Recent Club News

JOTA at ARKAN October 16 and 17
Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts contacted other troops across the country. ARKAN opened its station at the Arkansas Air Museum on Saturday, Oct. 16. CONTACT: Don Banta, K5DB@arrl.net

1st Annual Parkfest
The Club hosted a tailgate swapfest / picnic for the October "second Saturday" (October 9) instead of a hands-on workshop. This was held at Lowell Park in Lowell just off Hwy 71-B. Click here for the official promotional flyer.

W5F used for AIRFEST 2004 station
Bill Smith secured the use of the 1x1 special event call -- W5F (Wings-5-Fayetteville) -- for the club to use during AIRFEST 2004. See the June and July newsletters for info on QSLs.

AR QSO Party
The Arkansas QSO Party (sponsored by ARKAN) was September 25 and 26, 2004. Results for the 2003 AR QSO party and more information on this year's event can be found in the May 2004 Newsletter.

SSC approved
Section manager Dennis Schaeffer reports that the ARKAN special service club application had been approved. The efforts of everyone in building ARKAN over the past three years has made this possible.

Packet Racket in NWA
Our packet network is alive and well and we are rousing a lot of interest from inside and outside the Club. We have about 10 stations now running from Winslow to Rogers, all sitting on 145.090MHz. We invite anyone interested to contact us and join in the fun. A 2m packet station will soon be installed at the Arkansas Air Museum, too.

Second Saturday Gatherings
The Club now holds a "second Saturday" workshop at 10:00 a.m. This hands-on time is not an official meeting, but is instead a time for training, demonstrations and fellowship. This workshop is open to everyone and will be held the second Saturday of each month. Topics will vary each month and will include soldering, antenna building, basic electronics, radio principles, etc.

Club Officers For 2004 Elected
The following club members took office at the December meeting:
President - John KD5NFX
Vice President - Bill K1ARK
Secretary - Ted AD5ON
Treasurer - Mose KB5BV
Public Information Officer - Kevin K5KVN
At-large Board Member - Steve N9NSO

Worked-All-Arkansas Net
The Worked-All-Arkansas Net is a success! This net will be on 3987.5 Khz at 1900 local time (after the Razorback Net) and will meet every Saturday. The purpose of the net is to give everyone a chance to work Arkansas counties. Click here for more information on the Net.