Last edit: 8/9/2022 by N5RWK
August 2022 Announcements
The August club meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, August 31. We will again meet at the Cielito Lindo Mexican Restaurant in Bellville, same as last month. Dinner is at 6 pm, and the club meeting follows at 7 pm. All are welcome!
We're continuing to collect dues for the 2022-2023 year. You can mail a check to Kat Croker (use membership application link below, it has her mailing address.) $20 for an individual, $21 for a family.
Club meetings are held on the lAST Wednesday of the month (except for Nov & Dec)
JOIN THE CLUB!
New members are welcome! You don't need to be a radio expert, all you need is to have an interest in radio communications. For your convenience, you can complete the following application form and mail it to the address above, or bring it to the next club meeting.
Club Events:
The club will be doing a balloon launch in the near future! It will be equipped with a tiny 20m transmitter with solar panels. See https://www.zachtek.com/product-page/wspr-tx-pico-transmitter for details about the hardware. We'll be able to monitor the balloon's progress from our rigs. Some balloons have circumnavigated the globe multiple times, and have stayed up for months.
Our group is affiliated with W5YI-VEC for administering tests. If you are a prospective ham, or already a ham looking to upgrade your license, send an email to info at w5sfa.org for information or to schedule your test.
Note that the FCC is now charging a $35 fee for new licenses, renewals and vanity calls. License upgrades and changes of address are exempt from this new fee.
Repeater News:
Club Officers for 2022-2023:
President: Bev Cucuzza, KB8PRC
Vice-President: Ray Chislett, W5RAC
Secretary/Treasurer: Kathy Croker, KB5ITB
W5SFA Weekly VHF Net:
The Stephen F. Austin Radio Club weekly net meets every Tuesday at 7:00 PM on the Club's Bellville VHF repeater (analog FM) or the UHF repeater (C4FM digital). See the REPEATERS link to the left for frequencies. All licensed hams are welcome to participate.
Net Control Schedule:
1st Tuesday: N5RWK Roger
2nd Tuesday: KG5NCL John
3rd Tuesday: KE5FN Jim
4th Tuesday: KF5ZRT Gary
5th Tuesday (if there is one): N5RWK Roger
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Stephen F. Austin Radio Club List serve (reflector) information: