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Worked-All-States Award
VHF/UHF Century Club
 STARC
Club By-Laws (updated Dec.2004) are now available in a PDF file.
Club Call Signs
We currently have three club call signs. The vanity call N5CCW was
acquired for use at the National Weather Service for the ham station at that
location.
The vanity call N5CRP was acquired for use on all club owned
repeaters and for use at special events and contests such as Field Day.
The vanity call W5LEX is used exclusively on the USS Lexington.
Club Repeaters
The club owns and operates 2 repeaters in the Corpus Christi area which are
coordinated through the Texas VHF Society.. Each of the repeaters requires
a sub-audible (PL) tone of 107.2
146.82 Repeater
This repeater is located near Petronilla. The antenna is located on a
commercial tower at approximately XXX feet. The repeater is a GE Master II
repeater with an output of XXX watts.
146.88 Repeater
This repeater is located on the top of Spohn Shoreline Hospital. The
antenna is located on the top of an elevator shaft building. The repeater
is a Yaesu xxx repeater with an output of xxx watts. This system utilizes
a Link Communications RLC-CLUB controller with an open autopatch.
Autopatch Guide
Club Library
The club has a library of ARRL books that are available for check-out to club
members for a two week period. Please contact kc5ykx@arrl.net
to arrange access to any of the books.
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| 2002 ARRL Handbook |
| ARRL Antenna Book 19th Edition |
| ARRL Operating Manual 7th Edition |
| ARRL Field Resources Manual |
| ARRL Beyond VHF Line of Site |
Club Test Equipment
The club currently has a Tektronics xxx oscilliscope which was given to the
club by the National Weather Service. There is something wrong with the
secondary trace input, but the primary input is supposed to be functional.
WAS - WORKED ALL STATES
AWARD
If you have QSL cards confirming contacts from all 50 states(the District of
Columbia counts as MD), bring your cards and proof of current ARRL membership to
apply for the Worked All States Award. The basic award fee is $10 (certificate),
and the endorsement fee is $7.50. Get the Adobe .PDF or HTML application form
from the ARRL Website for Worked All
States Award (WAS)
Contact Mark, AD5CA, our club WAS Awards
manager for more information.
VUCC - VHF/UHF Century Club
Award
If you have confirmed contacts from at least 100 different grid squares, bring
your cards and proof of current ARRL membership to apply for the VHF/UHF Century
Club Award. The basic award fee is $10 (certificate and pin), and the
endorsement fee is $5. Get the Adobe .PDF application form from the ARRL Website
for VHF/UHF Century Club (VUCC)
Contact XXXX, XXXXX, our club VUCC
Awards manager for more information.
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