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Next ARA meeting held on Zoom
The next ARA meeting is scheduled for January 19, 2021, and will not be held on the 94 repeater, but instead on Zoom. Please click here to read more about how to prepare. 

Public Service

Testing Session

Submitted by K3WJC on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 14:07

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The ARRL Voluntary Examination Coordinator (VEC) recently scheduled an in-person Amateur Radio License Examination Session for February 2, 2021 at St. John's Lutheran Church. The session begins @ 6:00PM -- doors will open a little before then. 

Date: 
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 18:00

A New Net for New Hams

Submitted by K3WJC on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 23:13

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Attention all new hams:

A new amateur radio net just for you!

 

Beginning January 7, 2021, the Antietam Radio Association will begin a new 2-meter amateur radio net aimed squarely at the newly licensed amateurs, or those who would like a fun, safe place to practice their amateur radio skills, while helping your fellow amateurs, too. The schedule may change, but currently this net will meet on the:

First and third Thursdays of each month at 20:00 (8PM) local time. On the first Thursday the meeting takes place on the 146.94 repeater, while the third Thursday of the month the net is held on the 147.09 repeater. This allows amateurs to check out the different repeaters, and to test which works best for their particular setup.  

The ARA "nets" page will soon by updaetd with the new net, as well as a few other resources, hopefully be the end of the weekend.  

 

Amateur Radio (Ham) Testing Session

Submitted by K3WJC on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 00:00

small_ARA_Logo.pngCoronavirus related information:

Masks may be required
Pre-registration required
Contact Brian, Amatuer Radio Call SIgn W3PDW, at W3PDW@arrl.net to register, and for more detailed information. General (pre Covid-19) testing session requirements and a map to St. John's are below.
 

September 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM ET

Cost: $15

141 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
 

1.  A legal photo ID (driver’s license, passport)

      2.  If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification:
           a. non-photo ID/driver's license (some states still have them)
           b. birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal)
           c. social security card
           d. library card
           e. utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that
               specifically names the person; or a postmarked envelope addressed
               to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on
               the Form 605.

Date: 
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 18:00