Category: Press Release

Field Day 2018 Almost Here!

FOOD! FUN! RAFFLES! RADIOS! PEOPLE! Come see what is happening in your Community with Amateur Radio! Saturday, June 23th 1pm thru Sunday 1pm June 24th at Brian Bachmann Park in College Station is the location for the W5BCS ARRL Field Day! What is Field Day? Basically put it is a chance for hams to setup …

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Alternate Meeting Location

On 16 June, we’ll meet at Peace Lutheran Church.  Here is the address:  2201 Rio Grande College Station, TX 77845.    Here is a link to the location on Google Maps:  https://goo.gl/maps/xrmzrFmv5vs The parking lot entrance is actually at the intersection of Airline DR and Shenandoah DR. Click on the photo to enlarge. I’ll look forward …

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Amateur Radio Cards

        I got my amateur radio cards.  Do you have yours?  What is your “elevator speech” when someone asks you about that handie talkie you are carrying?  What will you say about all the fun you are having with your hobby?  These cards are easy to get from local printers or, order …

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Microcontroller presentation at 19 May meeting

We enjoyed a great presentation after our 19 May business meeting.  Paul, KF5WGJ introduced us to modern microcontrollers, gave a demonstration, showed some examples, and handed out a few samples as prizes.  We also got to see the µBITX HF transceiver kit thanks to John, K5ZY. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

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Radio In The Park – Tanglewood Park

The club will be having its Spring time Radio In The Park event April the 14th (Sat). Start time is at approx 10:30am and event runs until approx 3pm or when everyone is ready to pack it in. Bring your portable radio gear & antennas and come out and operate and have some fun doing …

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Breakfast Social Gathering – IHOP in Bryan

W5BCS will be having a breakfast social gathering at the Bryan IHOP on Saturday March 24 at 8am. All is invited to come. So stop on by and say hi and socialize while dining on some pancakes and such. See calendar to right and click on the 24th for location.

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Annual BBQ Club Meeting & Membership Fees Due

We will have our annual BBQ club meeting at C&J BBQ in Bryan on January 20th 2018 beginning at 11am. Lunch begins at 11 and meeting to follow about 12.  See “next meeting” info to right for location.  We will be meeting the large party room and  will be welcoming the new officers and cover …

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Radio In the Park/Jamboree on the Air

Saturday October 21 after the club meeting we will be holding the Fall Radio in the park in conjunction with the BSA Jamboree on the Air event.   Local scout troops have been invited so come out and bring you portable station.   We plan to stake out a location at tanglewood park early with an official …

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Field Day 2017!!

FOOD! FUN! RAFFLES! RADIOS! PEOPLE! Come see what is happening in your Community with Amateur Radio! Saturday, June 24th 1pm thru Sunday 1pm June 25th (at Brian Bachman Park in College Station) is the ARRL Field Day 2017! Come out and see all that Amateur Radio has to offer. Talk to the Amateur Operators from …

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Skywarn Classes April 6th

The Houston/Galveston National Weather Service will be having a Skywarn training class Thursday April 6th. Two classes will be offered, one at 1pm and another at 6pm. It will be held downtown Bryan at the CEOC. Here is the NWS schedule link. http://www.weather.gov/hgx/skywarn_schedule. Here is the link for the CEOC about Skywarn. However looks like …

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