon Telescope?”

Tom News

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “What is the Event Horizon Telescope?” & Constellations “Coma Berenices”, Bernice’s Hair, and “Canes Venatici”, the Hunting Dogs” 

Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL 

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” (2022)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

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Skynet! 5-14-22 “Skynet!” and Constellations “Ursa Major and Ursa Minor” 9PM CT

Tom News

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Skylab!” & Constellations “Ursa Major and Ursa Minor” 

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Encounter” (2021)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

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Lecture And Lab May 2022

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Come join the DARC for May 2022 Lecture and Lab – Radio In The Park Day. This will be a fun in-person outdoor event. Plan on attending in-person May 28, 2022 start time is 10am central time at TW Richardson Grove Park in Irving TX Bring your Go-Boxes, antennas, radios, batteries – what ever – will also be testing the KM4ACK antennas that we built at the Apr 2022 DARC Lecture and lab.

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DARC ARRL Field Day 2022

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ARRL Field Day is the single most popular HAM Radio on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada and is open to all FCC license classes. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateur operators gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends and family to operate from remote locations. Field Day is a picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!  This year the DARC will host an in-person event at the Johnston Outpost YMCA in Farmers Branch. The festivities and event officially start at 1pm central time June 25, 2022 but the DARC crew in true fashion will be there early at 9am for setup. The DARC will be operating as 3A (Three Alpha) (section NTX) and will have 3 radios on the air during the event. Come join in the fun! Additional event/agenda details below.

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Skynet 5-7-22 “Quantum Sense for Dark Matter” & Constellations “Ursa Major” and “Ursa Minor” 9PM CT

Tom News

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “A Quantum Sense for Dark Matter” & “Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.” 

Net Control: Bill N5BB

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster” (1965)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

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