Jan 27

Meeting Minutes for Jan 17, 2015

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January 27, 2015

W5BCS MTG NOTES: 01/17/15 meeting

  • Sign-in sheet: 39 Total, 6 non-members. Total attendance looked like ~50.
  • Started eating at 11:00 AM, meeting started at 11:45 AM
  • Club officers introduced themselves.
  • Ron Hambric, N5SBN, talked about 2014 HAM test results. New Licenses that were issued by our club-à 20 Tech, 6 General, 1 Extra. Next test session is FEB 21 before our 9:30 mtg.
  • A member of the A&M club talked about their new antenna; a 5-band (40m and down) that will be going up as soon as they are able to replace their rotor.
  • Ron Hambric spoke again, trying to drum up interest in the local ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) chapter. Sly has bought a communications van for our local ARES chapter. They will be having a search and rescue exercise JAN 31. If anyone is interested in joining ARES talk with Sly or Ron.
  • John Walpole, K5ZY, spoke about Brad Harris,KF5RTK, whose first name was actually Waldon becoming a silent key on Saturday 1-10-15. He will be missed.
  • Herb, W5WQN, spoke and asked if there was a plan in place to write the history of W5BCS. He was informed that Henry, W5RAS, is currently working on it now.
  • Mike Wisby, KA5HIA, spoke. Mike was given a tower by “post office bob” and rather than take money for the tower, Bob asked Mike to make a donation to our radio club. Mike presented Sly with a check for $400. WAY TO GO MIKE !!! THANKS………..
  • John Walpole made a motion for everyone in the room to introduce themselves.
  • Sly spoke about possible events for 2015, including Radio in the Park, Camp Hearne activities, Field Day June 28 & 29, Texas QSO party.
  • The Museum of the American G.I. (located on Hwy 6 south of College Station) is having an event the first weekend in June. It would appreciate any help from our club in setting up radios, antennas, etc.
  • John Walpole, K5ZY, made a suggestion that we should start a regular Dinner Night for the club, maybe 3-4 times a year. We should discuss this more in our February meeting, as it sounds like a great idea to me.
  • Upcoming Ham Fests: February 28 -à Orange Ham Fest. April 18 -àBelton Hamfest.
  • At 12:20 PM, Bill made a motion to close the meeting. John Walpole seconded it.
  • Meeting closed at 12:20 PM

 

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Jan 06

Upcoming Events

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January 6, 2015

W5BCS Monthly Meeting – C&J’s Barbecue

17 Jan 2015 – 11:00
C&J’s Barbecue
1010 South Texas Avenue
Bryan

 

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Jul 29

Press Release – 2015 Officers

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July 29, 2014

2015 Officers

 

Our 2015 Officers will be:

 

Elected Positions:

President: Gerald Golub – W5VUI
Vice-President: Rick Swaims – W5RTF
Secretary:  Bob Aduddell – W5REA
Treasurer: Sly Kapchinski – N5GQB

Appointed Positions:

VEC Test Coordinator: Ron Hambric – N5SBN
Webmaster: Jeremy Carter – KF5YAA

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Jul 01

Pictures of Field Day 2014

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July 1, 2014

Please submit any photos that you might have of field day to the webmasters email

computertech07@gmail.com

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Jul 01

Bryan Amateur Radio Club on KBTX

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July 1, 2014

Check out W5BCS on the local news during Field Day 2014

http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Local-Radio-Operators-Prepare-for-the-Worst-265075331.html

 

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May 13

Upcomming Events

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May 13, 2014

ARRL Field Day

This is Bryan Amateur Radio Club’s biggest event of the year. This year we will be operating 2-Alpha (or 2 HF radios). This event is FREE. Come join us and operate a radio under the Club’s Call Sign W5BCS. No License Required to participate. The event will take place on June 28th-29th at the Bryan Bachmann Community Park in College Station, TX. The event will start at 3:30pm with a VE test session for those who would like to upgrade their license or for those who wish to get a license. There will be a dinner starting at 6pm on the 28th for a cost of $10. We plan on having a swap-table for you to buy and sell items and a Raffle table for you to purchase tickets and win prizes. Ticket prices for the Raffle are:

$5 a ticket

Starting this year, BONUS TICKETS for bulk purchase! See below

$25 for 6 tickets (1 FREE ticket for the price of 5 tickets)

$50 for 13 tickets (3 FREE ticket for the price of 10 tickets)

Any new HAMs who receive their license at the VE test session will receive a FREE ticket into a special Raffle to win a BaoFeng UV-5R. If you upgrade your license to General or Extra class you will be given a FREE ticket into the main Raffle.

Prizes for the Raffle include:

1st Prize:    FT-8800R Radio
2nd Prize:  30A Power Supply
3rd Prize:   BaoFeng UV-82

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Apr 12

ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND MILITARY/AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TEST – May 10, 2014

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April 12, 2014

The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are co-sponsoring the annual military/amateur radio communications tests in celebration of the 64th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated on Saturday, May 17, 2014, the AFD Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will be conducted 10 May 2014 to prevent conflict with the Dayton Hamvention (16-18 May 2014), which is the same weekend as the actual Armed Forces Day.
The annual celebration features traditional military to amateur cross band communications SSB voice and Morse Code tests. These tests give Amateur Radio operators and Short Wave Listeners (SWL) an opportunity to demonstrate their individual technical skills, and to receive recognition from the appropriate military radio station for their proven expertise. QSL cards will be provided to those stations making contact with the military stations.

 

More Information can be found here: http://www.usarmymars.org

 

 
2014 ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND MILITARY TEST Frequency list & Info

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Apr 01

ARRL Field Day 2014

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April 1, 2014

Field Day is fastly approaching on us! Mark June 28-29th in you calendars! More details to come soon, but the location will be at the Brian Bachmanmnn Community Park (Formally know as the Southwood Valley Park – http://www.cstx.gov/index.aspx?page=552) Look forward to seeing you there.

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Feb 18

2/15/2014 Presentation – Space Station Crew Uses HAM Radio to Call Earth

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February 18, 2014

If you missed February’s meeting here is a link to the presentation that was shown:

-KF5YAA

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Jan 01

2014 Officers

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January 1, 2014

Our Elected Officers for 2014 are:

President: Gerald Golub – W5VUI
Vice-President: Jeremy Carter – KF5YAA
Secretary: Dennis Brunson – KF5RHE
Treasurer: Bill Fisher – W5WMF

We hope to see all of you at our Lunch meeting this month. For more information click here.

 

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