Come on all you Rocketeers. Lets get together and get the Rio Grande Valley
Rocket Club going. This is an open invitation to anyone interested in Model
Rockets or High Power Rockets to get in touch with us to build a club.
The Rio Grande Valley Rocket Club held it's first meeting on Saturday January 15, 2000. Members in attendance were,
Randy Ashley,
Lou Van Doren,
Fran Van Doren,
and
Greg Sargent.
The meeting was called to order and the name of the club, and Bylaws were adopted. Election of officers for the 2000 flying year was held and the results were.
President/Senior Adviser------Randy Ashley
Vice President/Secretary------Greg Sargent
Treasurer---------------------Lou Van Doren
Lots of Launch stories were told and everyone left excited about
publicizing our club and trying to build the membership.
We are now a NAR section #604
Randy Ashley
RGVRC President/Senior Advisor
NAR 75007 L2 Insured
TRA 7732 L2
PS..... Our Tripoli Prefecture will follow just as soon as my 1 Year
wait is up!!! Stay Tuned.
On May 22, 1999 We had our second Club launch. There were three of us there and we had 16 launches and lost 1 and a half rockets. We have concluded that with the always present wind here in the Valley the best means of recovery is the streamer. To date John Bearden holds the distance record, his nose cone was last seen going North West and went out of sight in the distance, and not seemingly loosing any altitude. If anyone finds a nose cone and a parachute in their yard please return it to John. We are planning a launch of a larger and higher power rocket for the early morning of May 23, 1999. We will let everyone know how that one goes.
Randy Ashley diver@vsta.net
Betty Ashley diver@vsta.net
Louis Van Doren W9NKC@iname.com
Fran Van Doren w9nkc@iname.com
Toby Driscoll N5SIM@aol.com
Mike Partuschkc5mai@usa.net
John Bearden kc5wbg@rgv.net
Greg Seargent KA0ARS@arrl.net
Tom Lanier tlanier@compuserve.com
Keith Kloepping
Eddie Mercado
Steve Baughmanhome.swbell.net/sbaughmn
Alan Davis adavis@mciworld.com
One project we have up our sleeve is going to be a rocket with a payload of a camera and transmitter set up to do amatuer radio fast scan television.
We hope to tape a liftoff via telemetry ( fast scan ) and put the footage up on the webpage. Construction and more info to follow.
This is a good little hobby shop in McAllen Texas, that is starting to carry Rocketry Supplies. They are growing and will try to get you what you need. Bente's Hobbys 4777 N. McColl Rd. Mcallen Texas, Phone # (956)682-0246
Yank Enterprises. A very good company.