Valley Computer and Telecommunications Society

01/12/2026

📡 Analog Roots. Digital Future.

In 2026, amateur radio isn’t nostalgia—it’s resilience, innovation, and community.
The Valley Computer & Telecommunications Society (VCATS) continues to bridge classic RF principles with modern digital modes, emergency preparedness, and next-gen experimentation.
From field days to firmware, repeaters to Raspberry Pi, VCATS is where curiosity meets capability.

🔊 Learn
🛠 Build
🌐 Connect
⚡ Serve

The airwaves are alive—and the future is calling.

07/13/2024

To all considering a career in law enforcement, the City of Weslaco will be holding a civil service examination for entry level police officer positions. Here's the flyer below with more information.

06/29/2024

And here we have the first hurricane of the 2024 season. Now is the time to get ready, peeps!

{4:05PM Saturday} ***Tropical Storm Beryl has now strengthened into a hurricane. As of the 4PM advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Beryl is a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and was located about 720 miles to the east-southeast of Barbados. Beryl was moving to the west at 22 mph and is forecast to strengthen as it approaches the Windward Islands. This is the official track from the NHC. At this time Beryl is not a threat to the U.S. but bears watching.

06/29/2024

South Texas is gearing up to be a hotspot this hurricane season. Get yourself and your family ready with this handy guide from Ready.gov

https://www.ready.gov/kids/family-emergency-planning/build-a-kit

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02/28/2024

For those in Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Management, this is a good course to take. Presented by TEEX and hosted by Pharr Emergency Medical Services.

Responding to emergencies is difficult enough, but when dealing with Pediatrics it adds a new level of stress.

This is an excellent class and its 16 FREE hours of CE- March 4 & 5, 2024 there is still room in this class

01/29/2024

The original VCATS logo from the late '90s. Good times!

11/26/2022

An Internet domain name has been registered for our group.

Visit us at https://www.vcats.org/

01/14/2022

For those into old school Internet communications, we have set up an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel on our own server! Join us at irc.vcats.org on channel . For those not familiar with IRC that want to try it out, FB message us and we’ll get you going!

08/12/2021

We’re getting VCATS off the ground slowly but surely! We have secured a telephone line to interact with other members and the general public via iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram.

+1 956-278-0457

Join us!

VCATS is a Valley-wide club dedicated to computers and amateur radio headquartered in Weslaco, TX. We also are a service organization, volunteering locally as SKYWARN weather watchers and emergency/disaster communications operators. http://www.vcats.org/