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local Battalion/Pa? September 9/j Amateur radio club offers chance to “ham” by Robert McGlohon Battalion Staff Since its beginnings in the ear ly 1900s, amateur radio has grown with remarkable speed and energy. And since 1925, the Memorial Student Center Amateur Radio Committee, W5AC, has been a part of that growth. In the early days of amateur radio, a few people with home made radios communicated through morse code. Today, amateur radio, more commonly known as ham radio, involves a wide variety of activi ties. W5AC, due to the diverse in terest of its members, is involved in many of these areas of amateur radio. J SCHULMAN l i THEATRES J l SiQff-lstMatinee » JL Mon-famlly night Sch-6 ^ * SCHULMAN6 * Ragchewing (just talking) is one of their more popular activi ties, says W5AC chairman Mark Belcher. And if you’re a ham (an amateur radio operator), you can talk with other hams all over the world. W5AC has made con tacts with almost every country in the world. W5AC also has been active in public service, Belcher said. The committee provided emergency communications ^ 2000 E.29-775-2463-775-2468 * ♦ The Best Little £ Whorehouse in ♦ Texas 5 7:15-9:40 * ♦ *- Garp 7:15-10:00 Six Pack 7:2fl-a;25 J The Secret of * N-l-M-H 7:10-9:25 during the 1979 Wichita Falls tornado and the 1976 Guatema la earthquake. W5AC also pro vides communications for many local events, including the annual Aggie bonfire. W5AC’s “shack” in the base ment of the MSC is equipped with the latest in communication equipment. It has two complete high fre quency stations which can reach around the world, very high fre quency radios for local com munication, radioteletype, antennas on the MSC roof and a North Star microcomputer. Be coming an amateur radio oper ator is no simple matter. Amateur radio operators must be licensed. Licensing re quires a general knowledge of radio communication theory and morse code. W5AC pro vides free weekly licensing clas ses to its members. The committee will hold its first meeting tonight at 7:30 in 140 MSC. pea oul Checking it out slnff photo by DiviiFi The display of cars outside the MSC caught a lot of peoples’ eyes Wednesday afternoon. Dean Shackfield and Don Wolf were just two of the many people who had to get a closer look at what was under the hood and what was inside. Shackfield, a sophomore from Ft. Worth itoili finance, peers inside the car while Woli/ ; graduate student from College Station stiidp Chemical Engineering, gets an overall view wishes he could trade his bike for it. r.to. •' ’'.^0 * 2C10: OO'tSSEt TU0.SPACE STfcTiON ONE .THE DAWN OF r-UN. STUB •* ♦- Porky’s (R) 7:25-9:5C Star Wars 7:1Q-9:4Q JMANOR EAST IMJ . kj n kj nil qo*3 oinn Manor E. Mall 823-8300 St An Officer and a St J Gentleman J St 7:15-9:50 ♦ * * Monty Python" 7:25-9:35 ^Things are ToughjJ * All Over * *SK * A 2000 E29-822-3300 EAST * * * *- Don’t Go Near The Park The Creature * -4 WEST * * * Aggie war-gamer’s splits into separate group clubs by Simon Gonzalez Battalion Reporter Students who enjoy playing simulated war games now have two committees to choose from since Gromets, the section of the MSC Outdoor Recreation Com mittee that deals with board games, has been split into two specialized groups. The new committees are Fan tasy Role Players and Gamers. FRP members play games such as Dungeons and Dragons and * Jf Summer Lovers Four Friends * * Campus * House of Wax £ * in 3D * Thursday September 9 Rudder Theatre^ cry 7=30 & 10=00 ^ 10 i»3-nn<l BQ>l»>olaar\M V3"mV.l. l :«33NU.N'K*'J>«J'«T3 ■J'amuaK-OOOh-’W ♦ TS-O Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired BRYAN 216 N. 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FRP will have about 140 members and Gamers will con sist of about 60 members. SOON IN COLLEGE STATION FUIM • FOOD • C)RIIMK= 1« CULPEPPER PLAZAl =x= =*= =K= =>«= ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE Wednesday thru Saturday September 8-11 10 a.m.-9 p.m. MANOR EAST MALL 22 Antique Dealers will be at THE MANOR EAST MALL with displays of anti que furniture, jewelry, glassware, depres sion glass, dolls, and much, much more. Dont miss this display of quality wares. P & H ANTIQUE SHOWS Manor East Mall *- M — »» -~s5 r.vru; sammy wAirrsTout ... TO FIND OUT WHAT SIGMA ALPHA MU IRATLKATIT IS ALL ABOUT... RUSH PARTY Thursday, September 9 Arbor Square Party Room 8:00 p.m. by Kim Schmidt 1\/) Battalion Reporter A realistic look at the problem of drug and ^ abuse by young people Tv. subject of a television doo^l tary sponsored by ml Greenleaf Hospital. t The film, “Epidemic.''!®. 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