This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Shreveport Amateur Radio Association -
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
- June 7, 2012 - Club meeting - 6:30 Bossier Library. Details of Field Day will be presented. (See Events: Field Day) here on the web sight for more:
- May 17, 2012 - SARA Board Member Meeting - Discussion - FIELD DAY
- SARA’s General Class upgrade study sessions are scheduled for 9AM Saturday mornings, May 26, June 2 and 9 at the conference room of the offices of Kovalsky & Matthews, 8585 Business Park Dr, Shreveport, near the Auto Mall. (Tnx, Bobby KF5XV!) Cost per participant for materials is now $10.00. The class is open to all Technician Class amateurs. Thanks to Bruce KE5CPL for captaining this effort. Several SARA Extra Class members plan to assist Bruce
-
Robert K5REF reported that the June 16 “3rd Saturday” VE test session (9AM at Christus Schumpert St. Mary Place) will be the last to use the currently-published Extra Class test question pool. If you’ve been studying this TQ set, be there!
SARA Slide Show
The Shreveport Amateur Radio Association (SARA)provides northwest Louisiana amateur radio operators with a place to operate, experiment, and explore the hobby and sometime sport of amateur radio. Above right, Robert (K5REF) works on the tower and rotor for ARRL Field Day, the special event W5E celebrated the 60th anniversary of the final European bombing mission of the Mighty 8thAir Force during World War II, and a Boy Scout operating digital modes during Jamboree on the Air
Other favorite activities include VHF fox hunting, ARRL Phone and CW Sweepstakes, chasing DX, antenna experimentation, homebrew projects, using satellite communications, D-Star and QRP/QRO. SARA members participate in a variety of local events such as providing safety communications for Mardi Gras parades and passing health and welfare traffic during disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. However the most important aspect of SARA is helping one another build, buy, select and setup an amateur station.
SARA operates three VHF and one UHF repeaters, including one connected to EchoLink, to help amateurs keep in touch locally. The monthly membership meeting features a guest speaker on one of the many aspects of amateur radio. Meetings usually end with everyone adjourning to a local eatery to discuss personal plans and visions.
Membership Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 P.M. in the Bossier Main Library History Center.
Slide Show Club Officers
SARA Club Oficers
K5TFH.jpg
Tim Hall became the SARA Club President for 2012. Tim learned about Ham radio from his fatther. Tim recently purchased a Heathkit SB-200 and now runs around 700 wats. Tim also recently passed his Extra Clase test and now has all of the Ham Band Privledges.
WA6MDI.jpg
W0KD.jpg
Visitors Counter
 | Today | 23 |
 | Yesterday | 10 |
 | This_Week | 100 |
 | This_Month | 348 |
 | All_Days | 469 |
Club Officers
Officers:
President:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice President:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Secretary/Treasurer:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Board Members:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SARA Repeaters
145.110 - N5FJ
146.700 - K5SAR
146.820 - K5SAR
444.900 - N5FJ
Become a Member
Membership is open to all applicants and acceptance is made by membership vote. Beginning 2008 Annual Dues are $20.00 for current members in good standing and $25.00 for the first year of a new membership. Family membership renewal is $30.00 and the first year of a new family membership is $37.50. If you are interested in applying for membership in SARA, you may download an application form, fill it out and mail it to our P.O. box.
Login Form
Who's Online
We have 2 guests and no members online
Amateur News
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.-
The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers for the past week rose nearly 25 points, or about 27 percent, to 117.3. The big day was Monday, May 14 when the daily sunspot number jumped to 156. This was the day after four new sunspot groups, numbered 1481 through 1484 arrived. Sunspot numbers for May 10-16 were 93, 102, 85, 138, 156, 125 and 122, with a mean of 117.3. The 10.7 cm flux was 130.7, 136.4, 129...
-
Enter the Seventh Annual ARRL Photo Contest!
Have you ever wanted to see a photo of yours in QST, the annual ARRL Amateur Radio Calendar or another ARRL publication? Well, here’s your chance! If you’re among the winners, not only will your photographic skill be propagated far and wide, but we’re offering $100 as the First Prize. The winning photo and three runners-up will be published in QST. All submitted photos will also be considered f...
-
Surfin’: Old Magazines and More Ducks
By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOUContributing EditorThis week, Surfin’ tries to unclutter the house and learns about more open source software.Old Magazines Fill My HouseI have copies of every issue of QST going back to the mid-1960s, when I first became interested in ham radio. In addition to QST, I also have mass quantities of QEX, NCJ, CQ, Ham Radio, 73, Popular Communications and numerous other radio...