About Our Club

Currently the Arlington Amateur Radio Club has about 60 members and is growing. We are proud of a long history of service to our community and strive to further the hobby of amateur radio through adherence to  a code of ethics, public awareness and education of the amateur radio service. During times of emergency our members volunteer their equipment, time and services to assist with disaster relief operations. The AARC has donated over $200.00 of amateur radio technical books and license manuals to the City of Arlington Public Library and each year the AARC makes donations to the Arlington Woman's Shelter and the Arlington Night Shelter. We provide radio communications for many non-profit civic groups, community sponsored bike races, charity events. We welcome anyone interested in the hobby of amateur radio and all licensed hams to visit our meetings and we encourage you to participate in our club activities.

History of the AARC

The Arlington Radio Club was organized in July 1955 by a group of 22 hams who saw a need for a local focus for their hobby. It has the honor and distinction of being one of the oldest continuously active amateur radio club in the DFW area. On August 18,1984, the club name was changed to the Arlington Amateur Radio Club to differentiate the purpose and membership from that of Citizens Band radio clubs. On May 25th 1990, the club was incorporated as the Arlington Amateur Radio Club, Inc., a nonprofit corporation in the State of Texas.

We have a long and rich tradition of public service, education and advancement of the amateur radio hobby. One of the first acts of the club after formation was to offer license classes in 1956. For over 40 years the club has provided free class room instruction on amateur radio to thousands of prospective licensees in hundreds of classes locally. Many of these classes were given to the youth of Arlington through the YMCA, Boys Club and Boy Scouts. In 1993 the club in cooperation with the Boles Junior High School faculty gave amateur radio classes and helped form the Boles Amateur Radio Club, which is a strong and active club in the school today.

Monthly Meetings

Our meetings are held the 3rd Friday of each month at 7:30pm at the Arlington Human Resources Building, 401 W. Sanford St., located between Cooper and Center one block North of Division. Talk-in on the 147.14 repeater starts about 7:00pm to assist visitors with directions. Our Club newsletter,  Communicator, is published and mailed to members each month with articles and information of both local and national interest and is also available at the meetings for visitors. The Communicator is also available via email to those that wish to receive a digital copy.