Spa Amateur Radio Association

The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, March 12th at 6pm at the Garland County Department of Emergency Management, 401 Mid America Blvd at 18:00 hrs (Local Time).

All are welcome regardless of license or club status.

Discussion of 2024 Eclipse planning and other topics of local interest.

The Spa Club will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, February 13th at 6pm at the Garland County Department of Emergency Management, 401 Mid America Blvd at 18:00 hrs (Local Time). All are welcome regardless of license or club status.

56 days until the lights go out. Have you heard – there’s going to be a total solar eclipse on April 8. Where will you be when the lights go out?

The Spa Club will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, January 9th at 6pm at the Garland County Department of Emergency Management, 401 Mid America Blvd at 18:00 hrs (Local Time). All are welcome regardless of license or club status.

What are your ham radio goals for 2024?

In association with the ARRL, Risk Strategies is the league sponsored and affiliated program administrator for the ARRL insurance program. As a matter of club business, we will consider acquiring their club liability product during the business portion of our December 2023 meeting. Related documents have been posted on the club’s groups.io site. Please take a moment to review the documents in preparation for our upcoming meeting.

The SPA Amateur Radio Association will be holding our Annual Holiday Dinner and Election of Officers at Smokin’ In Style BBQ on Friday, December 8, 2023 at 6pm.

Note: This is NOT our Regular Meeting Night.

Dinner is SELF PAY, through the line.

All Members are encouraged to attend and family members are welcome. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Smokin In Style BBQ
smokinnstyle.com
2278 Albert Pike Rd Ste F
Hot Springs, AR 71913

The Spa Club will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, November 14th at 6pm at the Garland County Department of Emergency Management, 401 Mid America Blvd at 18:00 hrs (Local Time). All are welcome regardless of license or club status.

These steps assume a student has only an Amateur Radio License and has not done any of the self-study Incident Command System (ICS) courses. Independent Study (IS) 100, 200, 700, and 800 are required to take the AUXCOMM Course. The goal is to have the volunteer be National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliant. You may skip any step you have already completed.  Affiliation with a served response agency is also necessary and will not be addressed here.

1. You must obtain a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Student Identification Number (SID).  https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register
2. The current version of 100 is IS-100.C. You may do the Interactive Web Based Course or Download Classroom Materials, and take the Final Exam Here:  https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c&lang=en
3. The current version of 200 is IS-200.C.  You may do the Interactive Web Based Course or Download Classroom Materials, and take the Final Exam Here:  https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.c&lang=en
4. The current version of 700 is IS-700.B.  You may do the Interactive Web Based Course or Download Classroom Materials, and take the Final Exam Here:  https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b&lang=en
5. The current version of 800 is IS-800.D.  You may do the Interactive Web Based Course or Download Classroom Materials, and take the Final Exam Here:  https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.d&lang=en
6. Once all the ICS classes are completed, you may register for the AUXCOMM class of your choosing.  Note that since these classes are state-sponsored, reimbursement for lodging and per diem are available subject to the rules.  The Schedule is here: https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/ADEM-TRAINING-SCHEDULE-5.pdf
7. This is the registration page:  https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/emergency-management/adem/training-exercise/training/class-registration-request/
8. You will receive an email giving you further instructions.  Be aware that prior registration is necessary.  If you require further information, please contact training@adem.arkansas.gov .

Thank you for your interest in serving your community.  Our hope is to build a cadre of emergency management volunteers in every County.  Let us know how we might assist you to become a valuable and trained volunteer.