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ARRL South Texas Section (STX)

Section Manager
Lee H. Cooper, W5LHC
2507 Autrey Dr
Leander, TX 78641-2434
w5lhc@arrl.org
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  • West Gulf Division
  • Assistant Section Manager
    Louis H Everett Sr, WA5LOU
    PO Box 206
    Kennard, TX 75847-0206
    (936) 655-3118
    loueverettsr@yahoo.com

    Mr James W Robinson, K5PNV
    5167 Fm 1428
    Madisonville, TX 77864-4153
    (281) 352-7984, (936) 348-2397

    Dr John F Teer, AK5Z
    2802 Lazy Lake Dr
    Harlingen, TX 78550-8636
    (956) 412-9210
    ak5z@arrl.net

    Tom G Whiteside, N5TW
    228 Wind Ridge Cv
    Georgetown, TX 78628-9597
    (512) 863-6865
    tomw@ecpi.com

    Affiliated Club Coordinator
    Kenneth E Mitchell, KD2KW
    6527 Glenhill Dr
    Spring, TX 77389-5237
    (281) 257-3044, (713) 513-1129
    kd2kw@yahoo.com

    Official Observer Coordinator
    Dr John F Teer, AK5Z
    2802 Lazy Lake Dr
    Harlingen, TX 78550-8636
    (956) 412-9210
    ak5z@arrl.net

    Public Information Coordinator
    Joseph W Gadus, KD5KTX
    20125 Plantation Creek Dr
    Porter, TX 77365-6953
    (281) 354-5594
    kd5ktx@arrl.net

    Section Emergency Coordinator
    Tom G Whiteside, N5TW
    228 Wind Ridge Cv
    Georgetown, TX 78628-9597
    (512) 863-6865
    tomw@ecpi.com

    State Government Liaison
    Mr James W Robinson, K5PNV
    5167 Fm 1428
    Madisonville, TX 77864-4153
    (281) 352-7984, (936) 348-2397

    Section Traffic Manager
    Rodney W Baker, W5DY
    PO Box 1237
    Goliad, TX 77963-1237
    (361) 645-2472
    w5dy@arrl.net or w5dy.rodney@yahoo.com

    Technical Coordinator
    Louis R Petit Jr, WB5BMB
    1213 15th Avenue North
    Texas City, TX 77590-5710
    (409) 948-0349
    wb5bmb@arrl.net

    Section News

    Monthly Summaries

    News last updated: Mon, January 18, 2010 at 11:26 AM ET


    CQ CQ,

    With the recent earthquake in Hati there are several HF nets that have been activated to attempt to gather information and pass H&W traffic. Reports though are that little contact is being heard.

    Lou Everett, WA5LOU is having some health issues. Please wish him a quick recovery if you should hear them on the nets. We were saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Terry Mckee,KD5AWZ, of an apparent heart attack. I am told Terry happily stepped up to the plate to serve the emergency communications needs of his community and the greater Galveston/Houston area.

    New Appointments:

    I would like to thank and congratulate these new appointees in the Section. They are;

    Rodger Podsim, KD5OTH for assuming the Net Manager position for the Daytime Texas Traffic Net.

    Ken Mitchell, KD2KW for accepting the position of Section Affiliated Club Coordinator.

    Louis Petit, WB5BMB for accepting the position of Section Technical Coordinator.

    Ben Gillis, K5TBN for accepting position of Assistant Public Information Coordinator for Districts 1 and 14.

    Mike Manshack, AD5OG for accepting position of Assistant Public Information Coordinator for Districts 2,5, and 9 as well as Orange County PIO.

    Club News:

    Tom , N5TW, and I had the great pleasure of attending the Northwest Amateur Radio Society (NARS) award banquet on Friday evening. We had a good time and, I hope, made a lot of new friends. We hope to be invited back next year!

    San Antonio area: Lothar, K5LEH reports that The HAM community came together again this year to support the Bandera 100K Trail Run, Jan 9-10. This run is held in the Hill Country State Natural Area. The HAM mission was to provide communications between aid stations and the race officials. Hams were on foot, horseback and ATV as well as in fixed locations. During the course of the event, several stations reported runner status via packet radio which was a first for this event. This annual event relies heavily on the HAM community and their professionalism to ensure participant safety and provide logistics information via the only reliable communications media out there - HAM radio. The person that brings it all together each year is Louis Upton,K1STX and this event is supported primarily by members of ARES, SKYWARN and REACT.

    Shuttle Columbia Special Event Station:

    The Nacogdoches Amateur Radio Club will again hold a special event station in remembrance of the shuttle disaster on Feb. 1, 2003. The event will occur on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Ham operators from other areas are welcome to attend the event. If you cannot come to Nacogdoches, we would like to hear from you on 20 or 40 meters. Operation will begin at 0800 CST (1400 UTC) and end at 1500 CST (2100 UTC). For additional information, please contact Rusty Sanders,kd5gen@arrl.net

    ARRL Affiliated Club Membership Contest:

    Division Director Woolweaver, K5RAV, has kicked off the West Gulf Division ARRL membership contest for all ARRL affiliated clubs in the division. The contest will run from January 1st through April 31st and the top ten clubs with the greatest percentage of increase in their membership will be awarded prizes. The prizes include an MFJ Antenna Analyzer,ICOM HT's, and gift certificates good for use from the ARRL.

    I will also present a special plaque to the winning club recognizing them for their accomplishment. The winners and prizes will be awarded during the ARRL forum at Hamcom in Plano this June. Good Luck!

    STX ARES News:

    BEXAR County ARES will conduct a Winlink Digital Workshop on February 6th, 1PM to 4PM at the Red Cross, 3642 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX. Bring your equipment and learn how to send and receive e-mail over radio. If you don't have the equipment, come anyway and learn about the topic and get hands on training.

    District 14 ARES held its meeting this Saturday, January 16th at the American Red Cross. Tom Whiteside,N5TW and I were in attendance and presented updates on Section and ARES activities.

    Tom and I will be in Harlingen on February 6th for the District 15th meeting.

    December STXARES Statistics:

    Total number of ARES members:1025

    Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month:76 Person Hrs: 987

    Number of public service events this month: 14 Person Hrs: 337

    Number of emergency operations this month: 4 Person Hrs: 41

    Total number of ARES operations this month: 213 Person Hrs: 1518

    Total Volunteer Person hours: 1518

    Public Information PR Hits:

    Schuylar Crist, KE5VIP, reports on an interview he did on the 14th which aired at 10pm along with video from a CD that was made for air on Fox News Channel in New York . http://www.kens5.com/home/Ham-radio-op-81897107.html

    Jeff Walter, the Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator for the South Texas Section and District Emergency Coordinator for Harris County Texas ARES was interviewed by local station KIAH, channel 39. You can view the video at: http://www.39online.com/news/local/kiah-amateur-radio-haiti-story,0,6166562.story

    STX Public Service Honor Roll for December 09 (Good Job!)

    W5DY 175 KK5NU 125 KB5PGY 95 W5GKH 84 KT5SR 70

    HF Nets:

    The Texas Traffic Net meets each night at 1830 hours Central time on

    3.873.

    ARES Net - every Monday evening at 1930 hours Central Time, on 3.873

    7290 Net meets Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and Monday

    -Friday 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM(Central Times)

    *An apology to the folks that sent me in updates and additional nets to list here. I thought I had stored your information to be included on this list but am unable to find them. Please resend me the information and I will get it on future newsletters -Lee

    Upcoming events:

    Jan 23rd San Antonio Radio Fiesta Schertz Knights of Columbus Hall J C

    Smith N5RXS n5rxs@satx.rr.com

    Feb 13th WCARC Swapfest Georgetown, TX Rick W5NR@arrl.net or

    w5nr@suddenlink.net http:// www.wcarc.com

    Feb 15th -18th TDEM Homeland Security Conference Henry B. Gonzales

    Convention Center San Antonio

    http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/conference/Tx2010Conference.htm

    73, Lee


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