Welcome to the Antietam Radio Association, or ARA for short. It is our hope that you’ll enjoy your visit to our website and will return often. The Antietam Radio Association is located in Hagerstown Maryland, and services the Four State area.
The Antietam Radio Association is a general interest club, which supports all modes of operation, and provides strong support to RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service).
The Antietam Radio Association holds its meetings on the first and third Tuesday of most months. The ARA does not hold an Activities Meeting (second meeting) in July, August, and depending on the calendar, December).
Our organization's bylaws can be found here; our bylaws specify that meetings follow Robert's Rules of Order. The leadership admits that we may have gotten away from that slightly, but we are planning to return to more orderly meetings. A very basic, condensed cheat sheet covering the basics of Robert's Rules of Order may be found here.
The activities meetings, which take place on the third Tuesday of each month, are usually preceded by an informal pre-meeting social for food and drink at the American Legion on Northern Ave in Hagerstown. Each member picks up his/her own tab.
We are fortunate to have stable venues:
Before the Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month there is a Pre-meeting social held at the American Legion from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM at:
American Legion
405 Northern Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21742