What We Do

TECO provides coordination for the following emergency services in Grayson County:

ARES®
RACES
SKYWARN®

In addition, TECO serves as a coordinator for the CoCoRaHS program within the county. While this is not directly an emergency service, CoCoRaHS provides information that enhances the effectiveness of the other services, particularly SKYWARN®.

	April 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 Texas ARES Net Texas ARES Net Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: April 1, 2024 - 8:30 pm Location: Tune to 3.873MHz LSB (80 meter band) Description: Weekly net for ARRL South Texas (STX) Section ARES members. All amateur stations are invited to listen in. More details... •	2	3 Sherman Siren Test Sherman Siren Test Starts: 9:00 am Ends: April 3, 2024 - 9:30 am Location: Siren locations in the Sherman area Description: Monthly test of warning sirens located across the Sherman area. Volunteers needed every month (you do not have to be a resident of Sherman to participate). Contact Brad KE5UMJ (ke5umj@arrl.net) if interested. More details... •	4 Amateur Radio License Testing (VE Testing) Amateur Radio License Testing (VE Testing) Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 4, 2024 - 9:00 pm Location: Grayson County College Center for Workplace Learning, Seminar Room C, 6101 Grayson Drive, Denison TX 75020 Description: Testing for all levels of Amateur Radio licensing (Technician, General, & Extra) More details... •	5	6
7	8 Texas ARES Net Texas ARES Net Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: April 8, 2024 - 8:30 pm Location: Tune to 3.873MHz LSB (80 meter band) Description: Weekly net for ARRL South Texas (STX) Section ARES members. All amateur stations are invited to listen in. More details... •	9	10 ARES HF Information Net ARES HF Information Net Starts: 8:30 pm Ends: April 10, 2024 - 9:30 pm Location: Tune to 3.860 MHz LSB (80 Meter band) Description: This is a monthly information net to discuss issues and topics of importance to ARES members in the ARRL North Texas (NTX) Section. All ARES members in NTX capable of operating on the 80 meter band are encouraged to check in. Nets are expected to run for 30-45 minutes. More details... •	11	12	13
14 RACES Command Net Check RACES Command Net Check Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 14, 2024 - 3:00 pm Location: Tune to 7.255 MHz LSB (40 meter band) Description: This is a semi-monthly RACES Command Net check for statewide RACES Command Net members ONLY. All other Amateur stations are welcome to listen, but DO NOT check in! More details... ARES Training Net ARES Training Net Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: April 14, 2024 - 9:00 pm Location: 147.000 Repeater Description: Backup repeater 147.280 More details... • •	15 Texas ARES Net Texas ARES Net Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: April 15, 2024 - 8:30 pm Location: Tune to 3.873MHz LSB (80 meter band) Description: Weekly net for ARRL South Texas (STX) Section ARES members. All amateur stations are invited to listen in. More details... •	16 GCARC Monthly Meeting GCARC Monthly Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 16, 2024 - 9:00 pm Location: Mariachi's Fine Mexican Food, 1909 Texoma Pkwy #103, Sherman, TX 75090, USA Description: Monthly meeting of the Grayson County Amateur Radio Club (GCARC). Meetings are held in the Assembly Room on the 2nd floor. Meetings are open to the public; you do not have to be a club member to attend. More details... GCARC Monthly Meeting GCARC Monthly Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 16, 2024 - 9:00 pm Location: Mariachi's Fine Mexican Food, 1909 Texoma Pkwy #103, Sherman, TX 75090, USA Description: Monthly meeting of the Grayson County Amateur Radio Club (GCARC). Meetings are held in the Assembly Room on the 2nd floor. Meetings are open to the public; you do not have to be a club member to attend. More details... • •	17	18	19	20
21	22 Texas ARES Net Texas ARES Net Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: April 22, 2024 - 8:30 pm Location: Tune to 3.873MHz LSB (80 meter band) Description: Weekly net for ARRL South Texas (STX) Section ARES members. All amateur stations are invited to listen in. More details... •	23	24	25	26	27
28 RACES Command Net Check RACES Command Net Check Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 28, 2024 - 3:00 pm Location: Tune to 7.255 MHz LSB (40 meter band) Description: This is a semi-monthly RACES Command Net check for statewide RACES Command Net members ONLY. All other Amateur stations are welcome to listen, but DO NOT check in! More details... ARES Training Net ARES Training Net Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: April 28, 2024 - 9:00 pm Location: 147.000 Repeater Description: Backup repeater 147.280 More details... • •	29 Texas ARES Net Texas ARES Net Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: April 29, 2024 - 8:30 pm Location: Tune to 3.873MHz LSB (80 meter band) Description: Weekly net for ARRL South Texas (STX) Section ARES members. All amateur stations are invited to listen in. More details... •	30 ARES EC Meeting ARES EC Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 30, 2024 - 9:00 pm Location: Sherman Municipal Airport terminal building, Sherman TX Description: Bi-monthly face-to-face business meeting for the Grayson County ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) and Assistant Emergency Coordinators (AECs). More details... •

Texoma Emergency Communication Organization

Coordinating Amateur Radio emergency services in Grayson County, Texas

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