Awards
Below are some of the emergencies to which W5AC provided assistance, awards that the club has earned, and contests the club has participated in.
Emergency Communications Support
1980s
October 1985 Mexico Earthquake Relief
American Red Cross Certificate of Appreciation "for generously supporting Brazos County Red Cross disaster relief efforts during Mexico's earthquake".
August 1983 Hurricane Alicia Relief
September 13, 1983 - The American National Red Cross "in grateful appreciation" for our support a month earlier during Hurricane Alicia.
August 1980 Hurricane Allen Relief
W5AC supported EmComm / health and welfare traffic once again during Hurricane Allen, at one point a Category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
1970s
April 10, 1979 Wichita Falls Tornadoes, "Terrible Tuesday"
W5AC supported EmComm / health and welfare traffic during massive, deadly tornadoes in Wichita Falls and the Red River Valley area of Texas and Oklahoma. "Terrible Tuesday" saw unusually large F4 tornadoes that left 56 dead and over 1,900 injured. Not to be confused with the earlier 1964 Wichita Falls tornado below.
February 4, 1976 Guatemala Earthquake Relief
W5AC supported health and welfare traffic during the earthquake in Guatemala that killed 22,000 and left a million people (almost 1/6 of the population) homeless.
1960s
January 23-24, 1967 Nicaragua Revolt, ARRL Public Service Award
June 28, 1967 - ARRL Public Service Award "in consideration of meritorious work in connection with The revolt in Managua, Nicaragua (Jan. 23-24, 1967) as detailed on page 77, June QST".
1967 Central American Earthquakes Recognition
ARRL recognition for our support during Central American earthquakes.
October 1-5, 1964 Hurricane Hilda Relief, ARRL Public Service Award
January 18, 1965 - ARRL Public Service Award "in consideration of meritorious work in connection with Hurricane Hilda (Oct. 1-5, 1964) as related on page 30, Jan. 1965, QST".
1964 Wichita Falls Tornado Relief, ARRL Public Service Award
August 28, 1964 - ARRL Public Service Award "in consideration of meritorious work in connection with the Wichita Falls, Texas tornado (Apr. 3, 1964) as related on pages 52-54, Sept. 1964, QST". Not to be confused with the later 1979 "Terrible Tuesday" tornadoes, above.
Awards & Recognition
1990s
Olympic Games Certificate of Contact
1996 - Certificate of Contact, awarded for making contact with all of the special event calls associated with KN4WL and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia (40 Meter SSB - H.H.H. Net)
AMSAT Membership
March 1, 1993 - AMSAT membership, Member Society No. A-407.
1980s
ARRL DX Century Club (#3862)
December 16, 1986 - ARRL DX Century Club (#3862) (worked over 100 countries; additional sticker for working over 150 countries).
1970s
SMIRK Membership
June 30, 1978 - Six Meter International Radio Klub (SMIRK) membership (#2666).
Ten-Ten Net Certificate
May 12, 1977 - Certificate for working the required number of "Ten-Ten Net" members, a group located in Southern California which works 10 meters.
W.A.Z. Award
November 13, 1974 - From the editors of CQ ("The Radio Amateur's Journal"), W.A.Z. (Worked All Zones) Award (#3783). The world is divided into a total of 40 zones.
Southwest Traffic Net Certificate
March 4, 1974 - Southwest Traffic Net, certificate of participation (#903A). This net met nightly from 2130-2230 (Central Time) on 3935 KHz, with stations in NM, TX, OK, AR, LA and MS participating.
WSA Certificate
November 10, 1973 - WSA (Worked South America) certificate for conducting two-way SSB/CW communications with all 13 countries in South America.
ARRL Official Relay Station Appointment
May 15, 1971 (with later endorsements) - ARRL appointment as an Official Relay Station.
1960s
ARRL W.A.C. Award, Phone
January 27, 1969 - ARRL W.A.C. Award with Phone (2-Way SSB).
ARRL DX Century Club, Phone (#3929)
January 11, 1968 - ARRL DX Century Club - Phone (#3929), with additions similar to above up to 225 countries.
ARRL DX Century Club (#9108)
May 16, 1967 - ARRL DX Century Club (#9108) (worked over 100 countries, since November 15, 1945).
W.A.S. Operating Achievement Award
November 5, 1965 - ARRL's W.A.S. (Worked All States) Operating Achievement Award (#16,455).
IARU W.A.C. Award
September 24, 1965 - IARU's W.A.C. (Worked All Continents) Award. The award traditionally combines Australia and Pacific islands into "Oceania", and divides Antarctica between the other areas.
Contest Results
2010s
Fall 2016 School Club Roundup
W5AC takes first place overall with 586,278 points.
2000s
April 2003 Florida QSO Party
Fourth Place, US Schools.
2003 Worked All Europe DX Contest
First place in United States Call Area 5 for single operator/low power division (SSB).
Operator NT5TU. 58 QSOs, 56 QTCs, 6,384 points.
2003 IARU HF World Championship
Certificate for Operating Achievement, Single Operator, CW Only, South Texas Section.
Operator NT5TU. 250 QSOs; 50 multipliers.
1980s
1987 ARRL International DX Contest Award
WQ5C achieved (as Single Operator on 15 meters in South Texas Section) 1st Place, Phone, 2nd Place, CW and 6th Place, W/VE.
1980 CQ World-Wide DX Contest Certificate of Merit
June 1, 1980 - From the editors of CQ ("The Radio Amateur's Journal"), Certificate of Merit to David K. McCarty K5GN, of W5AC, in recognition of winning the World-Wide DX Contest for the Single Operator All-Band CW division for U.S.A., Nr.2 in the Fifth Call Area.
1980 IARU Radiosport Championship Diploma for Operating Achievement
#1 Multioperator, Southern Texas. Section High Score; 1000 QSO's; 50 zones. Operators K5GN, WB5PYI, WB5ZDP, WD5DLZ, and WD5FFH.
1970s
1979 IARU Radiosport Championship Diploma for Operating Achievement
#1 Multioperator, Southern Texas. Section High Score; 1000 QSO's; 50 zones. Operators K5MW, K5VK, WB5YOT, and WD5DLZ.
1979 ARRL International DX Competition Award
W5AC achieved First Place, Multi-Single CW, Southern Texas in the ARRL International DX Competition. Operators were K5GN and WB5YOT.
1978 ARRL International DX Competition Award, Phone
W5AC achieved First Place, Multi-Single, Phone, in the Southern Texas Section of the ARRL International DX Competition. Operators K5GN, WB5LEU, and WB5YDT.
1978 ARRL International DX Competition Award, CW
W5AC also received First Place, Multi-Single, CW in the Southern Texas Section of the same contest, with Division Leader sticker. Operators K5GN, N5TC, and WB5YOT.
1978 ARRL November Sweepstakes Award, Multioperator
W5AC achieved First Place, Multioperator, Phone, in the Southern Texas Section of the ARRL November Sweepstakes. Operators K5GN and WD5DLZ.
1977 ARRL 160 Meter Contest Award
W5AC achieved First Place, Multioperator, in the Southern Texas Section of the ARRL 160 meter Contest.
1976 ARRL November Sweepstakes Award, Low Power
Operator WB5OOW achieved First Place, Low Power entrant, in the Southern Texas Section of the 43rd November Sweepstakes, CW.
1973 College Bowl Contest
1st Place, Texas College Club Station category, for 1973.
"This award is given in recognition of Outstanding Achievement in Amateur Radio Communications and in support of the continued Advancement of the Amateur Radio Hobby on College Campuses."
1970 ARRL International DX Competition Certificate of Performance
Given on October 15, 1970 for being the foremost participating phone station in Southern Texas, in the Thirty-Sixth ARRL International DX Competition, February-March 1970.