September N5SAC 2026 Newsletter
N5SAC Newsletter 2026-09.pdf Click to download from the SachseRACES.org webserver.
Club News & Updates
The latest from N5SAC Ham Radio Club
Expanding Technician Privileges: The Fix Needs a Push
[via EtherHam: https://etherham.com/expanding-technician-privileges-the-fix-needs-a-push/?utm_source=amateur-radio-weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter] A modest, already-researched fix to Technician HF privileges has been sitting at the FCC since 2018—real, ready, and, despite years of advocacy, still stuck in the queue. I think it’s worth pushing across the line now, while the Commission’s attention is already open on related amateur radio rules. It also leaves one […]
August 2026 N5SAC Newsletter
Your May 2026 N5SAC Newsletter. Download it, open it in your PDF reader, and click the two-page view button!
Big Success, N5SAC General Class June 2026
The N5SAC General class was a huge success, and it was due to each and every one of those who participated! Thanks go to all participants, but especially to Chief Marty Wade KI5ZYC and Greg Kent KK6AXF, for making Field Day a pretty big success. We literally could not have held the event without Chief Wade’s backing and […]
NetControl.Live takes over for Ham.Live!
The Ham.Live site has now gone away. But fear not! NetControl.Live has taken the lead in preserving this wonderful service. To expound on that, we were out front trying to bring it into our wheelhouse. Lo and behold, the NetControl.Live boys were about two weeks ahead of us, and that is just fine! Realistically, I […]
Zero Retries 0255: Ham.Live is Going Away; N5SAC, the Sachse Fire Station Ham Radio Club is Trying to Save It
Swing over to Zero Retries to see what they share about our effort to stand up Ham.Live locally here:https://substack.com/redirect/5f6e2745-be08-4caa-a9c5-5c9d5837f2dd?j=eyJ1IjoiM3EycGU5In0.TzSp-geYyvWnxa2KD1dgpKCmOeVOhfayul-LOGFMW24 Steve Stroh writes, from Lonnie Webb KG5WHQ:The beloved Net logging and chat service is going away. I love Ham.Live as it is SO easy to use that even your Uncle Fred can work the chat from the VA! […]
Ham.Live Being Adopted by N5SAC
N5SAC Ham Chat Read the latest update here: https://www.sachseraces.org/netcontrol-live-takes-over-for-ham-live/ Our beloved Ham.Live net logging and chat service is closing up shop. Sean KK6BEB has done superb work on the service and has been kind enough to open-source it and share it with N5SAC. With his assistance, we now have an instance in test. Status: In beta. Meaning things are going to […]
Sign Up For the June 27 N5SAC General Class
We are having one more class this year on ARRL Field Day! This one is for Technician holders looking to upgrade to General Licensees. Click the link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/generalclass2026
Thank you for making the N5SAC May 2026 ham radio technician class a success
It bears saying again: Thank you for making the N5SAC May 2026 ham radio technician class a success! Thank you, Chief Wade, for making the location and food available. Thank you ChickFila for inventing Waffle Chips—Huge hit. Thank you, Kacie, for dragging out food and making an emergency drink run. Thank you to the hard-working class for doing the work […]
May 2026 N5SAC Newsletter
It’s here! Your May 2026 N5SAC Newsletter. Download it, open it in your PDF reader, and click the two-page view button! Download