Category Archives: CARC

The 2014 Field Day is June 28 and 29. We will be out in the field somewhere, making lots of contacts! Or a pasture. Or a nice, air-conditioned shack. But wherever we will be: there will be BBQ! Because it … Continue reading →

20 more days 😉

The next club meeting is on the 24th of June. About a week before Field Day 2014, plenty of time to take care of a few last-minute things, should there be any. This is your official invitation!

Field Day is coming to a pasture to you soon! Putting up antennas and playing radio – big fun! But… I’m ashamed to say it: I don’t seem to be any good at making knots. And they come in so … Continue reading →

(got lost in the shuffle for a while, sorry!) The meeting was called to order at 7:17 PM CDT. Attending: James WB5AIG, Mary KU5Z, Richard N5YPJ, Jim AB5JK, Gregory (former) KB5RQW and sister, Erik K5WW and our esteemed president Jason … Continue reading →

Mr. Gregory I. Smith from Bandera, TX, formerly known as KB5RQW. Gregory’s license expired back in 2002; but he was determined to get it back. And he did! He passed the Technician test on the evening of May 27 after … Continue reading →

Uvalde. Kettle. 7 PM. 27th. Be there, OK? And bring your annual dues! 🙂 On the agenda: the club’s constitution, installation of the tower, Field Day, members’ needs. Well, ain’t that interesting? That’s the same agenda as April! Hmmmm 😉

a.k.a. K5WW’s kitchen. This is what it takes to make a few bucks for the CARC, on eBay:

I’ll be the first to admit that without the A.R.R.L. we wouldn’t be in this amateur radio hobby today. Without the League commercial interests would have costs us all of the spectrum we currently have, and we would either be … Continue reading →

(My apologies for the late post! After a long day on the road and arriving very late at the meeting I also managed to misplace my notes in one of the many boxes with old radio gear I am selling … Continue reading →