The Alamo Area Radio Organization (AARO) is a nonprofit Amateur Radio organization, club call sign AA5RO, dedicated to assisting the community through radio communications, and the enjoyment, appreciation, and the sharing of knowledge and advancement of Amateur Radio. The purpose of this site is to provide club news and messages from the AARO Board to club members, and to present information that might be useful to HAMs anywhere.
Newsline / Info Net
At 8:30 p.m. Club plays back recording of the Amateur Radio News line, followed by general check-ins by club officers and members, plus any visitors at 9 p.m..This is a directed net open to all interested Amateurs.
This net generally lasts about 50-60 minutes, including the 20-30 minute AR News line recording.
AARO Repeater 147.380+ mhz. and 443.875+ mhz PL 162.2
Newsline and Info Net
At 8:30 p.m. Club plays back recording of the Amateur Radio News line, followed by general check-ins by club officers and members, plus any visitors at 9 p.m..This is a directed net open to all interested Amateurs.
This net generally lasts about 50-60 minutes, including the 20-30 minute AR News line recording.
AARO Repeater 147.380+ mhz. and 443.875+ mhz PL 162.2
January General Membership Meeting
Mamacita’s Restaurant
8030 West Interstate 10
Dinner at 6:30 PM, Meeting at 7 PM
Presentation by:
JC Smith N5RXS
Proper Water Filtration
2015 Winter Field Day
Not only during Field Day in June, do the bands come alive with improvised signals proving the ability to respond to emergencies. Since emergencies and natural disasters don’t always happen in the summer, during Winter Field Day, frigid winds, icy limbs and bitter cold replace the thunderstorms and blistering heat of summer. In 2007 SPAR established a Winter Field Day event and invited all Amateur Radio operators to participate. The event was repeated in 2008 and was considered a success, so it was then designated an annual event to be held the last full weekend each January. In 2007 – 2014 the event was enjoyed by many, but it is time to issue the invitation for the Ninth Annual SPAR Winter Field Day!
The 2015 Winter Field Day will be held from 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Saturday January 24, 2015 through 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Sunday January 25, 2015. The object of the event is familiar to most Amateur Radio operators: set up emergency-style communications and make as many contacts as possible during the 24 hour period. The rules encourage as many contacts on as many bands and modes as possible, because during a real emergency, the most important factor is the ability to communicate, regardless of band, mode or distance.
The official rules can be found at the SPAR web site. The event is open to all amateurs, although we encourage everyone to join in the discussions and other activities sponsored by SPAR. Information about SPAR can be found on the SPAR Home Page. Membership is free and open to all amateurs who want to encourage technical and operating skills. You can register by going to the SPAR Forum and registering, using your amateur callsign as your user name.