AMATEUR OPERATOR RECEIVES HAM RADIO LICENSE

Kim Chance made a Bucket List in 2014 and one of her 46 itemized goals was to get a ham radio license.  She recalls spending time with her uncle, at his house when she was a kid, and the little room he used as his “radio shack.”  

“I was amazed at all of the cool equipment but had no idea what it was all about. Years later my dad got his ham license and started telling me how he talked to people around the world and even astronauts on the International Space Station!  How cool is that?”

Kimberly M. Chance, Flower Mound, Texas
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2022 RACE REGISTRATION IS OPEN WITH LOW FEES VALID THROUGH OCTOBER 31

The 2022 Plano Balloon Festival Races are officially scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 24 (5K & 1K) and Sunday, September 25 (10K & Half Marathon); once again featuring the Elevate and Sky High Challenges! New commemorative finisher medals will be designed and given to all participants at the completion of each distance.

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