Events in April 2025

2nd Annual GMRS BBQ

The 2nd Annual GMRS BBQ will be on Sunday May 4, 2025 from 12-4 pm, at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs Picnic area 2B. The cost is $15.00 per person. You can submit payments via PayPal using gmrsevents@gmail.com Please make sure you check friends and family so they do not tax it. Also please include your CALL SIGN and NAMES OF PEOPLE attending for name tags. Thank you. If you plan on attending please get your payments in ASAP as he needs the money to start buying food. Be advised Floyd Lamb charges a $6 per vehicle entrance fee that is payable by debit or credit card at the park entry gatehouse (they do not accept cash), Military & Veterans are free with valid ID, also vehicles with handicap plates or placards are free.

If you would like to help organize or have any ideas please contact Frank at the email for events. gmrsevents@gmail.com This email is linked to its own PayPal account for payment.

HAM SWAP MEET

Is held the first Saturday of every month regardless of weather- It is located in the parking lot of the Peterson Center at 6455 Dean Martin Drive. Selling begins at sunrise and typically runs 2-3 hours depending on turnout.

1^st ANNUAL GMRS BBQ

The 1^st Annual GMRS BBQ was a wonderful day. Everyone enjoyed putting the faces to the voices. The food was good the company better. I would like to thank all those who contributed to this event. Thank you so much for a wonderful day! If I put the wrong names to the faces please let me know. No Complaining about the pictures, I uploaded all images that were sent to me, even the ones of me – Joy WRPI257

The pictures below were taken by LEO WRKD 605

1st Annual GMRS BBQ Group Photo

Johnny WROD 321 B, Grayson WRWZ 844 A, Sebastian WRWZ 844 B & Dave WROD 321

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Johnny WROD 321 B, Grayson WRWZ 844 A Sebastian WRWZ 844 B

Chris WQYS 453

Jay WRKS 678 & Ethan WRKS 678 A

Josh WRWZ 844 & Steve WRFS 392

Operator Al WRXP 230 & Lucy WRNZ 559 A

Paul WRAT 935 Presenting Joy WRPI 257 with a wonderful gift.

Jim WQQD 967, Rick WRCV 832 , Rich WQXF 797, & Don WQXE 970

Radio Joe WRON 573 Winner of door prize

Ian WRDR 996, Russ WQXX 726, Bill WRPJ 756

Jim WSET 782, Radio Joe WRON 573, Operator AL WRXP 230

Ian & Claudia WRDR 996

Jay WRKS 678

Bill WRPJ 756 & Jay WRKS 678

Lucy WRNZ 559 A (Mom)

Ann WRNZ 559 B & Gino WRNZ C

Joy WRPI 257

Frank WRNZ 559 – Steve WRFS 392

Gino WRNZ 559 C

Jim WSET 782

Anthony WRKX 209, Rick & Jane WSCU 757, Kenyon & Donali WRPQ 808

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Ethan WRKS 678

Frank WRNZ 559

Don WQXE 970

John WRPK 581

Our Photographer Leo WRKD 605 Picture taken by Al WRXP 230

The Pictures Below were taken by Operator Al WRPX 230

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Joy WRPI257 & Jessi WRFK870

Joy WRPI257

Frank WRNZ559

John WRQF646

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Kirk WRYA675

Steve WRFS392

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Don WQXE970

Don WQXE970 & Jim WQQD967

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Frank WRNZ559

Jessi WRFK870

Gino WRNZ559C

Dave WROD321 & Joy WRPI257

Anthony WRKX209

Frank WRNZ559

Ann WRNZ559B

Jim WSET782

Steve WRFS392

Jessi WRFK870

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Steve WRFS392

To the entire GMRS Community: Your unwavering support and generosity have made this BBQ possible, and we couldn’t have done this without each and everyone of you. together, we are creating something truly special. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS – Frank WRNZ 559 & Joy WRPI 257 – I would also like to thank Jessi WRFK 870 for being my ride, and loading and unloading all the food and equipment not once but twice. Al WRXP 230 for purchasing a grill for the GMRS community that we couldn’t use, for being an additional vehicle for said stuff and photographer, Josh WRPK 581 for being Franks deliverer of goods, Ann WRNZ559 B for handing out all the name tags, Leo for his excellent photography skills, (and being back up muscle) for everyone else who helped unload and reload at the park, Don WQXE 970 for the wonderful shirt I am wearing in the pictures, Steve WRFS 392 for scrubbing the grills, Jay WRKS 678 & Frank WRNZ 559 for being our grill masters, and the numerous people who helped clean up and put stuff away. I would also like to thank Kirk WRYA 675 for bringing and purchasing another grill that we could not use, and Josh WRWZ 844 lugging yet another unused grill and also to Frank 559 for masterminding the wonderful generous gift to me and all who contributed towards it. I THANK YOU ALL- Joy WRPI 257

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