Over 350 Members Strong!
Welcome to the Austin Amateur Radio Club, an active affiliate club of The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) now in our 101st year! Our club normally meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 PM at Applied Research Laboratories at 10000 Burnet Road. These days, we meet on Zoom.
A Wide Range of Specialties
Our club members are active in all areas of Ham Radio, including digital and high frequency. Specialized areas include Field Day, Contesting, QRP, Digital Modes, EMCOMM and ATV. Members can usually be found monitoring the 146.940 repeater ( – /107.2) – especially during morning and afternoon “drive time” hours. Come join us on-the-air!
What I Learned About Back-up Generators
My amateur radio interest has always revolved around emergency communications. As such, I invested in…
A Cautionary Tale for New Hams about Handheld Transceivers (HT)
It is important that amateur radio operators be aware of spurious radio signals that can…
2020: A challenging yet productive year
2020 has been an unusual year. But in spite of Covid-19, we had a very good…
Next Monthly Meeting
April 2021 Topic: Winlink Global Radio Email system – with emphasis on a new, inexpensive, way to utilize the HF system using VARA software
Each monthly meeting includes Club Business, Solar Weather and a Feature Presentation, all on Zoom. Meetings are open to the public, and guests are welcome!
“We really appreciated your group coming down here to help us after Hurricane Harvey.”
– Museum Docent, Galveston, TX
Check us out.
AARC wants you to be a part of the family. Join or renew your membership today. Check out our member benefits here. To get started, you can participate in our next virtual meeting and connect with other Amateur Radio enthusiasts (hams) throughout the Austin area.