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Repeater System Update - Galleria Site
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Our repeater team was advised recently that a new company is managing the Galleria building and is changing the agreement regarding hosting our repeater equipment. We were previously working under a handshake agreement with the building engineer, but that agreement is going away because the building has been sold and the new owners no longer want to honor the previous arrangement.
We have determined that the proposed access arrangement under the new owners is far too expensive for the club to support. We are now under a deadline to remove our equipment by June 21. To accomplish this, we need several volunteers to accomplish this, because we will have a one-time access agreement to remove all of our equipment.
There are two repeaters that are currently functional, as well as some older equipment that was previously in use. There are also some antennas, equipment racks, and power supplies that will have to be removed, as well as the bandpass filters and associated cabling. This will require carrying this equipment down a couple of flights of stairs, loading it in an elevator(s), and loading it into vehicles on the ground.
This will be a significant undertaking, so we need as many members to volunteer as possible, as well as a couple of pickup trucks to haul the equipment to storage.
Rich Jones, W5VEK, is coordinating the effort. If you can make yourself available on Saturday, June 21, please contact Rich at 281-960-1583 or by email at
Field Day 2025
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ARRL Field Day is ALWAYS the fourth full weekend in June, beginning at 12:00 CST (1800UTC) on Saturday, June 28 and ending at 1459 CST (2059 UTC) on Sunday, June 29. The Northwest Amateur Radio Society will participate for the entire time period from the Klein VFD Administration building, as we did in 2024.
We encourage all Amateurs who are able to commit at least some time and effort to making this a club success. You do not have to be a member of NARS to participate as part of the club station.
Our communication channel for this event is
If you are already a member of the main group but not the Field Day group, post a message to the main group requesting that you be added to the field day group. If you have not yet joined the main group, submit a request and you will be added. You are requested to provide first name, last name, and callsign in the Display Name field in order to to be added to the groups.io roster.
IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to directly join the group or sign up under another email address to join the Field Day group. That membership request will be automatically dropped by the reflector.
We need to fill each operating positions for as much time as possible. You don't need to be a highly experienced operator, just have an interest in making contacts and learning. Club members will be available to assist, answer questions, and provide guidance.
We will have the usual Get on the Air and Talk-in positions, of course, as well as a Digital station running FT8, a voice SSB station, and a CW station.
Meeting Location
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The NARS monthly meetings are held on the third Friday of each month at 7:30 P.M. at the Harris County Emergency Services Building located at HCESD 16 Admin Building, 18606 Stuebner Airline 77379.
Please park only in front of the building. Ample parking is available. Enter the building ONLY through the main front entrance. As always, please do not take reserved parking spaces or block driveways.
For members who wish to join us for dinner before the meeting, we meet at a local restaurant for dinner at 4:30, enjoy dinner and maybe a drink, then make the short 10 minute drive to the meeting on Stuebner Airline. The restaurant is usually Gringo's Mexican Kitchen, 6925 Cypresswood Dr Ste G, Spring, TX 77379, but check the W5NC groups.io messages for updates.
