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W5BCS hosted a productive 2010 Field Day event on Saturday & Sunday, June 26-27th. at the Southwood Valley Park Pavilion in College Station. Event was attended by over fifty amateur radio operators, family, friends, and several special guests.
Activities included the use of two antenna tower trailers…..one using a HF beam and the other supporting 6m and other antennas. Two operating stations were manned, using generator power and a computer logging program.
Other activities included:
- VE testing session, with both Technician and General class exams being given.
- silent auction which generated funding for the club.
- presentation on Traffic Nets, from Sharon KC8EO (Texas Traffic Net – 3873).
- visit by the Brazos County Sheriff, Chris Kirk.
- video media segment done by KBTX.
- catered meal, provided by Buppy’s Bar-B-Que.
- raffle, which awarded two prizes……an antenna tuner and power supply.
- birthday cake and ice cream for one of our members.
- W5BCS banner, celebrating Field Day.
The Club would like to thank all members who made this a successful Field Day…..much planning and logistical effort went into making this a successful operation.
Please join us at our next monthly meeting……August 7th, at the College Station Conf Center at 0930hrs.
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W5BCS Field Day / All members, families, and visitors are welcome!! Sat, June 26th Sun- June 27th
Location: Southwood Valley Park Pavilion 1600 Rock Prairie Rd. College Station, TX 77845 View Map Schedule: Saturday 9:00am Meet at location / crew assignments / begin set up activities 1:00pm Begin Field Day operations (HF, 6m, 2m, 440, digital ops) (continue ops for 24 hours) Sunday 1:00pm Field operations cease 1:00pm begin tear down / cleanup Other activities: -Â Â Silent Auction -Â Â Door Prizes (Jetstream power supply & Autek RF-1 antenna analyzer) -Â Â VE testing session -Â Â Amateur Radio handouts and information -Â Â Bar-B-Que Saturday evening (cost $7.50 per person) Join us for a fun weekend! |
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The VE team will be giving Amateur Radio Exams on Saturday, March 27th at 9:00 a.m.
at the College Station Conference Center. 1300 George Bush Dr. College Station, TX The cost is $15 and you will need to know your Social Security Number for the FCC
application form. Also bring two forms of ID, one of which must have your photo on it.
If you are upgrading you also need to bring a copy of license to be turned in with
the FCC application and the original license to compare the copy to.
Should you have any questions please email
Ron Hambric, N5SBN
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Written by K5KRK
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New Testing ToolsHamilton Carter "KD0FNR" has created a new practice testing application complete with links to study materials. Technician General Extra This site also has a place to contribute more information for you experienced elmers out there!  |
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