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Calendar of Events - 2024

ECHO is celebrating 50 years in 2024.

Next club meeting is Monday, October 12 at the Red Cross (pre-meeting dinner at Goode Company). NEED PRESENTATION!

November
December - dinner and gift exchange

Previous meetings

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.

January 8 meeting - discuss Houston Marathon, 50th anniversary and if time, presentation on unusual call signs.

Previous meetings in 2023

January 9, 2023 general meeting - we will have updates on Houston Marathon, Work Bouvet and discuss possible presentations for the year. We will meet at 7 p.m. at Red Cross. Prior to meeting we will eat dinner at Goode Company. Zoom link will be emailed.

February

February 13, 2023 general meeting - presentation by Rick K5GZR on six meters. Prior to meeting we will eat dinner at Goode Company. Zoom link will be emailed. Nomination of officers

March

March 13, 2023 general meeting - presentation by Peyton KE5ZDZ plus others on "Autopsy of 3Y0J." Prior to meeting we will eat dinner at Goode Company. Zoom link will be emailed. Officers will be elected at this meeting.

April

April 10, 2023 general meeting - we will view a short YouTube video of the hamfest by Ham Radio 2.0 and then have a short discussion by Peyton KE5ZDZ on saltwater/Texas City dike operating ideas. Also start discussing Field Day ideas and 50th anniversary ideas.

August 14 - speaker Brian Shircliffe AD5OS on Bluetti batteries.

September meeting - Monday, September 11 - September presentation on Zoom by Ed WX2R about eclipses and ham radio- ZOOM ONLY no in person meeting

October 2023 - presentation is by Sean Linkenheimer N5LNK - Parks on the Air (POTA)

November 13 presentation is on Zoom by Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA on propagation. He retired in October 2013 after 41 years as an RF design engineer with Motorola and then with Raytheon (formerly Magnavox). He designed solid-state RF power amplifiers. We will meet in person as usual or you can join us on Zoom.

December dinner and gift exchange tba