Texas A&M University W5AC The Texas A&M Amateur Radio Club, College Station, Texas
College Station, Texas, U.S.A. • Brazos County • EM10tp

Welcome to the W5AC Home Page. W5AC is the Texas A&M University Amateur Radio Club. This club, founded in 1912, is one of the oldest university radio clubs in existence.

Interested in joining the club or learning more about amateur radio? Check out the items on the list at the left side of the page. Feel free to send an e-mail to the club about any questions that you might have.

During the fall and spring semesters, monthly meetings are on the second Thursday at 7:30 PM at the shack and weekly nets are on Monday nights at 8:00 PM on the 146.82 repeater. See our calendar and follow the listserv for up-to-date scheduling.


Announcements

Welcome to the 2019 Fall Semester!

Howdy W5AC!

Welcome back!

  • If you want to learn more about W5AC, please come to our Informational Meeting/Open Shack on at the Shack, Bldg 8900.
  • We will be having our first Monthly Meeting on at the Shack.
  • To stay up to date with W5AC events, check our calendar.
To learn more about how to get involved please watch the email listserv or feel free to contact us directly.

Welcome to the 2018 Fall Semester!

Howdy W5AC!

Welcome back!

  • Weekly Monday night nets begin this week.
  • Informational Meeting/Open Shack (Thursday, 9/6, 7:30 PM at the Shack, Bldg 8900)
  • First Monthly Meeting (Thursday, 9/13, 7:30 PM at the Shack)
To learn more about how to get involved please watch the email listserv or feel free to contact us directly.

February 2018 Meeting and December 2017 Monthly Meeting Minutes

Our next monthly meeting is Thursday, February 8th, at 7:30 pm. The location is at the club shack. All are welcome to attend.

Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes.

Welcome to the Spring Semester!

Howdy W5AC!

A few announcements:

  • Weekly Monday night nets begin this week.
  • Saturday (1/20) is the NACC (North American Collegiate Championship). It is a contest for college clubs held inside the NA QSO Party. The operating time range is from 12:00 pm - 12:00 am. We'll operate from the shack. (http://www.w9smc.com/nacc/)
  • Sunday (1/21) from 1:00 - 5:00 pm is the MSC Open House. W5AC will be hosting a table to recruit new members. (https://mscopenhouse.tamu.edu/)
To learn more about how to get involved please watch the email listserv or feel free to contact us directly.

September, October, and November Monthly Meeting Minutes

Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes. Sorry for the late post, guys!

October Events

Howdy from the President!

For the latest news, join our email listserv or like our Facebook page.

October upcoming events:

  • October Monthly Meeting (TH 10/12 at 7:30 PM)
  • ARRL School Club Roundup (MO 10/16 - FR 10/20)
  • Weekly Nets on 146.82 Repeater (Every MO at 8:00 PM)
Other Events:
  • License Test offered by W5BCS (SA 10/21 at 8:00 AM
And many more that are still in the planning stages. Everyone is welcome to all the events. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me anytime.

Lucas Hastings, KG5LYQ
W5AC President
lucas_18@tamu.edu
(214) 697 - 5091

Welcome Back!

Welcome to the start of the semester! There's a lot of things coming up this semester, so if you would like to stay up to date with everything please email any of our officers to add you to the listserv!
Upcoming events:

  • MSC Open House (Sunday 9/03, 1:00-5:00 PM at the MSC)
  • Informationals/Open Shack (TBD during the week of 9/4 - 9/8 at the Shack)
  • Harvey Houses on the Air (Saturday 9/09, midday in Somerville)
  • First Monthly Meeting (Thursday, 9/14, 7:30 PM at the Shack)

March, April, and May Monthly Meeting Minutes

Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes. Sorry for the late post, guys!

February Monthly Meeting Minutes

Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes.

November, December, and January Monthly Meeting Minutes

Howdy and Happy Valentines day everyone! Sorry for the late post of the minutes. Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes.

October Monthly Meeting Minutes

Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes.

September Monthly Meeting Minutes

Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes.

MSC Open House!

We will be at the MSC Open House, one of the most important recruitment activities we participate in, on Sunday, September 3, 2016 from 1-5 PM. Our table will be located on the south side of Kyle Field. We need plenty of people to come help out, so if you are available come on by!

Newsletter: New Edition!

Thanks to Tom (W5XTT), the new edition of our newsletter is now available! Please click --here-- to take a look.

Sky Warn Class Schedule from W5BCS

The class will be held on Saturday, April 16th. Please click this link for detailed information. Thanks and Gig'em! Click --here-- for detailed information.

March Monthly Meeting Minutes

Please visit our Meeting Minutes page to access our meeting minutes.

School Club Round Up Final Result

We earned a total score of 428,544, the first place in College/University Category. A fantastic accomplishment! Thanks again for those who participated. For details, please visit ARRL's website

School Club Round Up Ended

We did very well in this contest. Thanks for everyone who participated.

Information

Howdy! Here are some information that you might want to learn about.

Please sign up for School Club Round Up! Doodle Pool

W5AC WAS 5 Band Status

W5AC WAS Triple Play Status

The List!

Recent Meeting Minutes

About License Exam & Meeting Minutes

Howdy! Here are the question pools for new members who would like to get an amateur radio license and a call sign. Technician Class Exam will be the first exam for beginners. If you can memorize all the questions in the question pool, it would be very easy to pass the exam. Send us an email when you are ready. We will arrange a test for you. Good luck!

Technician Class Question Pool Must pass this exam before taking other two.

General Class Question Pool For those who passed Technician Class Exam.

Extra Class Question Pool For those who passed General Class Exam.

It is possible that you can pass all three exams in one day with only $15 (non refundable exam fee), however, only few elites have done that. Therefore, it is recommended to start with Technician Class first and see how it goes for you. For more information regarding the license exam, please click here

Thanks and Gig'em!

W5AC Force 12 Antenna Raised Today!

Thanks to Marty & Dave's hard work, THE FORCE 12 ANTENNA IS FINALLY UP ON THE TOWER!!!

2m/440m vertical at top; all 6 bands work perfectly a 2:1 SWR.

First Raising of Force 12 Antenna at W5AC - July 3, 2015: new_antenna2

Zoomed Detail of Force 12 and VHF on W5AC Tower:

Marty W5MHN (L) and Dave W5QZ (R) at the base of the W5AC Force 12 Antenna just after First Raising - July 3, 2015:

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