2023 ARA Calendar

Date Time Event Organizer/Contact/Notes
Aug 15 5-6:30P ARA Social @ Am. Legion Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248 – please note there is no official meeting after the social.
Aug 26 9-11A ARA Monthly Breakfast Hub City Diner at 190 Railway Lane. Reservations under “Radio Club.”
Sep 5 6-~7P License Examination Session Brian, w3pdw@earthlink.net, 717-264-6403
Sep 5 7-9P ARA Business Meeting First of two meetings in September
Sep 9 8A-~12P ARA Tailgate-Fest Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Sep 19 5:30-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Sep 19 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting Second of two meetings in September

Past ARA Events 2023

Date Time Event Organizer/Contact/Notes
Jan 28-29 24 hours Winter Field Day
Jan 17 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Jan 17 5-6:30P ARA Social @ American Legion Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Jan 3 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Jan 3 6-~7P License Examination Session Brian, w3pdw@earthlink.net, 717-264-6403
Feb 7 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Feb 21 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting Cancelled in lieu of Winter Dinner
Feb 25 9-11A ARA Monthly Breakfast May not be held – stay tuned
Feb 25 6-9P ARA Winter Dinner ARA Winter Dinner at the American Legion
Mar 7 6-7P License Examination Session Brian, w3pdw@earthlink.net, 717-264-6403
Mar 7 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Mar 21 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Mar 25 9-11A ARA Monthly Breakfast Hub City Diner at 190 Railway Lane. Reservations under “Radio Club."
Apr 4 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Apr 18 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Apr 29 9-11A ARA Monthly Breakfast Hub City Diner at 190 Railway Lane. Reservations under “Radio Club.”
May 2 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
May 6 6A-1P Great Hagerstown Hamfest
May 16 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
May 27 9-11A ARA Monthly Breakfast Hub City Diner at 190 Railway Lane. Reservations under “Radio Club."
Jun 6 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Jun 20 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Jun 23 9A-5P ARRL Field Day Early Setup Ruritan Park
Jun 24-June 25 2P Sat-1:59P Sun ET ARRL Field Day Leitersburg Ruritan Park
Jul 4 — ~~NO MEETING~~ Moved to Jul 11 because of holiday
Jul 11 7-9P ARA Business Meeting In lieu of first Tuesday mtg on July 4
Jul 29 9-11A ARA Monthly Breakfast Hub City Diner at 190 Railway Lane. Reservations under “Radio Club.” Please RSVP Bob Long, KD3JK
Jul 30 8-12P Ft. Ritchie Triathlon Volunteers Needed - contact Garry Laing, W3GTL, to sign-up (gtlaing@yahoo.com)
Aug 1 7-9P ARA Business Meeting Only meeting in August

Past ARA Events 2022

Date Time Event Organizer/Contact/Notes
Dec 20 5-6:30P PRE-MEETING SOCIAL Pre-meeting social WILL be held at the American Legion on Northern Ave from 5-6:30 PM. NO MEETING will be held after this activity.
Nov 15 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Nov 19 7A-7P JFK 50 Mile UltraMarathon 2022
Nov 26 ? Last Saturday Breakfast (May not be held–more to come)
Dec 6 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Sep 17 8A-12P ARA Tailgate-Fest Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Sep 6 ~7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Sep 6 6P-? License Examination Session Brian, w3pdw@earthlink.net, 717-264-6403
Sep 2-5 - HPM Special Event – An ARA-sponsored event in honor of Hiram Percy Maxim, co-founder of ARRL
Aug 27 9-11A ARA Breakfast Venue – Hub City Diner – click for more
Aug 16 – NO ACTIVITES MEETING
Aug 16 5-6:30P ARA Social @ Am. Legion Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Aug 7 7A-~1P Ft. Ritchie Triathlon Communications Support Garry (W3GTL), gtlaing@yahoo.com
Aug 2 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Jul 30 9-11A ARA Breakfast Venue – Hub City Diner – click for more
Jul 19 – NO ACTIVITES MEETING
Jul 19 5-6:30P ARA Social @ Am. Legion Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Jul 5 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Jul 5 6P License Examination Session Brian, w3pdw@earthlink.net, 717-264-6403
Jun 25 9-11A ARA Breakfast Due to Field Day, no breakfast held
Jun 24 9-? Pre-Field Day Setup
Jun 21 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Jun 21 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Jun 07 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
May 28 9-11A ARA Breakfast Venue Changed to Hub City Diner – click for more
May 17 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting Steve, struhariks@gmail.com
May 17 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
May 03 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Apr 30 12:30P License Examination Session Brian, w3pdw@earthlink.net, 717-264-6403
Apr 19 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Apr 19 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Apr 5 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Mar 26 9-11A ARA Breakfast
Mar 15 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Mar 1 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Mar 1 6P-? License Examination Session Brian, w3pdw@earthlink.net, 717-264-6403
Feb 26 9-11A ARA Breakfast
Feb 15 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Feb 15 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Feb 1 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Jan 29 9-11A ~~ARA Breakfast~ Bob Long
Jan 22 6-9P ARA Winter Dinner Steve, struhariks@gmail.com, 240-818-1248
Jan 18 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting Not being held in lieu of Winter Dinner
Jan 4 7-9P ARA Business Meeting

Past ARA Events (2021)

Date Time Event
Dec 25 9-11A ARA Breakfast Christmas Day – Will not be held
Dec 21 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting This meeting will be held
Dec 7 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social
Dec 7 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Nov 27 9-11A ARA Breakfast
Nov 20 7A-7P JFK 50 Mile UltraMarathon
Nov 16 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Nov 2 ?-9P ARA Business Meeting
Nov 2 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social
Nov 2 6P-? License Examination Session
Oct 30 9-11A ARA Breakfast
Oct 30 6-9P Alsatia Mummer’s Parade-Communications
Oct 19 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
~~Oct 5 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Oct 5 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social
Sep 25 9-11A ARA Breakfast
~~Sep 25 8-12 ARA Hamfest/Tailgate Fest
Sep 21 7-9P ARA Activities Meeting
Sep 11 7A-1P HARC Hike-Communications
Sep 7 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social
Sep 7 6P License Examination Session
Sep 7 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Sep 2-5 - HPM Special Event – An ARA-sponsored event in honor of Hiram Percy Maxim, co-founder of ARRL
Aug 28 9-11A ARA Breakfast
Aug 17 - NO ACTIVITIES MEETING JULY or AUGUST
Aug 14-15 9A-5P Ruritan Peach Festival
Aug 3 5-6:30P ARA Pre-Meeting Social
Aug 3 7-9P ARA Business Meeting
Aug 1 7A-1P Ft. Ritchie Triathlon-Communications (conflicts with Beryville hamfest)
July 31 9-11A ARA Breakfast – it’s moved!
Jul 20 - NO ACTIVITIES MEETING JULY or AUGUST

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