Club News / Announcements

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FCC Amateur Radio License Test Prep Class & Testing Session, October 12-14th, 2023

The San Angelo Amateur radio club will hold a Technician license prep class on the following dates at the SAARC Clubhouse (5513 Stewart Ln, San Angelo, TX 76904): Thursday, October 12th 2023 (6 PM-9 PM)Friday, October 13th 2023 (6 PM-9 PM)Saturday, October 14th (9 AM-12 PM) Map to location: https://goo.gl/maps/WwjheXt9dEqXvjkY6 The exam prep class is…

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…

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SAARC Honored with 2022 Best of San Angelo Award

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Receives 2022 Best of San Angelo Award San Angelo Award Program Honors the Achievement SAN ANGELO October 13, 2022 — San Angelo Amateur Radio Club has been selected for the 2022 Best of San Angelo Award in the Non-Profit Organization category by the San Angelo…

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W5QX Turns 100! Club Birthday Party October 15th

All are invited to the SAARC 100th Birthday Celebration & Swap Meet! Events will be located at the SAARC Clubhouse, near Mathis Field/San Angelo Regional Airport. The Clubhouse address is:5513 Stewart LnSan Angelo, TX 76904 Please email us at contact@W5QX.org if you have any questions. See you Saturday! Schedule of Events 9:00am – 12:00pm: Tailgate…

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…