The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, May 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.
Topic du jour: Field Day
The Spa Amateur Radio Association will be conducting a testing session on June 28, 2025 beginning at 0900 at 401 Mid-America Blvd in Hot Springs. Walk-ins are welcome, but it will greatly aid in streamlining the process if you will pre-register for the session using this link:
https://ham.study/sessions/681b6c3d363a053bc06bf739/1
Any questions can be directed to w5tcb @ outlook.com.
The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, April 8th at 6pm at the Garland County Department of Emergency Management, 401 Mid America Blvd at 18:00 hrs (Local Time).
N5XFW will present a program on SKYWARN Net Operations for the Diamond Lakes Area.
All are welcome regardless of license or club status.
The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, March 11th 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.
The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, February 11th 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 will include antenna and tower installations, safety, and other related topics.
CANCELLED — CANCELLED — CANCELLED — CANCELLED
It is with an abundance of caution the Officers have canceled the meeting. While most main streets have been cleared; side roads, parking lots. and sidewalks stand the potential to be hazardous, especially after dark.
See everyone in February.
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The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 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 on current and upcoming events, as well as a TBD program are in the works.
For those interested, there are still several items available from the recent estate sale. The current list can be found here.
The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its DECEMBER Meeting, Christmas Dinner and Election of Officers for 2025, Tuesday, December 3rd at 6pm at Smokin’ In Style BBQ, 2278 Albert Pike Road at 18:00 hrs (Local Time). ** NOTE – THIS IS NOT OUR REGULAR MEETING NIGHT!! **
Dinner is ‘Self Pay’ through the line. All are welcome regardless of license or club status.
There is NO Program scheduled, other than Election of Officers. Memberships for 2025 are payable at the meeting.
ARRL Field Day is the single most popular Amateur Radio on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada.
On the fourth FULL weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs (HAMS) gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.
It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles. While some will treat it as a contest, other groups use the opportunity to practice their emergency response capabilities. It is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to the organizations that Amateur Radio might serve in an emergency, as well as the general public.
SPA Amateur Radio Association will be participating in Field Day 2024 from the Garland County Department of Emergency Management, 401 Mid America Blvd. If you will be in the Hot Springs area, join us! We’re planning a multi-transmitter setup on HF with opportunities for visitors to Get On The Air.
Operating hours will be Saturday, June 22nd from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. (approximately).
TALK-IN Frequency will be the W5LVB Repeater, 146.880(-) 114.8 CTCSS.
Setup will begin around 08:00. We will be utilizing the Garland County Emergency Communications Inflatable Mast and other provided personal equipment. We will likely have at least (2) operating HF voice stations, as well as an FT-8 Digital station.
We have invited ALL Local Government officials, as well as the local media. Looking forward to a great event. Hope to see you there!
The Spa Club will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, June 11th 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.
All attention will be given to Field Day 2024 and the details of club operation.
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