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SILENT KEY – Sam Baldwin, N5SRB

Posted on May 5, 2018 by W5NLR

It is with much grief and sadness that we must report that Sam Baldwin, N5SRB, died suddenly on the evening of Saturday, December 30th, 2017. Sam had countless friends in the amateur radio community whom he talked with on a regular…

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October 2017 Meeting

Posted on November 2, 2017 by W5NLR

Did You Miss It? Location: Western Sizzlin’ , 1916 Congo Road in Benton, Arkansas Our Guest Speaker was: James D. Ferguson, N5LKE, Arkansas Section Manager, Delta Division of the ARRL At the October 2nd meeting, we were be fortunate to have our newly elected ARRL…

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The Story of our Long Lost 443.000 Machine

Posted on October 16, 2017 by W5NLR

443.000 (100.0) Repeater Back on the Air in a New Home: The Plaza West Building near Markham & University The 443.000+ (100.0) machine has been repaired and realigned by a Motorola Certified Technician and moved to the 12-story Plaza West Building, the second highest…

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AR Links Welcomes a New Linking Partner, WD5B

Posted on July 11, 2017 by W5NLR

AR Links System Welcomes a New Partner, WD5B 146.685- (141.3) in Dardanelle The Central Arkansas UHF Group and the AR Links System would like to welcome Richard Duncan, WD5B as a new linking partner. Richard’s 146.685 (141.3) VHF repeater overlooks Lake Dardanelle and is…

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Please Pay Your Dues Promptly

Posted on April 26, 2017 by W5NLR

Like most other amateur radio clubs, all memberships expire on the last day of the calendar year, regardless of when you last paid your dues. One of the most important ways you can support the CAUHF Group is by paying…

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January 2017 Meeting

Posted on January 10, 2017 by W5NLR

YOU MISSED IT! Our First Meeting of 2017, held Monday Night, January 9th, 2017 Our Guest Speaker was Roy Rabey, AD5KZ from Carrollton, Texas “Official Observer Program & Interpreting the FCC Rules” On the evening of January 9th, 24…

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October 2016 Meeting

Posted on November 15, 2016 by W5NLR

RECORD ATTENDANCE: Monday Night, October 3rd, 2016 44 Members and Guests GUEST SPEAKER: Todd Yakoubian, Meteorologist from KATV Channel 7 We had a memorable meeting on Monday night, October 3rd. We packed 44 members and guests into the Larry’s Pizza banquet…

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Our New Baby!

Posted on October 4, 2016 by W5NLR

We are so proud of our new baby! It’s a girl. (Well, we’re really not sure.) We’re talking about our new UHF repeater on Shinall Mountain, installed October 24, 2015. It’s a Kenwood Commercial, model TKR-850K and it set us…

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Our Stand-Alone UHF Machines in Metropolitan LR/NLR

Posted on October 4, 2016 by W5NLR

The CAUHF Group has two of Central Arkansas’ best UHF repeaters. “Three Dot O” or 443.000 has just been moved to the Little Rock Midtown area, near Markham and University. The PL tone is 100.0. This heavy duty machine is built around a Motorola MSF-5000 commercial grade…

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Our 145.490 VHF Repeater Has Been Relocated

Posted on June 23, 2016 by W5NLR

Our 145.490 VHF Repeater Split Location; Shinall Mountain/Midtown At long last, the CAUHF Group’s flagship VHF repeater 145.490 (114.8 PL) on Shinall Mountain is back on the air at full power, 100 watts out! It has long been our full-time VHF input to our statewide ARLinks System. This machine is…

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