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…
Amateur Radio License Exam Session: May 26th, 2022
The Washington County Amateur Radio Club hosted an Amateur Radio License Exam Session on May 26th, 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…
Bringing The 147.260 Repeater Home
The 147.260 repeater was reinstalled on the Blinn Water Tower in Brenham this week – bringing to an end a three-month adventure of equipment moves and upgrades to accommodate maintenance work at the site. While re-installing the repeater, the original LMR-400-style coax was replaced with 1/2″ heliax, a new Hustler G7 antenna was installed, and Read More…
Amateur Radio License Exam Session: April 28th, 2022
The Washington County Amateur Radio Club hosted an Amateur Radio License Exam Session on April 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…