Greetings fellow North Texas Amateur Radio Operators Mentor Fest 2020 New Date October 17, 2020 ARRLNTX Mentor Fest has now been rescheduled details will be posted at the http://arrlntx.org website soon we are very hopeful that by October we are able to have gatherings and proceed with Mentor Fest, but remain flexible for any change. We appreciate any and all Speaker commitments and should have the schedule block opened back up this week. Mentor Fest is only a success with Presenters on various Topics I will Not hold anyone's feet to the fire if they commit and back out later, if you have a topic that you may like to present you are welcome to call me with any concerns Telephone 318-470-9806 or better yet drop me an email KG5VK@... I continue to be available to speak with your clubs via Video Conferencing This past month I visited with two different clubs, with Video Conferencing tools and can do the same for your ARRL affiliated club. Just like face to Face meetings, I still arrive providing door prizes. To schedule me at your next virtual club meeting, just ask one of your club officers to contact me. Spring 2020 American Red Cross National Communications Exercise May 30, 2020 Watch for more information on this Nation Wide Exercise on http://arrlntx.org and on the ARRLNTX ARES Group of Groups.io https://arrlntx.groups.io/g/ares/topics ARRL Field Day Plans I would like to hear about your club's ARRL FD plans what is your team planning ? Are you promoting members work FD from their home, their back yard ? Or something entirely different ? Are any clubs planning Remote use of one station with rotating virtual seats "in front" of the radio ? Steve KG5VK