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Serving Southeast Ohio Communities
The next regular business meeting of the ACARA will be on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. In-person meetings are held at the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio, 100 South May Avenue, Athens, Ohio, and begin at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. A Zoom option will be available for those who cannot attend the meetings in-person. Instructions on how to connect via Zoom are available here.
A new Jump Start program for newly licensed hams has been developed by QRZ and Gigaparts where new hams can receive a starter handheld specially designed for this program. See our License Testing page from the link on the left for a link to more details and how to register.
Upcoming events:
- Monday, January 16, 2023 – ACARA Technician License classes begin. (more)
- Saturday-Sunday, January 28-29, 2023 – Winter Field Day at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station in the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio chapter house. (more)
- Saturday, February 18, 2023 – ACARA February Potluck, 5:00 PM, Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio, 100 South May Avenue, Athens.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – ACARA Monthly Meeting, 7:00 PM, Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio, 100 South May Avenue, Athens; a Zoom option will be available for those unable to attend in-person (more).
- Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Athens Hamfest at Athens Community Center
- Saturday-Sunday, June 24-25, 2023 – ARRL Field Day at the Athens County Fairgrounds
Public service events:
- Saturday, April 1, 2023 – Iron Furnace Trail Run
- Sunday, April 16, 2023 – Athens Marathon

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