We are having our next license test session on September 20th at 13:00(1PM) where you will have the opportunity to test for the technician, general, or amateur extra license classes. What should I do before taking the test? Before taking the test, please register at https://hamstudy.org, as we have started integrating their exam tools into our…
The club birthday party is coming up! Join us on October 11th to celebrate 103 years of San Angelo Amateur Radio Club. Morning tailgate swap will begin at 8am and we will begin cooking lunch at 11:30am. This event is open to the public and anyone is welcome to join regardless of membership status!
We are pleased to announce a technician (entry level) license prep “study hall” to be held at the San Angelo/Tom Green County Emergency Operations Center (8485 Hangar Rd, San Angelo, TX 76904) on the following dates: No RSVP is required to attend, but we would appreciate it if you email contact@w5qx.org and let us know…
We are pleased to announce that several different types of personalized merchandise bearing our Club logo are now available for purchase through two different vendors: HamThreads and The SignMan of Baton Rouge HamThreads offers a plethora of high quality shirts, caps, jackets, high-visibility vests, and other products that you can personalize with your name, callsign,…
Public Acknowledgment of Gratitude to the ARDC Foundation The San Angelo Amateur Radio Club (SAARC) extends its deepest gratitude to the Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) Foundation for their generous grant funding, which has been instrumental in completing a critical infrastructure improvement project for our club. With the ARDC Foundation’s support, we successfully executed a…
Fantastic group of bright young minds who had great questions. Glenn Miller AA5PK gave a talk on Amateur Radio Satellites, Dave Mulvey K5DCM talked about amateur licensing, Sergio Wickliffe KJ5FWA demonstrated HF voice modes from his truck, and Chad Goodman KD5SMK demonstrated QRP Digital Modes and inexpensive DIY HF kits. Thanks to the SPS club…
Upcoming ham radio test session and prep class details are as follows: We will have three test prep sessions for the Technician license test. The plan is that we cover all the material Thursday and Friday, then the Saturday session is considered review or 1:1 time for whatever concepts you might still have questions on….
Mike K5DURW taught the ICS 100/700 and 200/800 courses over at the clubhouse on Friday and Saturday. We had a 12 attendees, 11 were club members and 1 was a visitor who plans to take his ham license test in a couple of weeks. Thanks to Mike for teaching, and to Matthew K5ICR for assisting…
2024 Ham of the Year, Dave Puckett W5ODP2024 Spreader Award, Jim Fisher KD6IWD2024 Rookie of the Year, Sergio Wickliffe, KJ5FWA 2023 Ham of the Year, Mike Dominy KD5URW2023 Spreader Award, David Creed KG5ZJR2023 (Inaugural) Rookie of the Year, Luca Thompson KI5ZEX
Good evening, Thank you to our local Volunteer Examiner Team Liaison with the ARRL, Chad KD5SMK, for providing info on tonight’s CV 2m Net about how easy it is to become a volunteer examiner and assist with amateur license testing sessions. The Application consists of essentially an open book test, no fee. (As a point…
