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Technical Committee

Kent Britain - WA5VJB is unanimously appointed by the Board of Directors as the new Technical Committee Chairman for the Texas VHF-FM Society.

Kent brings a lifetime of VHF (and above) technical experience and a treasure trove of articles to the Society for the benefit of all amateur radio operators.

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  • Current News Updated 01/19/2012
  • Current Reports Updated 01/09/2012
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  • Our Beginings
  • Our New Direction
  • Directors
  • Committees
  • Director Comments
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  • Technical Articles Updated 12/06/2011
  • Coordination Info/Forms
  • Society Documents Updated 01/26/2012
  • Band Plans
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  • Repeater Renewals
  • Repeater Search
  • RF Projector
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  • Society Newsletter
  • Repeater Photos NEW !
  • New Photos Updated 12/13/2011
  • Society Schedule Updated 01/17/2012
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  • Membership


    • Texas VHF-FM Society
    P.O.Box 82666
    Austin, TX 78708-2666


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    The 2011 - 2012 Board of Directors of the Texas VHF-FM Society



    New Board Members - New Ideas - A New Direction for the Society

    Nine good men to move the Society forward and return it to being the leader in technical information for Repeater owners and Simplex operators.

    If it's VHF and above you will be able to find it here on our new web site.



    April 14, 2012 - Next Directors' Meeting of the Texas VHF-FM Society-

    Time and location to be announced soon.



    January 14, 2012 - Texas VHF-FM Society Elects New Directors -

    The following members were elected to fill the balance of the vacated positions for the 2011-2013 term:

    Louis Petit – WB5BMB
    Michael Lay – N5PTN
    Chuck Kenworthy - WB5FWI



    January 14, 2012 -- Texas 2M FM Simplex Challenge -- Winners are:

    Single Op – Fixed - Arron Scott - WX5VHF 4,234 points
    Single Op Mobile Andy Carstarphen - WY5V 6,768 points
    Multi-Op Mobile Keith Ballow - KB5NXW / Jon Brunner - NU5G 384 points

    The Next Texas 2 Meter Simplex Challenge will be held on Sunday, June 3, 2012



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    State Frequency Coordinator



    Our Annual Repeater Renewal

    Our goal is to achieve 100 percent renewals this year.

    With that goal renewal notices went to every member with an email address in the system this year, regardless of whether or not they are a repeater trustee.

    Renewing your coordinations online is fast, easy and will help us with the accuracy of our data as we get ready to submit to the ARRL for the Repeater Directory in early 2012.

    Heads up, Vested members.
    We have a significant number of.....





    Narrow-Banding News



    W5GM Converts his Analog
    Repeater to NarrowBand FM

    Recently in North Texas an issue arose where several Narrowband digital repeater systems lost their interim coordination.

    This caused a conundrum. The vhf spectrum in the metroplex is congested and the waiting list is.....



    Membership still has its privledges -


    It's time to Renew or Sign Up as a New Member of the Society.

    Being a member of the Texas VHF-FM Society helps protect our frequency spectrum not only in Texas but throughout the United States.

    Being a member of the Society gives you a voice in important maters regarding changes in band plans.

    Being a member of the Society gives you access to special member sections and features on the Society's web site.

    Membership is still only $15 per year or $300 for Life Memebership. You can pay by check or by using our new PayPal interface.


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