Author: Justin Pauler

New DMR Repeater for Washington County

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On August 5, 2022, members of the Washington County Amateur Radio Club deployed a new DMR repeater in Brenham, Texas, expanding the club’s digital communications capabilities. The system includes a Motorola SLR5700 repeater paired with Cellwave UHF duplexers, providing reliable digital voice communications for operators in the area. Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) is an open digital radio standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and Read More…

ARRL Field Day: June 25-26, 2022

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Members of the Washington County Amateur Radio Club joined Amateur Radio operators across North America on June 25–26 to participate in the annual ARRL Field Day exercise, widely recognized as the largest all-volunteer radio communications event in the world. Throughout the weekend, club members set up temporary radio stations and practiced emergency communications techniques designed to function independently of traditional Read More…