Irving Amateur Radio Club Hamfest – 7 March 2026

Irving Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

Annual Hamfest

March 7, 2026

8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Betcha Bingo Hall, 2420 W. Irving Blvd. #125, Irving, TX 75061

Directions: State Hwy 183, exit Story Rd., south on Story Rd., cross intersection of

Irving Blvd. (behind Bank of The West on the right)

Hourly Door Prizes

Lots of Fun

ARRL Sponsored VE Testing

Admission  – $5.00 ** Kids 12 and under, free

Tables  – $10 .00

NO TAILGATE SALES

No smoking & no animals (except service animals) in the building.

Talk-in Frequency: 146.72 – 110.9

For more information, contact:

www.irvingarc.org/hamfest-2026

Jesse Vasquez KI5TX

hamfest@irvingarc.org Irving Amateur Radio Club, Inc. P.O. Box 153333, Irving, TX 75015-3333

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TCARC Club Meeting – 7 March 2026 – 7:00pm

Pre-meeting dinner for this month will be at Moe’s Country Kitchen – 316 West Main Street – Azle, Texas 76020Typically, we meet for dinner starting around 5:15-5:30pm.

Please note:  Our meetings are not held at any of the restaurants posted.  Meeting location is further down.

Map to Moe’s Country Kitchen in Azle, Texas:

The next meeting will be at 7:00pm on Saturday, 7 March 2026.  We meet at the Azle Fire Department Complex located at 900 Lakeview Drive in Azle, Texas  76020.

FCC Amateur Radio license testing will now be available before the meeting.  Please register in advance for a test position by visiting this page. Walk in’s always welcome. If there is a presentation, it will follow at end of the business meeting.

Map to the Azle Fire Department Complex meeting location:

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Belton Ham Expo – 11 April 2026

April 11th 2026

Temple Amateur Radio Club (TARC)

Bell County Expo Center

Belton, Texas

50 miles north of Austin

130 miles north of San Antonio

140 miles south of Dallas / Ft. Worth

165 miles north-west of Houston

Approximately 80 percent of the population in Texas lives within 200 miles of HamEXPO!

ADMISSION FEE for the public is $10.00 per person at the door (children under 12 free). Includes two free raffle ticket (a $4.00 value).

Vendors, this is your opportunity to sell product or distribute information to about 1,200 motivated buyers on a Saturday morning. All indoor spaces have free electricity. There are a limited number of spaces against the wall.

Map to Bell County Expo Center:

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Wire Antennas, Take-Off Angles, Radiation – and Why DX Is Hard

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AmateurLogic 213 (Yes, That’s The Title)

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