June 22, 2024
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12:00 pm
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June 23, 2024
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10:00 am
AARO members at the May meeting unanimously agreed to join San Antonio Radio Club (SARC) at the City of Shavano Park City Hall Pavilion for the annual ARRL Field Day. This will ensure higher turnout and allow us to share in the ammenities such as restrooms and refreshments.
The area is shaded under a large breezy wooden canopy where fans should be present to keep the heat managable. The official event starts at 1PM, but people may begin showing up around noon to get settled in and prepared.
For a PDF with extensive details including radio resources, CLICK HERE.
If you aren’t licensed by the FCC, Field Day is for you too! We will have licensed operators present to instruct you on proper equipment use and allow you to get on the air! You’re welcome to get an Associate Membership and enjoy food, conversation, and learning about amateur radio equipment and licensing. Please visit our Member Registration page and come to our monthly meeting in June to sign up!
We hope to see you there!
AARO Member Pete gave a nice presentation about Yaesu digital technology Wires-X.
Many thanks to all who helped make this years WFD a success.
AARO had 28 people at the site this weekend. We want to thank American Legion Post 300 for their awesome hospitality. I am working on assembling all the logs and will issue a report on them in days. A huge shout out to a special person to our club, Imee Numos. She has continued with her contribution this year just like the past several years. This event would not be the event it has become without our enthusiastic attendees. We had several non-hams working the radio under licensed control operators. Kelly Randal (WB5MZT) had many people visit his coax repair station. There are way too many people to thank for this awesome event, but everyone has special talents which contributed to a great time. Until the next one.
Here are some results:
CW Crew Dale and Brian (Special Note for next time CW community did not like our use of 1×1 call sign.) 15m 9 20m 4 40m 4 United States 16 Canada 1.
FT8 Team Team Hicks and Kenny :)<BAND:3>10m 1 15m 16 20m 3 30m 3 40m 17 80m 30
Grand Total 70
- Belize 1
- Bulgaria 1
- Canada 2
- Chile 1
- Cuba 2
- Czech Republic 1
- France 1
- Japan 2
- Puerto Rico 2
- Republic of Korea (S. Korea) 1
- United States 55
- Venezuela 1
- Phone SSB Guys Tim, Mike, Pete, David, Kenny, John, Bob
- 10m 3
- 15m 16
- 20m 26
- United States
- FL, CT, AR, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, TN, UT, VA, WI, UT, VA, WI
- Spain
- Canada
Keith KD5JGD gave a presentation on using ham radio to talk to and through the ISS
Presentation link
Thanks to everyone that came to the meeting tonight. Here is the PowerPoint from tonight.
Amateur Radio and NWS Balloons
If you want to attend the balloon launch on 20 April at 0700 at Old Kingsbury Aerodrome in Kingsbury, TX, please let me know here or at n9eod@n9eod.com
Pete’s presentation is linked below. Please feel free to print a copy.
Pota-Presentation AARO Short1
Another outstanding Winter Field Day is in the books. The weather was decent and the food was delicious! Thanks to KC3MVS and his XYL for planning and preparing the food. Also, a special thanks to the American Legion Post #300, who allowed us to set up on their site.
Hope to see you at the next Field Day, which is June 24th, 2023.
AARO would like to take the time to THANK the American Legion Post #300, 3290 Grosenbacher Rd, San Antonio, TX 78245 for the use of their facility. The staff at POST #300 are the “BEST”. Some are going to become HAMs some day soon. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You.
Also want to thank Chris KI5MJZ Field Day Chairman, Shane NS5D Field Day Co-chair for an awesome time. Thank you Kelly WB5MZT for the soldering class. Thank you Steve KE5WYV, Freddie (the dogs name) and all of those that attended this year’s Field Day events. Looking forward to Winter Field Day, already.
-vr AARO Keith Hicks
Summer Field Day 2022 Slide Show
