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Serving Southeast Ohio Communities
The next regular business meeting will be on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. 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 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.
ACARA is an eligible organization within the Kroger Community Rewards program (more).
Upcoming events:
- Sunday, April 26, 2026: Athens Hamfest (more)
- Sunday, May 3, 2026: Meshtastic Node club build (more)
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026: ACARA Annual June Picnic, 5:30pm, Dairy Lane Picnic Shelter (next to mini-golf)
- Saturday-Sunday, June 27-28, 2026: ARRL Field Day, Athens Red Cross
Public service events: Contact Jeff Slattery, N8SUZ to volunteer.
- Saturday, April 25, 2026: Athens Race for a Reason
- Saturday, June 13, 2026: ORCA Emergency Drill
- Saturday, July 25, 2026: Athens Gravel Challenge
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