Antenna logo for setting cornersAntenna logo for setting cornersTHE SAM HOUSTON AMATEUR RADIO KLUB
PO BOX 1947
Cleveland, TX 77328 

Established in 1977

 




WELCOME TO "THE SHARK CLUB"(SAM HOUSTON AMATEUR RADIO KLUB)
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  • SHARK CLUB TESTING
    July 31, 2010 at the Cleveland Fire Department
    207 East Boothe Street
    Cleveland, TX 77327
    The following earned a Technician License at this
    DAVID CUNNINGHAM             KF5IDB, TECH
    JASON HILL                           KF5IDA, TECH
    DALE REYNOLDS                  KF5ICZ, TECH
    JAMES M. ROBERTS             KF5ICY, TECH
    JOHN E. SIEMER                   KF5ICX, TECH
    Congratulations !!!!!!
  • Recent Area Upgrade
    Since our last meeting several area amateurs have either earned their initial amateur radio operators license or upgraded, either at a SHARK sponsored VE exam session or other VE team's test sessions.

    The SHARK club congratulates the following:
    KF5ICX  John E. Seimer - Houston, TX - Technician *
    KF5ICY  James M. Roberts - Cleveland, TX - Technician *
    KF5ICZ  Dale Reynolds - Rye, TX - Technician *
    KF5IDA  Jason M. Hill - Cleveland, TX - Technician *
    KF5IDB  ( Now K5PGR ) David A. Cunningham - Kingwood, TX - Technician *
    KF5IHH  Billye N. Kissinger - Trinity, TX - Unlicensed To General
    KF5III   Christopher M. Onassis - Humble, TX - Technician

       * = Test given at SHARK sponsored VE test session or as a result of a  SHARK
    license preparation class or a SHARK Member
    Welcome Them To Amateur Radio When You Hear Them On The Air ! 

       

  • SHARK Club meeting
     
    The following is from the August, meeting 
    1. President, Fred N5HHD, opened the meeting
    2. Stephanie KB5WXM gave the treasure report on the bills and money
    3. Jesse KB5YC gave an update on the Net check-ins on the repeater
    4. Club discussed the 2M antenna,
      1. Dave N5AK tied the bottom portion of the antenna back into the system improving our North and West reception  
    5. Al N5WWS gave an update on Liberty County ARES, and discussed doing a test in Liberty in the near future  
    6. October Fishing trip was discussed 
    7. Jeff will be in charge of getting the QSL cards for AI5M
    8. The Club voted to supply training books for Tech test and to rent the books to anyone not wanting to buy them.
    9. Stu's idea of Christmas Santa this year is agreed and will be done
    10. The place for the Christmas Party was tabled untill next meeting
    11. The club voted to get 1 new banner to replace the one that the smoke escape from 

    If you missed this meeting, please try to attend next month, until then, "Get Active on the Air"!

      The next meeting will be September 9, 2010, 7:30pm, at The Hot Biscut
  • HamEXPO! 2010 -- the Belton Hamfest -- Oct. 2, 2010
    Date:       (CT) PM 2:00 - AM 7:00 from 2010 02, October Saturday,
    Location: Bell County Expo Center
                      301 Loop 121
                      Belton, TX 76513

 SHARK CLUB ITEMS

     

Sam Houston Amateur Radio Net  ARES
We are proud to announce the activation of a new net called the Sam Houston Amateur Radio ARES/ Net. The net will meet every Thursday at 8:00pm or after the normal net if it runs long. This net will be for general discussion of the ARES and Skywarn related items. The Net will also be activated anytime there is a severe storm in our area for the purpose of tracking the storm and will serve to make reports to the National Weather Service if necessary. The net will be open to anyone wishing to participate in ARES, storm spotting/ reporting, and all weather related items.
If you would like an Email update whenever the net is activated, Please send your Email address to Jesse (KB5YC) at his call_sign@sbcglobal.net

Shark Club, Member Activities
We now have a SHARK SHACKS
web page, send photo's and a description of your shack so we can add your photo's to the page. These can be emailed to ND5T at my callsign@arrl.net

We need your current projects, send a write up and photo's if possible. You do not have to be a member to submit an article.

Projects
Sammy, N5AF "Real Radio's Glow in the Dark"
Jeff, K5MV new tower and StepperIR

Ron, ND5T his tower install
(see the Projects page for more info on our projects)

2010 SHARK CLUB Celebrates 33 Years
The Shark club is considering a 33 year celebration by issuing cerificates to all radio operators that contact the club during a specisl weekend (TBD) to commemorate the 33rd birthday of the club.  Details have not been decided and will be discussed in future meeting's 

MAY 2010 WOLF CREEK PARK

The week of fishing and eating at wolfcreek park are now complete with a fish fry at noon on the 8th, a big thank you goes out to everyone who help bring the spring fish fry together, and a special thank you to all that attended the festivities.  


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SHARK CLUB TESTING SESSION;
NEXT Shark VE test session
When:  TBD
Time:    
Where: 

For more info Contact Clyde via email "N5IF at sbcglobal dot net" or check the Get License page Pass the word to anyone wanting to test at that time for any class license.  All VE's invited to attend.

Membership dues for 2010 are just $25.00 for a single person, or a family membership plan for only $40.00.
If you can't make the next meeting mail your dues to the following:
 

SHARK
PO BOX 1947
Cleveland, TX 77328

W1AW CODE PRACTICE


Frequencies are 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675, 28.0675 and 147.555 MHz.
Slow Code = practice sent at 5, 7-1/2, 10, 13 and 15 words per minute (wpm).
Fast Code = practice sent at 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 wpm.
Code bulletins are sent at 18 wpm.
CW frequencies include code practices, Qualifying Runs and CW bulletins.

  W1AW SCHEDULE

Cent Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
8 am     Fast Code Slow Code Fast Code Slow Code
3 pm   Fast Code Slow Code Fast Code Slow Code Fast Code
4 pm   Code Bulletin
5 pm   Digital Bulletin
6 pm   Slow Code Fast Code Slow Code Fast Code Slow Code
7 pm   Code Bulletin
8 pm   Digital Bulletin
8:45 pm   Voice Bulletin
9 pm   Fast Code Slow Code Fast Code Slow Code Fast Code
10 pm   Code Bulletin

Recent Visitors to this page

    CQ Contest CQ Contest de AI5M!! 

    Click here for our NEW CONTEST PAGE
    Click here for All of the CQ Magazine Contest links Page

    Recent Shark Club Member Contest participation

    AI5M Field Day Contest Results, (CLAIMED)
    3602 Points, 781 QSO's, 495 CW contacts, 286 Phone contacts.

    2010 CQ VHF Contest, Phone
    K5MV, Category-Operator: SINGLE-OP

    2010 ARRL VHF Contest, CW/Phone
    K5MV, Category-Operator: SINGLE-OP
    ND5T, Category-Operator: SINGLE-OP


    2010 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest, CW
    Callsign: AI5M, Operator: K5MV, Category-Operator: SINGLE-OP
    Reported QSOs: 634

    2010 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest, SSB
    Callsign: AI5M, Operator(s): K5MV, ND5T, Category-Operator: MULTI-OP,
    Reported QSOs: 1385, claimed score of AI5M..........1,588,858
    Congrats to Jeff on the following: World: #112, Continent: #24, Country: #19

     

    2009 ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW
    K5MV turned in his personal best score for any contest with 750 QSO's
     
    2009 ARRL November SSB Sweepstakes Official Results
    K5MV Scored top     STX    1A
    ND5T Scored #7       STX    1A
    For Complete Results goto 2009 ARRL November SSB Sweepstakes Official Results

    2009 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes b Official Results
    K5MV Scored #7    STX    1A
    For Complete Results goto 2009 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes Official Results

    If you have participated in a contest please let us know and we will post the results
     

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SHARK CLUB REPEATERS 

146.900 (-) NO TONE N5AK
444.650 (+) NO TONE N5AK
224.780 (-) NO TONE N5AK
Weekly Net On The 146.900 Repeater Every Thursday night at 7:30pm C.D.T. The net is normally called by Stuart (K5STU) or Jesse (KB5YC) Please stop by and say hello, the net is open to all licensed operators and is very informal.
During the Net our 2M repeater will be linked to the 440 machine

8:00PM ARES/SKYWARN NET following the regular net

 CLUB MEMBERSHIP

Yearly membership to the club is just $25.00 and the family membership is $40.00. This money is used to sponsor the repeaters as well as to provide for the various needs of the club.  Contact Clyde (N5IF) or come by one of our meetings to get more information on becoming a member.

To Join now, download the following and mail to the address at the top of the page along with your dues.
Membership Form (PDF)

     MONTHLY CLUB MEETING 

     The Club meets every second Tuesday of each Month at 7:30pm C.D.T.
    The club meetings will be held at the Hot Biscuit in Cleveland, Tx, maps are available on the "Maps to area event" page at the top

     WOLF CREEK PARK "PICNICS"  

    Twice a year during the spring and the fall, the Sam Houston Amateur Club host a week of fishing at "Wolf Creek Park" that ends with fish fry on Saturday. Please check the events page for the latest information.

    May 2nd - 9th  2010The week of fishing and eating at wolfcreek park are now complete with a fish fry at noon on the 8th, a big thank you goes out to everyone who help bring the spring fish fry together, and a special thank you to all that attended the festivities. 

    October  2010 - TBD

     

    ARRL FIELD DAY

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     2010   The club operated field day at the home of Sammy and Patsy Neal again this year and what a great event it was.  The club hosted about 50 visitors this year including about 18 Kids that we helped make their first contact on the radio.  The contest portion of field day was headed up by Jeff K5MV, providing CW work on the bands was Larry K5EGA and Jeff.  The phone contacts were provided by Dave N5AK, Al N5WWS, Stu K5STU, and Ron ND5T.  The Club upheld its tradition as the Best Fed Club in the Nation with all the fixen's from Clyde N5IF, Stephanie KB5WXM, Brenda KB5RSH, and Kelly KF5DDS.  All the kids took home a brochure showing their contact and all the members took home some found memories
    The other Shark members who contributed to success of this field day including set up, talking with visitors, tear down, and helping with everything that is involved in putting field day togeather.

      
    Fred N5HHD
    Cheryl N5HHG
    Jimmy W5JRH
    Jesse KB5YC
    Marcella N5WAK


    Thanks to all who contributed to bring this Field Day togeather

    2009  The club operated from Sammy Neal (N5AF) place near Dolan. Everyone had a wonderful time. The activities were coordinated by Clyde (N5IF). The club hosted an information booth ran by Margaret (NK5F). As always we had really good food that was prepared by Stephanie (KB5WXM), Brenda (KB5RSH), and Beth (KE5AJO). Thanks to Jeff (K5MV) and his friends we were able to make a lot of contacts on CW.
    Beth (KE5AJO), Brenda (KB5RSH), and Stu (K5STU) stayed up all night working the radio to increase our contacts.
    The Field Day results for 2009 are in and our club ended up with the top 1A class for Texas.  We ranked 30th overall in the nation in 1A class with a total of 173 entries.  This is a great accomplishment for our club and everyone involved should be very proud. See the December QST for more info or visit www.arrl.org

    The Ghost of WPA Lives On !

    Many of us used to listen to the HF maritime coastal stations traffic callups for code practice when  we were trying for that " unreachable " 13 and 20 WPM level. Check out this website, but especially the " HF CQ Marker " site where there are recordings of many of these now silent stations, including WPA in Port Arthur, Texas which David Evans  K5SOR & I visited when it was in full operation.

    I returned to it later, after it was silent. Max Busick  W5GJ of Madison Electronics bought the enventory of the station, tore it down and sold it for parts at his store(s) in Houston.  He said I could have anything else that was left, so I drove to WPA's building on Texas Highway 87, about 2 miles South of the then Gulf Refinery in Port Arthur, on the way to Sabine Pass, Texas and the pickings were slim. I did manage to get the shelf that the individual CW operators stored their bugs on when off duty, and I still have it.

    There were a dozen or so creosote poles left, but they were just too far out in the salt marsh to recover economically. The 500 KHz tower had been dismantled, and stacked on the ground ( salt marsh just feet from the InterCoastal Canal ) and it had been exposed to the salt too long.

    Enjoy this! It is indeed the end of an era.

    73,Sam Neal  N5AF

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    USEFUL DOWNLOADS

     HF Band Plan (PDF)
    VHF Band Plan (PDF)
    ARRL Band Plan (PDF)
    ARRL SECTION MAP 

     

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    SKYWARN    
    Jump on the 146.900 repeater when storms are in the area.  The shark club has started the Skywarn net and participation has been excellent so far, Keep up the good work.  Check out the
    Skywarn page for more info and radar maps

     

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