Club Meetings

DCARA Meetings

The Denton County Amateur Radio Association meets monthly on the Fourth (4th) Monday of the month at 19:00 in the Denton County Administrative Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Dr, Denton, TX. Click here for a map.

You can also join on Microsoft Teams.

Meeting Minutes

Club Meeting Minutes are regularly published in The DCARA Exciter

Past Meetings

Upcoming and Past Meetings

  • Club Meeting – May 2026 – Memorial Day DCARA Get Together!

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    Memorial Day – May 25, 2026

    THIS MEETING IS NOT AT THE DENTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COURT HOUSE.

    We will be doing a grill out and mobile radio showcase. Bring your mobile radio or Go-Kit to show off and enjoy some food with your fellow club members. Feel free to bring family along.

    LOCATION: 9060 Teasley Lane, Denton (OLD EOC)

    We will begin meeting at 6pm but feel free to come and go. No official agenda.

  • Club Meeting – April 2026 – Go-Kits

    Monday, April 27, 2026 – 7:00PM
    1 Courthouse Drive, 3rd Floor 2020 Room, Denton

    Presentation: Go-Kits with Scott and Kelly

    Scott KG5RJR and Kelly KC5AMT talk about the history of the Go-Kit Challenge (now in its’ eighth year), how it has grown over time, and the results from the most recent event.

    For more information: gokitchallenge.org

    Kelly KC5AMT and Scott KG5RJR
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iys9xLfki0
    PrepHam Paul covered the Go-Kit Challenge
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYDyVVz0FI8
    Frank the Tank covered this year’s Go-Kit Challenge
  • Club Meeting – March 2026 – DCARA Infrastructure 101

    Monday, March 23, 2026 – 7:00PM
    1 Courthouse Drive, 3rd Floor 2020 Room, Denton

    Presentation: DCARA 101

    Come learn (or refresh your memory) on all the systems and infrastructure that DCARA has around the county for your ham radio use and enjoyment. Not just repeaters, but gateways, links and weather stations and cameras. Lots of effort goes into maintaining and improving it so you should put it to good use!

  • Club Meeting – February 2026 – Cybersecurity and Ham Radio

    Monday, February 23, 2026 – 7:00PM
    1 Courthouse Drive, 3rd Floor 2020 Room, Denton

    Presentation: Cybersecurity and Ham Radio

    This month we’re covering all things that we as hams need to be aware of with respect to cybersecurity. Cliff KG5HHL is sharing things that we all should be doing to protect ourselves and our computers from malicious threats.

  • Club Meeting – January 26th – Meetup at Rudy’s BBQ

    UPDATE! Meetup Cancelled

    Due to road conditions being substandard. Please stay home. Do not attempt to go to Rudy’s BBQ tonight. We are canceling the in-person meetup.

    Instead, hop on the radio tonight during our normal meeting time and just have fun, no formal net, just pop in and say hello.

    Stay safe and WARM.

    73 Eric KD7CAO

    Monday, January 26, 2026 – 6:30PM
    Rudy’s BBQ, 520 S Interstate 35, Denton, TX 76205

    Due to the inability to secure our normal meeting space in the 2020 Room at the Administrative Courthouse for our meeting, we will be having an informal come as you are meetup at the Rudy’s BBQ in Denton (520 S Interstate 35, Denton, TX 76205). Feel free to order a meal and join us in the dining area. Several of us will be there starting at about 6:30pm.

  • Club Meeting – November 24th –

    Monday, November 25, 2025 – 7:00PM
    1 Courthouse Drive, 3rd Floor 2020 Room, Denton

    Presentation: Show and Tell

    This is the last general meeting of the year “other than the Christmas Dinner”. We need several individuals that would be willing to “show and tell” something about Amateur Radio. We need 6-10 minute long presentations. You don’t have to have a fancy presentation, just bring the item, talk about it, and answer questions if asked.

  • Club Meeting – October 27th – Urban RFI and Ham Radio

    Monday, October 27, 2025 – 7:00PM
    1 Courthouse Drive, 3rd Floor 2020 Room, Denton

    Presenter: Kenneth Wyatt WA6TTY

    In the last decade there’s been a dramatic increase in RFI pollution from poorly filtered switch- mode power supplies and LED lighting. The result has been in increase in broadband EMI and a corresponding increase in the receiver noise floor for communications in the HF bands (1.8 to 30 MHz). This affects both amateur radio operators and military communications.

    Click on the image to view the complete slides from the presentation



    Bio: Kenneth Wyatt (WA6TTY) is principal consultant of Wyatt Technical Services LLC and served three years as the senior technical editor for Interference Technology magazine from 2016 through 2018. He has worked in the field of EMC engineering for over 30 years with a specialty in EMI troubleshooting and pre-compliance testing.

    He is a co-author of the popular EMC Pocket Guide (now in a 2nd edition) and RFI Radio Frequency Interference Pocket Guide. He also co-authored the book with Patrick Andre?, EMI Troubleshooting Cookbook for Product Designers, with forward by Henry Ott. He recently completed and released a three-volume “EMC Troubleshooting Trilogy”, which is now available through Amazon. See web for ordering info.

    He is widely published and authors a column, Practical EMC, for the Signal Integrity Journal, has blogged for EDN.com for many years, has a monthly column, EMC Bench Notes, for InCompliance Magazine (starting 2024), writes regularly for EEWorld and continues to write for Interference Technology Magazine. Ken is a senior life member of the IEEE and a longtime member of the EMC Society. To contact Ken, or for more information on technical articles, training schedules and links, check out his web site: www.BenchtopEMC.com.

  • Club Meeting – September 22nd – National Preparedness Month

    Michael Porter, KF5LDJ will present on Denton County ARES and how to participate in various public safety activities.

    Michael Porter KF5LDJ is the Denton County ARES coordinator

  • Club Meeting – August 25th – Working Amateur Satellites

    Tom Schuessler N5HYP presented on how to get started with Amateur Radio Satellites

  • Club Meeting – July 28th – Communications For The July Flood Event

    Eric Gildersleeve provided a summary of his 15day deployment to Kerr County as the COMT for the Incident Response for the event.