• ATTENTION ATTENTION - The party to work on the club towers this Saturday May 12th has been cancelled due to technical difficulties!
  
  
• Troop Train Mobile is on for Saturday May 26th operating (AA5AR) on board the Arkansas-Missouri Railroad Annual Troop Train. Operation will be CW on the 20 meter band. Also planned is an APRS station to track the train.
  
  
• We mourn the passing of James AD5SW. He and his XYL Jackie KD5TCY were always there to help in EMCOMM situations. James will be missed by all who knew him. If you have some thoughts we'll include them in a memorial page just for James AD5SW. Contributions to the Williams family fund are being handled by Bernie K5XS at k5xs@aol.com.
  
  
• ATTENTION QSL card seekers. Please, when requesting a QSL card, send an SASE which is a standard business size or larger because the W5T train mobile cards will not fit in a letter sized envelope. We didn't know the printer was going to make the card slightly larger. We didn't know this was going to happen and we have a lot of W5T cards. ATTENTION, AA5AR is now on Logbook Of The World (LOTW). If you want a contact confirmed please email us at i f o a (at) arkanhams.org.
  
  
• Dale Temple W5RXU, Arkansas Section Manager for the ARRL has begun a terrific new website devoted to the Arkansas Section. Check it out!
  
  
• Arkanhams Club Meeting will be Monday June 4th to plan for Field Day on the 23rd & 24th. There will be no meeting in July (worn out from Field Day). The August 6th meeting will be an "Elmer Meeting". If you need assistance in operating or programming a radio, bring it to the meeting and someone will help figure it out. The is what you might call a "meeting of the minds" with RF included!
  
  
• VE testing will be available at each club meeting at 8 PM. Be sure to bring $15 in cash, a copy of your current license or CSCE. Your driver's license is used for ID purposes. Let us know ahead of time, if possible, so that we have a sufficient number of VEs present.
  

• NWARKHAMS_@_Gmail.com (ignore the underscore characters) is being set up to pass on ham radio information to any and all hams in the Northwest corner of Arkansas
  - You must send an email to this address asking to be added to the distribution list.
  - You may opt out at any time. No questions asked.
  - Your email address will never be given to anyone without your express permission. Period!
  - Emails sent will be done via "BCC" (blind carbon copy) so that no one will see your address or anyone elses. Period!
  - No one will be given your email address without your permission.
  - Items of general interest, including equipment sale/request information, may be posted at your specific request.
  - No jokes, political crap or rants will be allowed. Control operators may refuse a request if they so choose.
  - This address is neutral territory. Anything of general interest may be sent to this address.
  - This address is for use by any ham or club in NW Arkansas. Just send your request for dissemination to this address.

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ARKAN Tower Arises!

On Saturday morning, April 14, after a massive, collective effort the ARKAN tower was repaired and raised to its lofty height! The work crew (l to r) consisted of Mark NW5AR, Paul KK5II, Joe KD5TLH, Tommy KC3G, Bill N5QEM, Scott KD5KZJ, Hal K5NOW.

Address inquiries to ARKAN at this address:
information (at) arkanhams.org
ARKAN - AA5AR
P O Box 9701
Fayetteville, AR 72703