Rochester Skyline Courtesy of KTTC TV Skycam

RARC operates and maintains: 1) two VHF repeaters 2) a UHF repeater, and 3) APRS digipeaters. The club meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in Room HS 131, Health Scinces, at the UCR/RCTC Campus, in Rochester. Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting.

RARC Mail Group

RARC now has a mailing list on Yahoo!. This is a great way to stay in contact with the club. Click to join rochester_hams

VE License Exam Session
The next VE license exam session will be held 6:30 p.m. on August 12, 2010 at the American Red Cross Building, 310 14th Street SE, Rochester, Minnesota. Please bring your FCC Registration Number (FRN) to the exam session. See RARC VE License Testing for more details.

A Special Thanks to John Hardy's South!

July 5, 2010 Mike Molitor, General Manager John Hardy’s 1940 Broadway S Rochester, MN 55904   Dear Mike,             Thank you for your donation to the RARC Field Day event!  The barbecue, beans and buns were greatly enjoyed by more than 50 club members, family, and friends last weekend, June 25.              Field Day is an annual national emergency preparedness exercise, in which more than 2500 groups around the US and Canada set up Amateur Radio stations using the power generators and rapidly-deployed equipment that would be needed in a natural disaster, such as a flood, hurricane, or earthquake.  We made over 1700 contacts with other stations, from Hawaii and Alaska to Florida, and from Southern California to Maine.  And, we introduced several new people to the fun of Amateur Radio.             Your support added a great deal to the event, and we appreciate your contribution!   Thank you,   Peter Wollan President, Rochester Amateur Radio Club

RARC at Field Day 2010
More details on the RARC Field Day activities will be available in the near future. Until then, enjoy some of the pictures taken by RARC members who attended the event... View some Field Day photos

Bill Osler, KØRGR appointed DEC, MNARES District 1
During the RARC meeting held on June 8, 2010, Bill Osler, KØRGR was presented with the title of Southeast Minnesota District Emergency Coordinator for MNARES District 1. The presentation was made by our special vistor to the meeting, Dan Anderson, Minnesota SEC Coordinator.

RARC News Archives
Do you want to reminisce about old times at the RARC, or maybe check out some pictures from your favorite RARC events of the past? Then visit the RARC News Archives for a collection of past news articles posted here on our site! See the RARC News Archives.

RARC Members Page

The RARC Members page now includes photos of our RARC members. To have your photo included, or not included on our Members page, or for other membership information updates or corrections, please contact our RARC Membership Coordinator, Bob KCØGND.

RARC Annual Picnic - Tuesday, August 10, 2010

The annual Rochester Amateur Radio Club (RARC) Picnic will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday August 10th at Essex Park, Rochester, MN   RARC Picnic 2010 The RARC Annual Picnic will be held August 10th, 2010 at Essex Park , right off of 55th NW at W. River Parkway. The club will provide hamburgers, brats, buns, plastic utensils, paper plates, and cups.  People should bring something to pass, and beverages. Charcoal will be started about 5:30 PM, and be ready to cook at 6:00 PM. People should bring whatever radio item they wish to show off.  We'll have a couple of antennas, and rigs to try them with. Bob ABØBW will also bring foxhunt equipment. See the July 13 RARC President's Letter from Peter WØLLN for information on the last club meeting. If you were unable to attend a previous RARC monthly meeting, you can find the RARC Meeting Minutes on the RARC Club Meetings page. Some recent RARC monthly meeting programs have included the following presentations: January 12, 2010 - Trunked Radio Systems - Robert, KØRDA February 9, 2010 - Paul Bittner WØAIH, from Eau Claire, presents his superstation

The Ten Meter Net in SE Minnesota on 28.325 SSB

Just got your Tech license? Or you've moved up to General. But, don't know the in's and out's of HF operations?. Then come on over to the Ten Meters every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. on 28.325 SSB. I'm sure the Hams would be more then happy to answer any of your questions. And even give you some free pointers on working DX as the Solar Cycle gears up. New General licensee? Try out that new rig on the open highways of HF. Talk local, learn International! because Ten Meters will be a super band the coming years. It meets every Tuesday -except not- the 2nd Tuesday when we have RARC club meetings. Net controls are rotated each week.

Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Nets

Check the RARC Event Calendar and the Southeast Minnesota Event Calendar regularly for the latest information on upcoming events. Also check out the weekly activities on the RARC Weekly Nets and Meetings page. See the District 1 ARES - Southeast Minnesota page for more information

What's New

The latest RARC news and information:

• The RARC club meetings are now held in room HS 131, Health Sciences, RCTC Campus
• WØDXCC and Contest Central 2009
• RARC Meeting Minutes - July 2010
• Recent RARC Meeting Presentations
• Real-time APRS map of Rochester, MN
• 2010 ARES Net Control Schedule
• ARES Net Control Station Preamble/Postamble Text
• ARRL Amateur Radio News

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