Chas, In case no one has answered, there are three clubs not too far from you. NARS is North and NW, KARS is in Katy and Brazos Valley ARC (BVARC) is in Sugar Land. http://members.aol.com/KARSRadio/ is KARS www.w5nc.org is NARS I can't find a BVARC web site. Hope this helps, 73, Paul W5PF