Category Archives: CARC

How many countries (*) did YOU contact this weekend??

Not one, I bet. But I’m sure you had lots of fun with your handy 🙂  KN5S made 215 QSOs in the Makrothen RTTY contest, good for 692,166 points: The list of countries (*) contacted includes Chile, Morocco, Cuba, Germany, the Canary Islands, … Continue reading

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They will be missed

Because we recently received a new callsign and we had close to 1,000 KS5TX left we decided to send out the KS5TX to all stations we contacted in the past, rather than throw them away. It took several hours of … Continue reading

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FCC shut down for business

 No need to go to the FCC website today. It’s closed: I hope that doesn’t mean we’re all operating illegally! Dang you tea party sissies….

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2013 Texas QSO party results – and more!

Jason KF5EJX and his (t)rusty sidekick Erik K5WW were active in the TX QSO party from the club station this past weekend. KN5S was well-received and received well all over the USA – and in some other countries! We made 251 QSOs in 34 … Continue reading

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Minutes of the September 2013 meeting

Attending: Jason KF5EJX, David W5DUH, Jim AB5JK, Cici AA5EK, Mary KU5Z, Erik K5WW and Richard N5YPJ. We are going to participate in the Texas QSO Party, September 28 and 29. This is a short (18 hrs) phone/CW contest, in 2 segments. It … Continue reading

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September 2013 meeting

Will be on Tuesday the 27th. You should attend. There will be lots of news. VE testing too!

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It’s a pitiful sight.

Towers are made to be standing up, not laying down!! Delivered Friday September 20th: 55 feet of tower loveliness 🙂 That slab looks pretty good right there…

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It was bound to happen…

I knew it. Sooner or later… Even the best people suffer from it, eventually. Just put them in a position with a little bit of power, and it will go to their heads. Email received today, from the guy with … Continue reading

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Minutes of the August 2013 meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM. Those same people were late again… Attending: Mary KU5Z, Cici AA5EK, Jim AB5JK, David W5DUH, Richard N5YPJ,  Cathrine Tull, Jason KF5EJX and Erik K5WW. Erik K5WW brought the previously received WAS award … Continue reading

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August 2013 meeting

It’s on Tuesday the 27th. There will be plenty of stuff to talk about. Show up! 🙂

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