Yes, Virginia, we are having a meeting tonight!

Yes, Virginia, there is a Christmas we are meeting IN PERSON for the third straight month!

May 11, 2021
Garland County Department of Emergency Management
401 Mid America Blvd.
18:00 hrs

  • Mask NOT required to enter building, but encouraged for those that still feel uncomfortable without one.
  • Seating will be ‘social distanced’, if needed.

All are welcome regardless of license status.

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Too Good to be True?!?!?

CONTINUED GREAT NEWS!!!

The April club meeting will be IN PERSON on April 13, 2021.

Garland County Department of Emergency Management
401 Mid America Blvd.
18:00 hrs

  • Mask NOT required to enter building, but encouraged for those that still feel uncomfortable without one.
  • Seating will be ‘social distanced’, if needed.
  • Let’s have a good ‘ol rag-chew on the history of SARA, HSARC and Amateur Radio in general. Maybe discuss FIELD DAY 2021(?) and what we would like Amateur Radio to look like in our community going forward…..
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ATTENTION, ATTENTION!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!

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 building and seating will follow social distancing protocols.

All radio amateurs are invited regardless of membership status.

Reminder that this would be an excellent opportunity to get current on dues ($20 per person).

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

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 a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: S.A.R.A February Meeting 2021
Time: Feb 9, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85648120619?pwd=Z1lVWnB0VzhJb3RBOEVscGt5OXFyQT09

Meeting ID: 856 4812 0619
Passcode: Ev3m0G

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

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 18:00 hrs (local time) via ZOOM. The link is below.

Members and guests are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: S.A.R.A January Meeting 2021
Time: Jan 12, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/95454369371?pwd=Y2Yxd243TGk0aUNYbi9DYWtHTUN5Zz09

Meeting ID: 954 5436 9371
Passcode: 1cL8d7

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

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. The link is below. We will conduct a business meeting and hold officer elections during this online meeting. Members are strongly encouraged to attend via Zoom. Looking forward to ‘seeing’ everyone there!

The Spa ARA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WB5SPA December Meeting
Time: Dec 8, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93910230894…
Meeting ID: 939 1023 0894
Passcode: 5gP4FW

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November Club Meeting

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: Nov 10, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93910230894?pwd=YksyM3hGVGZsRHhHMGU4VHB0VGtqdz09

Meeting ID: 939 1023 0894
Passcode: 5gP4FW


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October Club Meeting

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 Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/9493820438?pwd=ZWJnTnVEdXA0b1RNdlFlbUIyWkJIQT09

Meeting ID: 949 382 0438
Passcode: iWJF5j

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Let’s Talk

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 is a tool we can use to share ideas, experiences, ask questions, and so forth among club members and those locally interested in amateur radio. We’ve set up a group called WB5SPA. Stop by and drop a note and let’s get the conversation started.

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Will it be a dream…or a dud?

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 – we’re strictly flying by the seat of our pants! So, you’ll have to show up to see where it falls on the spectrum between astounding success and massive dumpster fire. To join via Zoom:

WB5SPA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WB5SPA SARA September Meeting
Time: Sep 8, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96615452561?pwd=cVB1S3lkYTVaNkN0UDdZV0lVbk4xZz09

Meeting ID: 966 1545 2561
Passcode: 8PGcn9

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