WCARES.org – website updates     August 2023

Recent updates to the WCARES website include June (updated), July and August meetings presentations (PDFs and videos) and a couple of additions to the Portable Ops page.

You can find WCARES presentations here:

Library & Special Interests --> Presentations
Link to WCARES presentations

and the Portable Ops page here:

Library & Special Interests --> Special Interests --> Portable Ops
Link to Portable Ops


WCARES upcoming Monthly Meetings and the website

The technical presentation for the February meeting will be a repeat of a great presentation Tim, AD4CJ gave back in 2016 on “Improving HF Reception”.

The March 19th presentation will be “VHF/UHF SSB” by Paul, WD9IOK.

The April presentation is to be about MTEARS ( mtears.org ) by Tom, K1KY.

You can find these and all WCARES events on the Events Calendar, here; upcoming events are also shown in the sidebar below the WCARES Frequencies list.


Frequencies and Nets

  • The Frequencies and Nets page and the WCARES Frequencies list in the sidebar include frequencies etc. for the WCARES repeaters, simplex and DMR.

Frequencies and Nets --> Nets

  • Details on checking in to the weekly WCARES phone and winlink nets can be found on this page along with information about other nets of interest

Library & Special Interests --> Presentations

Library & Special Interests --> Books References Guides

  • This page lists books and other reference material of interest to WCARES members and other radio amateur operators. This includes the WCARES Lending Library and books at the Williamson County Public Library and the latest LOTW New User Guide.

Frequencies and Nets --> NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)

  • This page includes a number of links to more detailed information about NOAA Weather Radio including transmitter frequencies and locations, SAME codes etc.

WCARES.org – website updates
    Jan 01-03, 2021

Here’s a list of the some of the new and expanded pages on the website that you might like to explore:

Frequencies and Nets

  • The Frequencies and Nets page and the WCARES Frequencies list in the sidebar have been updated to add the new WCARES DMR repeaters.

Library & Special Interests --> Books References Guides

Library & Special Interests --> Presentations

Library & Special Interests --> Special Interests --> DIY & Kit Building

Frequencies and Nets --> NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)

Frequencies and Nets --> Nets