UTARC Photo Scrapbooks

These are some photographs taken of various group activities of the University of Texas Amateur Radio Club. Also included are some pictorials of club QSL cards, and a pictorial of some of the regular operators of the club station, N5XU.

The Club Station

  • 2004 New Tower
    A new forty foot tower is installed on the eastern penthouse of WRW.
  • 2003 Aerospace Engineering Satellite Dish
    A new three meter dish appears on the eastern penthouse of WRW. A new tower base for N5XU.
  • 2002 Satellite Antennas
    The inital N5XU satellite antenna configuration is not optimal, but gets us on the air.
  • 2001 Satellite Station Mast
    The saga of cutting a 21' mast to 15' and hauling it up to the shack.
  • 2001 Kenwood TS-600 Memorial
    A photo tribute to our venerable 50MHz radio, before moving on to a new owner.
  • 2000 Views From the Top
    A collection of photos taken from just below the height of the club's tribander yagi.
  • 1998-2000 ACES Construction
    A building across the street from N5XU is demolished, and a new building is being built.
  • 2000 A New Amplifier for 222 MHz
    An AM-6155 amplifier is modified for 222 MHz.
  • 1999 A New Band: 1296 MHz
    A transverter and antenna are both mounted on the N5XU tower.
  • 1999 Shack Ventilation System
    A new blower and ventwork is installed in our store room.
  • 1998 April Club Station N5XU
    A snapshot of the N5XU club station equipment in April, 1998.
  • 1996 A New Tower
    A new tower and new antennas were raised at the club station in April, 1996.
  • 1995 Tower Wind Storm Damage
    Our original tower collapsed in a record-setting wind storm in September, 1995.
  • UTARC QSL Cards
    UTARC QSL Cards going back to the 1930's.
  • Club Station Operators
    Portraits of some of the main operators at W5EHM/N5XU.

    • Club Activities Through the Years

  • 2000s
    Chasing rare DX, tower work.
  • 2003 September Club Meeting
    The club takes a field trip to the ASE Satellite Communications Laboratory.
  • 2002 April Club Meeting
    Some portrait snapshots of the most active club members.
  • 2001 Holiday Party
    The 2001 UTARC Holiday Party at the home of W5JLP and KB5LBN.
  • 2001 Kids Day
    Derek Wills AA5BT hosts two kids at the N5XU club station.
  • 1990s
    West Mall demos, Sweepstakes, a club meeting, prominent personages.
  • 1998 January General Meeting
    A discussion of the new Amateur Radio RF Safety rules.
  • 1997 Austin Summerfest
    This year, the club got a swap table and sold off some excess equipment.
  • 1980s
    The club station, a Field Day effort, and tower work at W5EHM.
  • 1987 Field Day
    The only known "real" Field Day effort to take place on the U.T. campus itself.
  • 1986 DXpedition of WB5VZL and KB1CM
    QSL Cards from a South Pacific DXpedition.
  • 1984 Field Day
    Club members operate with a group near Lake Travis.
  • 1982 Field Day
    Club members head out into the Hill Country.
  • 1970s
    The earliest surviving club logbook page includes exotic calls.
  • 1950s
    Some QSL cards received by the Longhorn Amateur Radio Club W5NLH.

    • UTARC Contest Efforts

  • 2001 Collegiate Championship, Phone
    Over 1,200 QSOs and a clean sweep!
  • 2001 Collegiate Championship, CW
    The best effort of the decade.
  • 2001 Texas QSO Party
    Club uses special callsign K5T to celebrate 80th anniversary.
  • 2001 ARRL September VHF QSO Party
    Many club members participate in a fun weekend.
  • 2000 Collegiate Championship
    Our best phone score in 11 years.
  • 2000 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes
    Our first effort with medium power on 222 MHz.
  • 1999 Collegiate Championship
    The best club performance in a decade.
  • 1998 Collegiate Championship
    Our first "clean sweep" of both CW and phone since 1989.
  • 1998 September VHF QSO Party
    Lots of six meter fun this year, with stations worked in six grid fields.
  • 1998 January VHF Sweepstakes
    We broke the West Gulf division Limited Multi-op record score!
  • 1997 September VHF QSO Party
    This was the first major contest effort using the club's new 432 MHz radio.
  • 1996 Collegiate Championship
    This was the first Sweepstakes effort using the new tower and antennas.
  • 1996 IARU HF and CQWW VHF Contests
    This was the last time that UTARC participated competitively in CQWW VHF.
  • 1986 ARRL November Sweepstakes
    Club memebers take #10 spot in CW!
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    Miscellaneous Photos

  • Miscellaneous Photos
    Some miscellaneous photos taken by K5TR and N5KO.
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    University of Texas Amateur Radio Club N5XU
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    Last updated: 17 October 2006