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Where were you when the lights went out?

Posted on April 8, 2024 by w5tcb

The Spa Amateur Radio Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 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 … Continue reading →

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Hello darkness, my old friend…

Posted on March 11, 2024 by w5tcb

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 … Continue reading →

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Darkness is coming…

Posted on February 12, 2024 by w5tcb

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. … Continue reading →

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Time to Renew Old Acquaintances

Posted on January 9, 2024 by w5tcb

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. … Continue reading →

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ARRL Offers Liability Insurance to Affiliated Clubs

Posted on November 16, 2023 by w5tcb

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 … Continue reading →

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Never Too Early to Save the Date

Posted on November 16, 2023 by w5tcb

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, … Continue reading →

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Be thankful for what you already have (until that new radio is announced…)

Posted on November 13, 2023 by w5tcb

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.

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What Better Way to Celebrate World Mental Health Day???

Posted on October 9, 2023 by w5tcb

The Spa Club will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, October 10th 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.

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Fall (and RF) is in the Air

Posted on September 12, 2023 by w5tcb

The Spa Club will hold its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, September 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.

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How to Prepare for an Arkansas AUXCOMM Class

Posted on August 9, 2023 by w5tcb

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 … Continue reading →

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