Last edit: 3/24/2025 by N5RWK

March-April 2025 Announcements 

The March club meeting will be on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the Cielito Lindo Mexican Restaurant in Bellville.  We'll be in the back room as usual.  Dinner is at 6, Meeting starts at 7.

The April club meeting will also be at Cielito Lindo, on Wednesday April 30.

Club meetings are always held on the lAST Wednesday of the month (except for Nov & Dec)

 JOIN THE CLUB! 

New members are always 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.

                  Membership Application (PDF) 

Upcoming, Current and Past Events: 

Belton Hamexpo is fast approaching, Friday April 4 and Saturday April 5.

Balloons!  Remi and Nathalie have been launching a number of pico balloons.  N5ATH-14 (launched 1/18) is on its 5th lap.  Other balloons active are W5IKD-16 (launched 3/16, first lap) and W5SFA-15 (launched 3/20, first lap).  Click on the links to open the tracking page.

Solar Eclipse Photos from April 8, 2024 - Follow this link:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/iBF3oHELGsZ6dt9M9

 Emergency Management Frequencies and Nets: 

This page has some good info for Harris County and the surrounding region: https://stxd14ares.org/frequencies/

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.