HAMsters Annual Event Calendar

Breakfasts • Training Meetings • Nets • VHF/UHF Contests • Weak Signal Fun

Note: Dates and times may change. Always confirm major contests and special events before operating.

Recurring HAMster Events

Monthly HAMster Breakfast
Last Saturday of each month — 8:00 AM
Denny’s — IH-35 & FM 3009, Schertz, TX
Informal breakfast gathering for radio talk, station ideas, weak-signal stories, and solving the world’s problems before the coffee gets cold.
HAMster Weak Signal Monthly Training
1st Monday of each month — 6:30 PM
American Red Cross — 3642 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78219
Technical training focused on VHF/UHF weak signal operating, antennas, feedline, station building, and operating technique.

Weekly Nets

CQ52 Simplex Net
Mondays — 6:30 PM — 146.520 MHz FM Simplex
A friendly weekly simplex net encouraging local VHF activity.
2 Meter SSB Weak Signal Net
Sundays — 6:30 PM — 144.180 MHz USB
Weekly 2 meter weak-signal net. Great for testing antennas and improving station performance.
Bandera County ARES Net
Thursdays — 7:30 PM — 147.120 MHz, DCS 131
Local emergency communications net and general amateur radio participation opportunity.

Monthly Meetings

Bandera County ARES Meeting
2nd Thursday each month
China Bowl — Bandera, TX
Informal gathering begins around 5:30 PM. Formal meeting begins at 6:00 PM.

National VHF/UHF Contests

ARRL January VHF Contest
January — check ARRL for exact weekend
ARRL June VHF Contest
June — check ARRL for exact weekend
CQ World Wide VHF Contest
July — check CQ contest calendar
ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
August — check ARRL for exact weekend
ARRL September VHF Contest
September — check ARRL for exact weekend
ARRL EME Contest
Fall/Winter weekends — check ARRL schedule
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