W5ECO - Houston ECHO Society
Welcome! The Houston ECHO Society is a general interest amateur (ham) radio club serving greater Houston Texas, founded in 1974 to provide autopatches and assist with emergency communications. ECHO stands for Emergency Communications by Ham Operators. Today cell phones have replaced most of the autopatches on repeaters, but emergency communications is always of importance to the community. ECHO maintains repeaters that may be used in times of emergencies as well as providing a pool of trained radio operators to assist in that effort. Houston is hurricane prone, so hams are vital if the area is hit by storms and bad weather. Click on a link below to learn more about ECHO. The club call is W5ECO.
Field Day 2024 powerpoint slide show is here
Next club meeting is Monday, July 22 at the Red Cross.
Guest Speaker is Gail Close K5GAC, who will bring us an update on the
amateur radio community's active hams and working relationship with the
hospital community. We will discuss field day results and we
will discuss plans for the 50th anniversary special event station.
ECHO is always looking for amateur radio presentations. If you have a specialty contact martingblaise at gmail dot com.
Please direct all "snail mail" correspondence to: Houston ECHO Society, Attn: Mike Nault, 2016 Peppermill Rd., Houston TX 77080-5541
For national information on ham radio visit Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Club bylaws NEW > Possible topics for ham radio presentations
ECHO has a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/W5ECO/
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Last updated on 2/3/2023 by Marty Blaise, AG5T