• IN CO L OR: The August Newsletter is now available.
  • The September general membership meeting will be on Thursday, September 9 in the community center on Matlage Way at 7:30. The meeting will feature a talk on HSMM-MESH by Andy W5ACM and Kirk KK2Z. If you ever wonder if there is life above HF and VHF, come and learn about High Speed Multi-Media, Mesh networking, and how to turn a 2.4 GHz off-the-shelf Linksys Router into your own amateur radio “transceiver”. Remember – all US amateur radio operators (from Technician to Amateur Extra) have privileges in the 2.4 GHz band!
  • Photos of the August general membership meeting with the BVARC Annual Ice Cream Social and Past Presidents day are now posted here.
  • The BVARC September second Tuesday VEC exams will be on Tuesday, September 14. For information, click on the VE link in the column to the left.
  • The Monday Night PSNet has moved permanently from 145.47 to 146.94 (167.9).
The club meets every month, usually on the second Thursday(7:30 PM) of the month, at the Sugar Land Community Center. Also, BVARC members frequent the 146.94 (167.9) and the 145.47 (PL 123.0) repeaters and hold a Public Service Net every Monday at 8 PM on 146.94 (167.9. In addition, BVARC sponsors a HF net on Wednesday nights. It meets on 3910 +/- 3 khz. This net is allows each member to comment on current events and includes club announcements.

The Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club is a public service club serving Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. The club was founded in 1978 and has been active in social events, license classes, administering amateur radio license tests. It provides support for city and county emergency management communication operations. Members provide support for many charitable events such as walks and bike rides. The club also promotes two nets and an annual swapfest.

 
This Week in Ham Radio
Today is : Friday Sep 03, 2010
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Fri
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Sat
EATS
Saturday Breakfast  - 7:30AM 59 Diner SW Freeway near Kirkwood   
EATS
Saturday Breakfast - 7:30AM New York Coffee and Bagels 9720 Hillcroft   
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Sun
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Mon
NET
BVARC Public Service NET - Monday Night PSN 8:00 PM 146.94   
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Tue
NET
BVARC Under 15 CW Net  - 7 PM local time. 28.050 MHz. Come join us for 30 minutes of CW fun at 11 WPM Farnsworth speed   
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Wed
EATS
Lunch Bunch  - 10:30 AM Lubys Cafeteria‎ Meyerpark 9797 South Post Oak Rd just south of Loop 610   
EATS
Amsat / QRP Group  - 11:30 AM Pappas Bar-B-Q 9797 Westheimer Rd at Gessner   
NET
BVARC RAGCHEW NET - Wednesday Night Ragchew Net 7:00 PM 3910 +/-3KHz   
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Thu
MEETING
BVARC Club Meeting  - Matlage Way 7:30PM click for map - High Speed Multimedia Mesh ... What is it?   
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Real People to Contact:
Learning Things Ross Lawler, W5HFF, club "Elmer" w5hff@yahoo.com 281-342-3340
Club Things Rick Hiller, W5RH, club president  rhiller@sdicgm.com 832-474-3713
Newsletter Things John Chauvin, K5IZO, Editor k5izo@yahoo.com  
VE Testing Things John Moore, KK5NU, VE director jwm@hal-pc.org 713-481-4107
Web Things Eddie Runner, NU5K web@bvarc.org 713-569-8799
Everything Else Things Cameron Mitchell, K5CAM k5cam@arrl.net 281-565-4665
       
 
  Latest Members, Renewals or Changes  
NAME CALLSIGN EXPIRE
Rick Hiller  W5RH  2011/09/01 
Patricia Runner  KE5YYV  2011/07/01 
Eddie Jr. Runner  KB5OBB  2011/07/01 
Randy A. Pugh  AA5OA  LIFE MEMBER 
Phillip Stephenson  KF5FWH  2011/09/01 
Jim Burrough  N5DTT  2011/09/01 
Ray Dillard  WA5F  2011/08/01 
Ted Drell  W5HEU  2011/08/01 
Anita Fawcett  WA5JMC  2012/11/01 
Pump Handle Fawcett  WA5CYI  2012/11/01 
Donald Scott Royall  W5RUA  2011/08/01 
David Barber  K5NDB  2011/04/01 
Roy E. Storey  W5TKZ  2011/09/01 
Travis Burgess  KF5HSE  2011/08/01 
Hyoun Lee  W1WLV  LIFE MEMBER 
Pete Norris  KJ5SS  LIFE MEMBER 
Sharon Tomlinson  KF5HUF  2011/08/01 
Allan Hill  NQ5B  2011/08/01 
Robert B. Tomlinson  N5JSL  2011/08/01 
Holly McKee  KE5WOU  2011/11/01 
 
  Membership Expiring Soon!  
NAME CALLSIGN ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL EXPIRE
Jon C. Lee  KE5PCE  6810 Vialinda Dr.
Houston TX 77083-1153 
281-498-6723
281-221-5240 
jonclee AT sbcglobal.net  2010/07/01
click to renew
 
Virginia T. Lee  KE5PCF  6810 Vialinda Dr.
Houston TX 77083-1153 
281-498-6723
281-221-5240 
jonclee AT sbcglobal.net  2010/07/01
click to renew
 
Clyde McMeans  KE5PNJ  4625 Huisache St.
Bellaire TX 77401-5115 
713-614-2599
 
cemcme AT outdrs.net  2010/08/01
click to renew
 
Tony Muscarello  KF5CGV  1027 Mockingbird Way
Sugar Land TX 77478 
281-796-7862
281-242-1044 
tonymuscarello AT aol.com  2010/08/01
click to renew
 
Bob Stroupe  WB5JWN  3322 Peninsulas
Missouri TX 77459 
281-261-7001
 
bstroupe AT ev1.net  2010/08/01
click to renew
 
Gary Geer  N5NZ  26 E. Kitty Hawk
Richmond TX 77469 
832-545-6298
 
ggeer AT geer.com  2010/09/01
click to renew
 
Daye Proffit  KF5CTC  7718 Pagewood Lane
Houston TX 77063-6218 
713-972-9394
407-489-2388 
dvp108 AT gmail.com  2010/09/01
click to renew
 
Jaelin Proffit    7718 Pagewood Lane
Houston TX 77063-6218 
713-972-9394
407-489-2388 
dvp108 AT gmail.com  2010/09/01
click to renew
 
Stephen Cook  KE5WCP  10610 Dunlap
Houston TX 77096 

 
Stephenecook AT gmail.com  2010/10/01
click to renew
 
Don Goehring  KE5LJY  3034 Edgewood
Sugar Land TX 77479 

 
Don AT dgoehring.net  2010/10/01
click to renew
 
Bill Cockrell  W5COC  2107 Shadowbriar
Houston TX 77077-6012 
281-293-0842
713-724-6200 
bill AT billcockrell.com  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
George F. Golden  N5QF  5356 McCulloch Circle
Houston TX 77056 
713-304-6625
713-871-8396 
gfgolden AT aol.com  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
Bob Hall  KF5BOB  2100 A Preston St.
Richmond TX 77469 

 
pawpaw74 AT sbcglobal.net  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
Howard Hargrove  KF5EYX  2206 Steamboat Run
Sugar Land TX 77478 

 
hhdt AT peoplepc.com  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
J. Arnold Knoche  K5ADA  1602 Quarterpath
Richmond TX 77406 
281-793-7115
281-342-6937 
jakadaok AT aol.com  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
Scott Medbury  KD5FBA  16802 APRILMONT DR
SUGAR LAND TX 77478-1941 
281-277-6266
281-543-8376 
smedbury AT alltel.net  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
Norma Stone  KE5NDN  7810 Marinette
Houston TX 77074 
713 305-5964
713-776 1030 
  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
William D. Stone  WS5H  7810 Marinette
Houston TX 77074 
713 305-5964
713-776 1030 
dragntow AT wt.net  2010/11/01
click to renew
 
Daniel Fwu  KE5RRH  4507 Colony Hills
Sugar Land TX 77479 
281-980-4778
713-689-8082 
ke5rrh AT live.com  2010/12/01
click to renew
 
Kirk Kendrick  KK2Z  1311 W. Twin Cir
Richmond TX 77406 
281-633-8819
281-639-5088 
kk2z AT arrl.net  2010/12/01
click to renew
 
 

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 2997, Sugar Land, TX 77487-2997
BVARC is an ARRL Special Services Club