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The Arkansas Repeater Council coordinates amateur radio repeater frequencies in the state of Arkansas.

03/08/2026

Minutes and Attendance Signin Sheet for the March 7, 2026 Arkansas Repeater Council.

09/14/2025

Meeting Minutes and sign in sheets from the September 2025 Arkansas Repeater Council Meeting.

09/01/2025

The Arkansas Repeater Council will hold a business meeting at the Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest on September 6. It will be upstairs at the Lodge, at noon. Election of members and officers is on the agenda, please attend.

05/17/2025

RS 990N and Arkansas Annual Report for Domestic Nonprofit Corporation filed today.

03/16/2025

Meeting notes and attendance from the March 8 Dardanelle Hamfest.

10/16/2024

Ham Radio friends,

It would appear that things have settled down enough for the WinLink Development team to give an all clear. You may resume nets, exercises, and other activities involving WinLink.

Please know that our cooperation was noticed at the highest levels.

Thank you,

73,

J.M. Rowe N5XFW
Arkansas ARRL SEC

Please share this post among your clubs and groups.

10/08/2024

Ham Radio friends,

Please postpone any exercises, regularly scheduled nets, or any unnecessary use of the WinLink system. With the traffic still being generated by Hurricane Helene, and the amount expected from Hurricane Milton, I think it will be best to leave those frequencies open for those who need them desperately.

Thanks for your cooperation. Please share this post.

73,

J.M. Rowe N5XFW
Arkansas ARRL SEC

10/04/2024

This is a copy of the email that I am sending to volunteers in the Arkansas Section of the ARRL tonight.

Hello friends,

With the ARRL email system being unavailable, you haven't heard much from me for a while. I have resorted to using an old database that N5LKE has online. I know that it can't be 100% accurate, but this makes it like real world, doesn't it! Please forgive me if this email has reached you in error. You may forward this email to anyone you think it might help.

Speaking of real world, the tragedy of Hurricane Helene is ongoing. When the forecasters started talking about how serious the storm was going to be, it caused me to think about postponing any SET planning. To be honest, I was concerned that the storm was going to run up the Mississippi River. I have been a little busy supporting our neighbors in the Carolinas and Tennessee. There are at least two if not three coordination calls every day with the government officials and communication industry representatives. There are more storms brewing down in the Hurricane Hatchery, please pay attention.

So what are the lessons that I am seeing being learned?
1. Your credit or debit card is not going to work. Have some cash on hand.
2. Remember your human needs of shelter, food, and water. Have a way to store necessities.
3. The power is going to be out for an extended period of time. Have an alternate means of running your refrigerators, freezers, radios, etc.
4. Have a plan and practice PACE (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency) for everything. Groceries, prescriptions, babysitters, gasoline, or what have you.
5. Make it easy for folks to find and help you. I saw a man get help because he had a mirror that a helicopter saw.
6. Make a plan with your neighbors. If you can get a message out, whether emergency or Health and Welfare, or get a message in from the outside, your neighbors will appreciate it.
7. Learn WinLink. I am seeing a huge number of messages coming and going over the system, leaving the voice networks available for more immediate traffic.
8. If you are not a redneck, make friends with some. One redneck is worth approximately 1000 PhDs when it comes to Natural Disasters.

For the Arkansas SET, use your radio off the grid. I don't care what your alternate is, just make sure it works. If you want to send a WinLink message (a Field Situation Report) to me at N5XFW, I would love it. Take those lessons above to heart and get started on implementing them now. You will be helping yourself, your family, and your neighbors; and reducing the burden you place on the rescuers. Lets start the lessons now, and do the radio part over the next week as you participate in the Local and State Nets. Please keep records of number of participants and hours, in case the ARRL stuff ever comes back.

Thanks and 73,

J.M. Rowe N5XFW
ARRL Arkansas Section
Section Emergency Coordinator.

Sign in sheets and Meeting Minutes from the 7SEP2024 Queen Wilhemena Hamfest.

09/08/2024

08/25/2024

Hello everyone,

The Arkansas Repeater Council will have an informational meeting at the Queen Wilhemena Hamfest. Remember the business meeting is held at the ARVARF Hamfest.

If you have questions, or things you would like to talk about this will be a great opportunity.

Also there are volunteer opportunities within the IT Department. We will talk about that at the meeting.

Address

Royal, AR

Website

https://www.arkansasrepeatercouncil.org/

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About the ARC

This page communicates information about the Arkansas Repeater Council.

The Arkansas Repeater Council is a non-profit corporation comprised of repeater operators in the state of Arkansas, created for the purpose of coordinating amateur radio repeater frequencies used in The Natural State.

Coordination team

Repeater coordination and the day-to-day operations of the Council is done by a team of volunteers. The coordination team consists of: