[HoustonHam] Announcement from the NEW Triangle Repeater Association

[Chris Boone]

Yes, Art's call was original...dating back to the 1910s......He wanted W5APK
(his initials) but someone misread his handwritten on the app back then and
he got APX instead.

Kay owned Kay Radio/Electronics, a 2 state Motorola MSS powerhouse.

-----Original Message-----
From: houstonham-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:houstonham-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian K. Gaskamp
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 8:45 AM
To: Amateur Radio in Houston TX area
Subject: Re: [HoustonHam] Announcement from the NEW Triangle Repeater
Association

Chris that sounds great, was W5APX the guy's original call, if so you have a

old callsign there which is neat.

We have the same thing here in Brenham or our 3 repeaters, W5AUM, the former

holder of the call had been a ham for 73 yrs!

Congrats.

Brian
KA5BKG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Boone" <cboone at earthlink.net>
To: <SETXHam at yahoogroups.com>; "'Amateur Radio in Houston TX area'" 
<houstonham at mailman.qth.net>; <houstonham at yahoogroups.com>; 
<snelson at kay-com.com>; <wb5rfk at jas.net>; <twodogs at rossons.com>
Cc: "'Steve Gomez'" <sgomez1 at gt.rr.com>; <WD5DOA at IH2000.NET>; 
<lstewart at gt.rr.com>; "'Broadcast Engineers Amateur Radio Network discussion

group'" <bean at broadcast.net>; <hq at arrl.org>; <n5ale at arrl.net>; 
<press at kjas.com>; "'Hulen Smith'" <clay1952 at cmaaccess.com>; "'Steve Corley'"

<steveadm at gt.rr.com>; <paul.stewart at abb.com>; "'Roland Ledet'" 
<k5euo at sbcglobal.net>; <AC5K at sbcglobal.net>; "'Ron Crowe'" 
<shotgunn at consolidated.net>; <QCWAChapter51 at yahoogroups.com>; 
<vcastille at sbcglobal.net>; "'Dugas, Jason A. (JSC-EP)'" 
<jason.a.dugas at nasa.gov>; <bcsetx at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 11:53 PM
Subject: [HoustonHam] Announcement from the NEW Triangle Repeater 
Association


> As of today, I learned that yesterday, September 5, 2008, the FCC granted
> the vanity application of the Triangle Repeater Association, Incorporated
> (formerly WA5YUS/WR5AEX), resurrected earlier this year as KE5UMY.
>
>
>
> IT NOW PROUDLY holds the call formerly and originally held by Arthur P. 
> Kay
> Jr. (SK)..W5APX! Thanks to his stepson, Lee W5TEH, for giving his 
> permission
> to make this become a reality!
>
>
>
> Look for this call sign coming to a repeater frequency and possibly a real
> Field Day site near you soon (So far 10 people have shown interest in a 
> REAL
> Field Day operation.LETS DO IT!!...I think we may be able to get some
> commercial sponsorship for this J)
>
>
>
> Chris
> WB5ITT
> Trustee, Triangle Repeater Association, W5APX
>
> The NEW W5APX 146.34/94 repeater..with satellite receivers and a LDG voter
> (1st voter on an amateur repeater in this area!) to provide HT coverage
> throughout the entire area.(PL 103.5)..sorry Kay but it won't be 100%
> Motorola.but it will be the premier 2meter repeater in SE TX.with links to
> HF/VHF/UHF all mode remote base (shared with WB5ITT 220 rptr) for 
> emergency
> operations. Block diagram to come soon! Gear is on hand and being 
> connected.
>
> Help is welcomed!
>
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