AARO was founded in 1995 by some area hams that
had a vision
of providing communications
in times of emergencies and putting a local repeater on the air. There was a
hole in this area as far as far as repeater
coverage and simplex communications were becoming more difficult because of a
repeater input and output on 146.460 Mhz.
After drafting, accepting, and adopting a Constitution and by-laws, our club was formed and incorporated.
We began a fundraiser for a repeater and after
about a year, we finally
had enough money
to put a repeater on the air. (For more
information on the repeater see below.) We had a site approved for several years
for this repeater, but could never raise
enough money to actually put it on the air until after the club was
formed.
If you would like to attend a meeting or join our club,
give a call on the
club repeater 145.490 -
600 Hz, 225.7 PL, or 442.175, 225.7 PL and ask for information.
Below is an application for membership, that can be completed and
sent
e-mail, snail mailed, or if you would like, brought
to the meeting.