San Antonio Hams

History is in the making for San Antonio Hams in 2009.    All of the major  Ham Clubs in San Antonio appear to be reaching agreement in coordinating a single Field Day location rather than holding a half dozen separate locations as had been done in the past.

AARO led the way, after losing their normal comfy spot over by the VA Hospital. They started the search for a new location, and thanks to our Ham Radio ties with the City of San Antonio, specifically our ties with the Fire Department, they found a new location to hold Field Day.   The City Fire Department offered them the use of their Firefighters Training Academy, located west of the downtown area near Hwy 151 and Callaghan Road, as the site of their 2009 Field Day event.

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Hello all and Happy Holidays from Wade W5ERX

More questions have been raised as to the status of the donation for the 147.14 repeater.  I addressed this issue not long ago but it was brought to my attention a couple of days ago that all of you may not have received this information. For this reason I am sending this to as many individuals as I have e-mail addresses for.  If I have missed anyone please share this with them as soon as possible.

A few months ago Hill Country REACT received a check in the amount of $482.55 from Greg Lewis/ Unusual Suspects. This money  was earmarked as a donation for the 147.14 repeater.  This entire amount was placed into the REACT account to be held in trust for the repair on the repeater.  Other funds were raised from other hams up thru the Austin Summerfest held in August 2008, bringing the total up to about $750 or so in donations. Read the rest of this entry »

Received my ballot from San Antonio Radio Organization (SARO) in the mail on Tuesday, December 2nd.  3 director slots on the board are up for election this year (2 yr terms) and there are 4 candidates on the ballot to choose from…

• Mike Check, K5UCQ
• Eric Olson, WB5ZJQ
• Dale Robinson, KB5YSJ
• Gary Tangrady, K5GST

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At SARO’s meeting last Friday, October 24th, the following members were nominated and placed on the ballot for election to the Board.

Only 3 positions were up for election, and 2 of the 3 incumbents were among those nominated.  The 3rd officer chose to decline nomination.

The five persons who will be listed on the Ballot, in no particular order since that choice was done after I had left the meeting.

• Dale Robinson KB5YSJ
• Mike Check K5UCQ
• Eric Olsen WB5ZJG
• Gary Tangrady K5GST
• Don Kirchner W5DK

Ballots will be mailed out in November, with a designated December deadline for returning via mail only.  New directors will take office in January 2009 for 2 year terms.

Keep the 147.14 Repeater On The Air!

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Fund drive started by REACT Team

Members of Hill Country REACT manned a booth at the 2008 Austin Summerfest event to raise funds to help with the anticipated repair needs for the 147.14 Canyon Lake Repeater. Water has been detected in the feedline leading up to the antenna which is 580′ up on the tower. At this time, it is unknown whether the existing feedline can be repaired and salvaged, or if it will need replaced. This repeater is owned by San Antonio Radio Organization (SARO) and REACT has been providing some funding for the past several years to help keep this important repeater on the air.

As of the conclusion of the Summerfest, REACT had raised nearly $750 from area hams, but this is only a fraction of what may be needed if the full 680′ of feedline needs replaced. All donations will be dedicated for this purpose, and you can use PayPal to make donations or mail checks to the REACT Team’s PO Box address.

Visit the REACT’s website for more details at www.hillcountryreact.org.