Amateur Radio License Exam Session: August 25th, 2022
The Washington County Amateur Radio Club hosted an Amateur Radio License Exam Session on August 25th, 2022. Congratulations to the following individuals on a new or upgraded license: Amateur Radio license testing is conducted under the supervision of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VEC’s). Volunteer Examiners (VEs) are Amateur Radio operators holding a General, Advanced or Extra Read More…
Introducing The W5AUM DMR Repeater
On August 5th, 2022, members from the Washington County Amateur Radio Club deployed a DMR repeater in Brenham. The equipment deployed includes a Motorola SLR5700 repeater and Cellwave UHF duplexers. Digital Mobile Radio – or DMR for short – is an open standard/protocol for digital mobile radios defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Read More…
Amateur Radio License Exam Session: July 28th, 2022
The Washington County Amateur Radio Club hosted an Amateur Radio License Exam Session on July 28th, 2022. Congratulations to the following individuals on a new or upgraded license: Amateur Radio license testing is conducted under the supervision of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VEC’s). Volunteer Examiners (VEs) are Amateur Radio operators holding a General, Advanced or Extra Read More…
ARRL Field Day 2022
The Washington County Amateur Radio Club will be participating in a national ham radio exercise on Saturday, June 25th and Sunday, June 26th. Organized by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), Field Day is the largest all-volunteer radio communications exercise in the world. Field Day provides an opportunity for Amateur Radio operators to establish temporary ham Read More…