Recent content by Mason296

Several from Port Arthur Lodge # 1264 are headed up tomorrow. Any particular "Lemonaide Stand" everyone is meeting at for "refreshments"?

My obligation said I wouldn't have one.

Mason, for obvious reasons, and 296 is my badge number.

I became a Mason several years ago and am just now hitting my one year anniversary of being Catholic. I haad heard that if you were Catholic, you couldn't be a mason, so in my RCIA classes I asked about it. They said they knew several Catholics who were Masons. I realize some of the older...

Just when you think you've seen it all....

Mine was the old etrex venture. It didn't have enough memory to support detailed maps. It only showed waypoints. By the way, you should be proud of your police department. Several of them volunteered to come down here and work after Ike hit. Police and dispatchers. They are good people. Brian

You can do it with a fairly inexpensive GPS. I used an Etrex Venture for quite a while. I wanted one with bells and whistles so I bought a 60CSX, but aside from having a couple of features that are designed for geocaching, I am not sure it does much, if any better than the Etrex. I would start...

No code anymore. Just the theory tests. Easier than ever. You ought to check into it. Brian KC5YSM

Anyone familiar with the Knights of Honor? I saw that on a grave stone north of Kountze. From what I understand there used to be a lot of these fraternal organizations.

I have heard there is a Freemasons Riding Club chapter in Beaumont. Does anyone know who I would contact to check into that? Brian

Staying at the Courtyard. Hope to meet some of you guys while in Waco. Brian WM Port Arthur Lodge 1264

Yeah, it amazing how interesting things get when you put one rubber snake in there with it.

It's alot of fun. You should try it. There are probably alot more around you than you realize.

Well, as you can see I have a variety of interests, only a few of which are mentioned here. I have been involved in Amateur Radio for about 12 years. I enjoy a little of all of it. I have played with the digital modes alot and maintain a couple of Telpac nodes and digipeaters in the...