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SPECIAL EVENT The Hot Springs Village was 40 years old in 2010. As part of the celebration, the Village Amateur Radio Club held a special event from April 17 to April 25. The callsign was the club call - W5HSV. Frequencies are 21.240, 14.240, 7.240, and 3.940 MHz (+/- 20 Kc). No SASE is required. A certificate will be sent to each station that makes a contact with the special event using your callbook address. Hot Springs Village is a "ham friendly" community. To learn more about Hot Springs Village, click here. MEETINGS The club meets for breakfast every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. at Home Plate restaurant. A business meeting is called by the President approximately four times a year. The meeting dates for 2012 are March 1, June 7, September 6, and December 16. Meetings will be held during and/or after breakfast at the restaurant. CLUB NET The club net meets on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 p.m. local time on the club's two meter repeater. Net controls are rotated. All check-ins are welcome. VE TESTING The club has a VE testing group which administers examinations four times a year for persons wishing to obtain a new amateur license or upgrade their existing license. The normal dates are the second Saturday in February, May, August, and November at 9:00 a.m. at Cranford's Fresh World on Hwy 5 near the Village East Gate. Club VE's include K9IW (Team Liason), N3EY, N5UQ, K5ID, WA9AQQ, AD5TI, and W0FAX. The next session is scheduled for February11, 2012. TOUR OF HOMES COMMUNICTION Every two years, the Symphony guild conducts a "Tour of Homes" in the Village as a fund raiser. Four homes are chosen and transportation is provided to persons buying a ticket for the tour. The club provides communication using two meters between homes and the parking site to get vehicles to where the people are. The 2010 tour was held on October 4. To volunteer for the 2012 tour, contact K5ZRF. FIELD DAY Field Day in 2006 was June 24 and 25. We made 528 contacts - 281 on CW and 247 on SSB. We had a great time. The dates for 2011 are June 25 and 26. REFLECTOR
Every member of HSVARC has access to
the HSVARC mail list. This is a special e-mail address (sometimes referred
to as a "reflector") that provide the membership an easy way to
communicate with the entire club membership. To send a message to all
current club members simply address your e-mail messages to or
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