The Amateur Radio Club of Parker County (ARCPC) is a non-profit educational and service organization chartered under the laws of the State of Texas. ARCPC is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, a national association of Amateur Radio clubs.
ARCPC is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, a national association of Amateur Radio clubs.
Parker County Hamfest & Emergency Preparedness Expo – BUY/SELL/TRADE
Featuring:
Free Outdoor Swap meet
Indoor table hamfest
Hourly Prizes
Grand prize—new HF radio –Yaesu FT-891
HT door prizes Alinco dual band HTs & mobile rig & more
Lectures
FCC testing 930-11am—must register at https://tinyurl.com/PCHFTART
Saturday, October 31, 2026
8am-noon
Location—Cornerstone Community Church
2233 E Hwy 199
Jacksboro hwy just SE of Springtown
Talk-in 147.16+ pl tone 110.9
Backup 443.2+ pl tone 110.9
Admission inside $1 (free with public service uniform) Free parking.
Setup Friday night by appt or Sat morning
$5 per table -pay at arrival
Reserve your table info — https://volunteersignup.org/FK9FD
want to give a ham lecture?—email to patecq@yahoo.com
Unreserved tables sold at door until gone
Additional grand prize tickets $1. Must be present to win.
Club Repeater
Primary Repeater 147.040+ MHz – PL 110.9
Secondary Repeater 443.800+ MHz – PL 110.9
Back up Repeater frequency 442.150+ MHz – PL 110.9
Club Simplex frequency 147.540 MHz
Weekly Net:
We have a weekly net every Monday at 8pm{ 147.040+ MHz – PL 110.9 We have a second net on Tuesday nights except for the second Tuesday which is our meeting net: 147.040+ MHz – PL 110.9
Monthly Meeting
We generally meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. See the event on the calendar for more details about time and location.
Amateur Radio Technician Class License
Our next Amateur Radio Techcician class to prepare of the FCC testing will be held on two consecutive Saturdays in November from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The dates are November 7 & 14. The test will be held at 4:00 p.m. on the 14th of November. Testing for General and Extra Class will be available as well. There is no charge for the training; however, you will need to purchase an ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 6th Edition.
See the New to Ham Radio page for test fees, training location, required material, other pertinent information and to sign up for the class.
ARC of Parker County 2026 ARRL Field Day Report
ARC of Parker County participated in ARRL Field Day Event held 06.27.2026. Approximately 11 members of the club along with additional radio operators attended the event. The event was held at the Brock-Dennis Fire Station #2 in Weatherford, Texas. A total of 403 contacts were made for a total of1,916 Score Points. Contacts in 70 of the 86 ARRL Sections. 390 contacts were made in the mainland with an additonal 7 in Canada, 2 in Pureto Rico, 1 in Austalia, 1 in Hawaii, 1 in Venezuela and 1 in the Rebublic of Korea.
Map courtesy of Bob Ballard – KG5SQJ
Parker County CERT
Parker County CERT will be holding training to become a Parker County member of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). For more information, contact the Parker County Office of Emergency Management at 817-588-0969, by Email @ pccert@parkercountytx.com or their website @ https://www.parkercountytx.gov/121/CERT. Members of the Parker County Amatuer Radio club are encourged to participate in the program.