GVARC News!
2015 GVARC Field Day
What: 2015 ARRL Field Day
When: June 27th 1800Z (1300 local) - June 28th 1800Z (1300 local)
Where: WQ5C QTH - 3485 River Road New Braunfels, Texas (Look for the sign on the fence and follow the driveway)
Talk in frequency: 147.000 negative offset with 103.5 Tone
GVARC plans to assemble at Granzins on Saturday morning for the usual coffee and breakfast prior to the assault on the operation site. Setup is scheduled to begin at 0900 local time and operations will begin promptly at 1300.
This year we have a few other events scheduled for our guests. At 1300 we are planning an arts and crafts event for the kiddos (by age or at heart) and will have a drawing specifically for the ladies in addition to ham related prize drawings.
Keeping with tradition, we will be serving light lunch and a pot luck dinner featuring smoked brisket which should be ready at 1700. Please note that good food takes time and this time may vary. Feel free to bring one of your favorite dishes or some rolls, chips, or dips.
A testing session for all license classes will conducted at the field day site at 1200 and another at 1600. All of our typical requirements apply and can be found here. Please contact K5GST for further details.
This is a family event and all are welcome and encouraged to participate.
For your reading pleasure, we present an article about the history of Field Day.
The Wurst Ever Swap Meet
GVARC will be hosting a swap meet in conjunction with the VE testing session on April 4th, 2015.
The meet will begin at 1000 in the testing site parking lot.
The club plans to continue this tradition to provide newly minted hams an oppourtunity to purchase a rig while awating their call signs and a place for existing hams to offload neglected equipment.
There is no charge for attending this event (buyers or sellers), but the club requests that only ham related items be exhibited. However, an exception to this request may be granted for jerky or other protien based victuals.
Talk-in is on the 147.000 (PL: 103.5) repeater and directions can be found on the testing page.
2015 GVARC Amateur Radio License Testing Schedule
Dates for the 2015 testing schedule have been finalized.
- January 3rd, 2015
- April 4th, 2015
- July 18th, 2015
- October 17th, 2015
- January 16th, 2016
Head over to our testing page for details, directions, and requirements.
We hope to see you there!!
2014 GVARC Christmas Party
Save The Date!
What: 2014 GVARC Christmas Party
Where: Granzin’s BBQ - 660 West San Antonio Street New Braunfels, Texas
When: Saturday, December 13th at 1830
The Details:
We have secured exclusive usage of the “Back Room” until 2130 (local time). Granzins only asks that we order all food and beverages from them.
This means that you should only bring your wallet, checkbook (do people still use those things?), or credit card. Beer (and maybe wine) is available for purchase if that’s your thing as well as the award winning BBQ and non-alcholic beverages.
Check back soon for more details!
Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there!
2014 Tour de Gruene
Calling all hams!
We are looking for a few good folks to help us out with the 2014 Tour de Gruene bicyle race.
The 31th annual Tour de Gruene is Saturday, 11/8 and Sunday 11/9. The routes this year are very similar to last year, but the start/finish is now located at Lazy L&L Campground, just south of the 4th crossing.
1) The tour will start a 8:00am Saturday and will go until about 1pm. There are 4 different routes this year, although most are variations of the same route. Riders leave Lazy L&L -> River Road -> Hueco Springs Loop -> Hiway 46 -> FM 2722 -> FM 2673 -> Sattler -> ( longer rides diverge & loop N/E of the lake & back to Sattler ) -> River Road -> Lazy L&L.
There will be staggered starts every 10 minutes from 8:00am to 9:00am.
2) The Individual Time Trial starts at 3pm Saturday and will go until about 5:30pm. The route is different this year. Lazy L&L -> River Rd -> Hueco Springs Loop -> Highway 46 -> FM 2722 -> Bear Creek Trail.
3) The two man time trial riders start at 8:01am & go every 30 seconds. L&L -> River Road -> Hueco Springs Loop -> Hiway 46 -> FM 2722 -> FM 2673 -> Sattler -> River Road -> Lazy L&L.
Volunteers usually get a t-shirt & a ticket to Wurstfest, assuming they are available. Sometimes they run out.
The URL is for more info, including route maps, is: http://www.tourdegruene.com
There are still a few positions open and the club would enjoy your support. Contact us and put “Tour de Gruene” in the subject line.