Category Archives: General

ATTENTION, ATTENTION!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!

Posted on March 8, 2021 by w5tcb

The March meeting of the Spa Amateur Radio Association will be IN PERSON, repeat, IN PERSON at 6pm on Tuesday, March 9 at the Garland County Department of Emergency Management (401 Mid-America Blvd.). Masks will be required to enter the … Continue reading →

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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue (February Zoom Meeting)

Posted on February 8, 2021 by w5tcb

Cold weather go away, and take COVID with you. In the meantime: We will have our regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, February 9th at 18:00 hrs (local time) via ZOOM. The link is below. Members and guests are invited to … Continue reading →

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That Old Feeling is Still in My Heart (a.k.a January Zoom Meeting)

Posted on January 11, 2021 by w5tcb

Sorta like that song by Ol’ Blue Eyes, we’ve still got that old Zoom feeling. Hopefully the vaccine is the cure for the Zoom flu. In the meantime: We will have our regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, January 12th at … Continue reading →

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Goodbye 2020, and good riddance! (a.k.a. December Club Meeting)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by w5tcb

With an abundance of caution and wanting to protect our members, the Officers have chosen to forego our regular December Dinner Meeting/Party. We will have a regular monthly meeting Tuesday Night, December 8th at 18:00 hrs (local time) via ZOOM. … Continue reading →

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November Club Meeting

Posted on November 10, 2020 by w5tcb

This month’s meeting will be an online Zoom meeting only. To join via Zoom: You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Spa ARA Zoom MeetingTime: Nov 10, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting … Continue reading →

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October Club Meeting

Posted on October 12, 2020 by w5tcb

This month’s meeting will be an online Zoom meeting only. To join via Zoom: You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Spa ARA Zoom Meeting Time: Oct 13, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk

Posted on September 8, 2020 by w5tcb

Amateur Radio is good for some things, but it is not necessarily the best tool to share knowledge and converse widely among a group. A free tool that is available that helps facilitate this type of conversation is groups.io. This … Continue reading →

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Will it be a dream…or a dud?

Posted on September 8, 2020 by w5tcb

Tonight at 6pm will be the monthly meeting of the Spa Amateur Radio Association. This month’s meeting will be a hybrid of a net on the 146.88 repeater and a Zoom meeting. How will this work you ask? Nobody knows … Continue reading →

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It’s like Deja Vu all over again (and again, one more time)

Posted on August 10, 2020 by w5tcb

Much like <insert last 2020 month name here>, a face-to-face meeting is not advisable for <insert current 2020 month name here> . Our meeting for <insert current 2020 month name here> will be an On-The-Air Net at 6:00PM on the … Continue reading →

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Suffering from COVID-19 induced hamfest withdrawal?

Posted on July 15, 2020 by w5tcb

The first QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Saturday and Sunday, August 8 – 9, has confirmed what it’s calling “a packed lineup of over 70 great speakers” for the ARRL-sanctioned event. Attendance is free and registration is open. Presentations will cover a range of topics, with two … Continue reading →

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