The Alamo Area Radio Organization (AARO) is a nonprofit Amateur Radio organization, club call sign AA5RO, dedicated to assisting the community through radio communications, and the enjoyment, appreciation, and the sharing of knowledge and advancement of Amateur Radio. The purpose of this site is to provide club news and messages from the AARO Board to club members, and to present information that might be useful to HAMs anywhere.
Interfacing Radios to Computers
Winter Field Day January 26th and 27th
Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) is a dedicated group of Amateur Radio Operators who believe that emergency communications in a winter environment is just as important as the preparations and practice that is done each summer but with some additional unique operational concerns.
We believe as do those entities of ARRL Organizations like ARES & RACES that maintaining your operational skills should not be limited to fair weather scenarios. The addition of Winter Field Day will enhance those already important skills of those that who generously volunteer their time and equipment to these organizations. This is why WFD is open to all licensed amateur radio operators worldwide.
Disasters are unpredictable by nature and can strike when you least expect them. WFDA’s goal is to help enhance your skills and ready you for all environmental conditions found in the US and Canada during the spring, summer, fall and winter Preparedness is the key to a professional and timely response during any event and this is what local and state authorities are expecting when they reach out to the emergency service groups that offer their services.
If you are serious about emergency communications as we are; we welcome you to join us for our yearly event. We are sure you will find this event a pleasant change and challenge to that of a normal summer time field day.
Note: FT-8 is not a Form on communication with the WFDA
Additional AARO Event Information
New 900 MHZ Repeater Installed
We are pleased to announce the installation of the All-Star linked Repeater in the Medical Center Site.
927.050 MHZ (- offset & 110.9 Hz PL tone)
For more info: Click Here
Official ARRL Field Day Information
Open invite to children and Boy and Girl Scouts Troops. Also, open to any adult interested in radio communication. No skills or no license required. Just an interest learning and possibly having some fun. You will be able to operate the radios under the supervision of license operators and under Club band class license.
Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators.
June 27 – 28, 2020
American Legion Post 300 3290 Grosenbacher Rd, San Antonio, Texas
Beginning at Noon (1800 UTC Saturday) and running through 6 PM (2059 UTC Sunday). (Early arrival available for setup)
Talk in Frequency: FM Repeaters.
147.380 MHz (+ offset & 162.2 Hz PL tone)
443.875 MHz (+ offset & 162.2 Hz PL tone)
Committee Chairman: Steve Troudt KE5WYV #210-415-4257