Membership Benefits

Dear Fellow Ham,

You are invited and encouraged, if you have not done so, to join or renew your membership to the Austin Amateur Radio Club. Also, please join or renew your membership to the ARRL.

The Benefits of Membership

1. Let’s have fun! – Amateur Radio should be fun! It is social. By participating in club events you will meet other hams that share your passion.
2. Mentoring – Do you need help learning a new mode or just stuck on a project?
3. Elmering – Are you ready to upgrade your license or have friends that want to get licensed?
4. Access to the AARC Equipment Loaner program – AARC has radios and test equipment for members to borrow.
5. Help with installations – The club is a great source of expertise, opinions and elbow grease.
6. Resources for Public Service projects – Are you a member of another service organization that needs people or communications support? AARC can likely help.
7. Socializing – Remember that Ham radio is what geeks did before computers. There are many brilliant people in our community. AARC is a great way to meet and mingle with people that share the same interests: ham radio and computers, too.
8. Education – There is a plethora of educational and instructional information available to ARRL members both in print and on their website.
9. Information – The club disseminates information and promotes discussion of radio and technology via on-air, Groups.io and our own mailing list.
10. Legislation – Both the AARC and ARRL are monitoring the actions of your legislators at the local, state, and federal level. We take action and call you to action when needed to help protect from unneeded regulations and to preserve our frequency allocations .

AARC and ARRL are the Voice of Amateur Radio in Central Texas / Hill Country and nationally. Together we can protect our frequency allocations, serve out community and support technological ingenuity.

If you are involved in another Ham organization or Special Interest Group, please help us promote the benefits of membership and encourage your members to join both the AARC and the ARRL.

Monthly meetings: The First Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. (Subject to change depending on holidays.)  Check here for any changes.

Meeting location: Baby Acapulco restaurant. 9505-B Stonelake Blvd, Austin, TX 78759, and (hopefully) on Zoom. Members will get an email invitation with Zoom ID and passcode. Non-members, please see the Contact page.

Club Membership is $20/yr for an individual and $30/yr for a family (at same address).  Sign up online (preferred) or contact the Treasurer at a monthly meeting.