San Antonio Hams

Visit the San Antonio Radio Club website at www.w5sc.org for latest details, but here’s what I’ve got… (my apologies for the mixed formatting)

Date: January 12, 2019

Location: Schertz Civic Center on Schertz Pkwy. Watch the speed limits!

Admission: $10 at the door ($8 in advance) see below…

Events and Schedule
⇒ 6:30 am to 8:00 am – Setup for Flea Market, Dealer, and Tailgate Areas
¤ 8:00 am – Open Flea Market, Dealer, and Tailgate Areas
⇒ 9:00 am Programs begin
¤ 9:00 am – DX and WAS Card Checking (until noon)
¤ 1:30 pm – ARRL VE Testing Sign Up & Testing at Convention Center
⇒ ⇒ Bluebonnet Room
⇒ ⇒ Please PRE-REGISTER for the test session at hamtest@gmail.com
⇒ ⇒ If you have no email, call Pat at 210-273-5927
¤ 1 pm – Raffle Grand Prize Drawing
¤ 2 pm – Close

FEES
Note: there are no ATM’s onsite or within walking distance. So make sure to “cash up” before for looking for deals. Most vendors take credit cards, flea market tables may not.
Admission – $8 Advanced / $10 at the door
Flea Market Tables – $10
Tailgate Spaces – 1 free space with admission
⇒ Extra spaces $5 each
Extra door prize tickets $1 each /12 for $10
San Antonio Radio Club Dues
⇒ $12 by Jan 12, 2019 ($15 Jan 13, 2019)

Prizes (do not need to be present at drawing to win Grand, 2nd, or 3rd Prizes):
Grand Prize: Yaesu FT-891 HF-6M, 100 watts
2nd Prize: Kenwood TM-281 FM 2M, 65 watts
3rd Prize: Wouxun TH-350 Tri-Band Analog 5 watts
Many hourly door prizes (Must be present to win hourly prizes)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
COMMUNITY CENTER – GYM:
09:00 – 9:50 am De Bohannan, KC5ULU — DIY Quad Antennas
10:00 – 10:50 am ARES Forum
Jeff Walter KE5FGA – SEC, South Texas Section Emergency Coordinator will conduct the ARES forum.
11:00 – 11:50 am ARRL Forum
Paul Gilbert, KE5ZW, South Texas Section Manager will conduct the ARRL forum.
12:00 – 12:50 pm Greg Lewis, N5XO, VHF/UHF Weak Signal

1:30 pm ARRL VE Testing
Please PRE-REGISTER for the test session at hamtest@gmail.com.
If you have no e-mail, call 210-273-5927

BLUEBONNET MEETING ROOM:
9:00 – 9:45 am Tom O’Brien AB5XZ – Introduction to EZNEC Antenna Design
10:00 – 10:45 am Ben Fogt, N5AMD – The Life and Death … and Life of D-Star and a Look at Home Brewing Today
11:00 – 11:45 am Harold Fleischer, AE5AS, Grounding for Amateur Radio
12:00 – 12:50 pm Frank Dickey, KF5ZHR—CERT and Amateur Radio Serving Your Community
1:30 – 4:00 pm VHF Society Winter Meeting