Club History Articles

Radio Pioneers presentation to the Texas A&M Club 11/6/2024
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Radio Pioneers presentation to the Texas A&M Club 11/6/2024

Dave Mulvey, K5DCM, was pleased to present this talk to the monthly lunch group of the Texas A&M Club. Below is the slide deck for those interested in the subject of how Texas A&M’s electrical engineering students made a significant impact on technology, the economy, and sports entertainment in the early 20th century. For links…

Club Officers, Members-at-Large, and Appointed Positions: Listed by Year Since 2000

This listing is certainly not complete. But has been compiled with best efforts, from wesbsite archives, newspaper articles, and first hand sources. Send an email to contact@w5qx.org if you have information to add to this historical record 2025President Dave Puckett W5ODPVP Dave Mulvey K5DCMSecretary Amy Briley KB5AMYTreasurer Matthew Morris K5ICRMember-at-Large for Grants/Fundraising, Mike Dominy KD5URWMembers-at-Large…

Earliest Newspaper Article in San Angelo covering the local Radio Amateurs, January 1922

Link to view larger: 08 Jan 1922, Sun San Angelo Evening Standard (San Angelo, Texas) Newspapers.com Note the names Carl Brinegar, Loran Laughlin, and Joe Goulden. All were later to become active members of the club when it formed later that year. The club still uses the amateur call sign W5QX which it inherited from…

June 14th, 1922 – The first amateur radio club meeting in San Angelo

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107893724/san-angelo-evening-standard/ 15 Jun 1922, Thu San Angelo Evening Standard (San Angelo, Texas) Newspapers.com 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the San Angelo Amateur Radio Club. The club has engaged in a century of community service, STEM education, emergency preparedness, and disaster response. Founded in 1922, members from all walks of life have…