Serving Northwest Houston Texas Since 1985 
The Northwest Amateur Radio Society was established in 1985 and serves the suburban FM 1960 area in Northwest Houston. NARS is active in community and public service events.
Club members are interested in QRP, DXing, contesting, homebrew, ragchewing, VE sessions, and getting together for our favorite activity, eating. We welcome all hams as well as family and friends.
We will hold elections for club officers at our November meeting. The four positions up for election are:
If you are interested in running for any of these positions, please send This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. an email to request a position on the ballot. Requests should be sent to Mike before November 13 to be listed on the paper ballots that will be circulated at the meeting. Write-in requests and nominations will also be accepted at the meeting on November 15.
Qualifications to serve as an Officer or Director are listed in the Club Bylaws on this website. The following sections explain the positions:
NARS attempts to provide an enjoyable, interesting, and informative experience at each of our meetings. This being your club, we welcome suggestions from the membership for topics that you find useful and interesting. Either send an email to any of the club officers, come board meeting at 6:00 and make your suggestion in person, or make a suggestion at the regular meeting at 7:30. We are always happy to entertain your suggestions.
Month |
Topic |
Presenter |
Location |
| January 18 | Banquet | various | Back Yard Grill |
| February 15 | Radio to Computer Connections | Richard Nelson, KF5WRD | Fire Station |
| March 15 | FT8 with WSJT-X and JS8Call | Marty (W5MF) | Fire Station |
| April 19 | Satellite overview | Walter Holmes, K5WH | Fire Station |
| May 17 | Emergency preparedness | Haskill Moore (tentative) | Fire Station |
| June 21 | Field Day | various | Fire Station |
| July 19 | DMR | Ron Wa6TQH | Fire Station |
| August 16 | AMSAT and HAMSATS | Andy MacAllister, W5ACM: | Fire Station |
| September 20 | DX Engineering | tbd | Fire Station |
| October 18 | DMR Radio Workshop | various | Fire Station |
| November 15 | Antennas and coax | John Parmalee | Fire Station |
| December 20 | Show & Tell / Silent Auction | various | Fire Station |
We meet at Klein Fire Department Administration Building, 16810 Squyres Rd., Klein, TX 77379. It is located behind Klein Fire Station 4. NARS thanks the Klein Fire Department for the use of their facility
Meetings begin at 7:30 PM, on the third Friday of the month. The Board of Directors meeting is called to order at 6:00 P.M. at the same location. All members are invited to attend this meeting as well.
In addition to a more central location, the new meeting place has plenty of parking space. Please observe any parking signs and be careful not to block emergency vehicle paths. See the map below for directions to our meeting location.
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