NEXT MEETING JULY 21st. DETAILS ON HOME PAGE
W5LVC 2026 ARRL Summer Field Day
CQ all operators, friends and family!
It's THAT time of the year!
The 2026 ARRL Summer Field Day will take place on June 27-28, 2026.
It begins at 18:00 UTC (1:00 PM CDT) on Saturday and concludes at 20:59 UTC (3:59 PM CDT) on Sunday.
The annual event encourages amateur radio operators ("hams") to practice emergency communications and test portable equipment under field conditions.
Once again LARA will participate from the Troop 771 Scout Barn in Flower Mound, TX.
Use your favorite mapping App and search for Troop 771 Scout Barn for directions, the address is: Troop 771 Scout Barn, Dunham Rd, Argyle, TX
We will be setting up the stations, starting Friday 6/26 in the afternoon and beginning operations at 1:00 PM on Saturday 6/27.
Come and participate as an operator and help us fill the logs.
The club will have 4 contest stations (2xCW, SSB and Digital) and a YOTA station, besides operations on VHF and Satellites. Plenty of opportunities to have fun, socialize and learn how to operate on the HF bands. Regardless of the type of your license, you will still be able to operate under Extra Class privileges on all the bands under the W5LVC callsign.
Hope to see you there!
73 de W5LVC
Saturday Breakfast Rotating Schedule
Attention! Attention!
Below the list of Breakfast Restaurants for next several months
June - WISCOTX - 1322 W Main St W, Lewisville, TX 75067
July - The Bartonville Store - 96 McMakin Rd, Bartonville, TX 76226
August - First Watch - 2201 Justin Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028
September - Mama's Daughter - 1288 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75067
October - Korner Kafe - 921 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75067
November - WISCOTX - 1322 W Main St W, Lewisville, TX 75067
December - The Bartonville Store - 96 McMakin Rd, Bartonville, TX 76226
The DXer's, Contester's, Awards Chaser's Corner
Are you interested in DXing? Contesting? Award Chasing?
Visit our Ongoing Events page!
Currently featuring:
- 2026 ARRL America250 WAS - W1AW/x Challenge - All Year
- State QSO Party Challenge 2026 - February to October
73's and great DXing!
W5LVC 2026 planned POTA activities - Parks on the Air
Invitation to all interested operators
The 2H 2026 activation calendar will be published soon - stay tuned!
Here are the completed/upcoming dates:
January - no activation due to Winter Field Day
February - 2/28 - US-4423 Spring Creek FSP - COMPLETED
March - 3/21 - US-3051 Ray Roberts Lake SP - COMPLETED
April - 4/18 and 4/19 - US-2996 Cedar Hill SP - COMPLETED
May - 5/16 - US-3051 Ray Roberts Lake SP - COMPLETED
June - no activation due to Summer Field Day
For additional details please go to the EVENTS / POTA tab: Parks on the Air
This is also a quick reminder that the LARA POTA crew is ALWAYS looking for additional interested operators to come and join us every month for the planned POTA - Parks on the Air - activation.
The club has been sponsoring these monthly events since 1H2023 and we always have great fun, activating different parks in the generic DFW area using different modes: CW, FT8, SSB, etc.
If you are interested or would like to learn more about our POTA operations, please check the details here: https://w5lvc.org/parks-on-the-air or contact one of our officers.
73!
Officer Meetings
Held the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30 P.M. Meetings are open for all members to attend. The meetings will be held at the Prairie House Restaurant, 119 E. Main St. Lewisville, TX. There will not be a meeting in December.
Club Meeting
Meetings are held on 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM.
We meet at The Thrive Community Center 1950 S. Valley Pkwy in Lewisville. All are welcome