San Antonio Hams

We’ve been running a new Events Calendar on this site for the past few months. Anybody that was raised to “editor” status, has been able to post their own events on the calendar thru the dashboard interface (what you see after you log in as an elevated user).

You have the option to create a post for each event (which appears immediately) or not. If you are posting a series of routine meetings / recurring events, etc., I’d suggest NOT creating a post each time, or we’ll have a bunch of very similar postings all saying we’ve got X’s meeting on July, August, September, October, etc. Boring!

Feel free to contact me direct, info@sanantoniohams.org , if you have questions or ideas about how to use this feature.   The concept behind this feature, is to let others post events, so I don’t have to post them all myself.
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I’m not in the habit of reposting other folks newsletters, at least not on a regular basis, but this web site from over in Germany, has consistently had the answers to my ham radio hardware questions. Their periodic newsletter isn’t so much a newsletter per se, as it is simply a summary of what new postings / updates had been done on their site since the last newsletter. I do highly recommend this site, and suggest that you sign up for their free newsletter if you think you might be looking for a manual or mod in the future.

The content is (c)1996-2009 by mods.dk website, and all content is their responsibility. Having said all that legal jargon, I’ll simply say if you don’t feel comfortable and qualified to make the mods they describe on your equipment, or if you are worried about voiding your warranty, get help. If you are technically challenged and barely know which end of a soldering iron to hold, or where to find Harbor Freight, don’t try to do it yourself, get help.

Now on with their July 2009 newsletter….

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Hill Country REACT Team #4804

Visit us at www.HillCountryREACT.org

We would like top take a chance to invite you to attend the next meeting of Hill Country REACT Team #4804 to hear our guest speaker Skip Stem/WB4DAD talk about CW Operations!

Skip is along time CW Operator and has been working CW on the HF bands for a number of years.  Many of us learned our CW years ago to upgrade our licenses but few us have taken to the air and used this skill.  And many new operators, despite the fact that CW is no longer a requirement to hold an amateur license desire to learn this mode.  So come one, come all and find out what CW is all about!

We meet at the Bulverde Fire Station on Cougar Bend in downtown Bulverde at 1900 (7:00 PM) on the fourth Wednesday of the month.  This month that will be July 22nd.

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Title: Chaparral ARC / GCARES
Location: Guadalupe County Emergency Management Office – 415 E. Donegan – Seguin
Description: Monthly meeting of the Chaparral Amateur Radio Club a.k.a. Guadalupe County ARES. All licensed Amateurs and prospective licensees are welcome to attend!
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-09-08

Title: Bandera 100K Ultra-Marathon
Location: Hill Country State Natural Area – Bandera, TX
Link out: Click here
Description: Hill Country REACT and San Antonio Region Amateurs have provided Comms support for this event over the last 5 years. There are 5 fixed and a couple of rover positions to be filled over the 24 hr event. Typically 10-14 operators are needed! Safety, Supply and Tracking logistics are involved. For the 2010 event we are adding Packet to facilitate the tracking logistics, and with some technical help, will provide live internet updates to the families and friends of the participants at home! For more information or to volunteer, contact Louis Upton @mailto:k1stx@yahoo.com (210-687-4347) or Gary Tangrady @ k5gst@live.com. Thank You!
Start Date: 2010-01-09
Start Time: 06:30
End Date: 2010-01-10
End Time: 07:30

Title: CARC / GCARES Monthly Meeting
Location: 415 E. Donegan – Seguin
Description: Monthly meeting of the Chaparral Amateur Radio Club a.k.a. Guadalupe County ARES. All licensed Amateurs and prospective licensees are welcome to attend!
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-07-14