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 SH 210, Singley Hall, 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

WØDXCC and Contest Central 2009

The WØDXCC and Contest central 2009 meeting promises to be one full day of action-packed information on the latest HF Dxing and Contesting information. We have an all-star line up of hams well versed in HF propagation and antennas including Dean Straw and Carl Luetzelschwab, HF receiver issues including Rob Sherwood and Ward Silver, Low Band Dxing with John Devoldere and DxExpeditions with Glenn Johnson, Ralph Fedor and others and Contesting with Al Dewey, Ward Silver, Mark Endorf, Bob Chudek Jon Platt and a host of MWA members. The meeting will be held Saturday July 18th at the Rochester University Center located at 855 30th Ave SE Rochester, Mn (GPS 44.00.86N 92.25.25W). The classrooms will be Web equipped and will have the latest projection equipment designed to ensure a first rate educational experience. The WØDXCC Banquet will be Saturday evening and will feature the K5D Desecheo Dx Expedition gang, many of whom came from WØ DX land! Join us for one of 2009 premiere's programs on HF contesting and Dxing! If you would like to volunteer to help at the event this year, contact Scott KØMD, Stan AIØM, or John NØHZN. For more information, vist the WØDXCC and Contest Central 2009 web site.

RARC at Field Day 2009
More details on the RARC Field Day activities will be available in the near future. Until then, enjoy some of the pictures taken by members who attended the event... See more pictures The RARC Field Day operation was featured on KAAL ABC 6 News on June 28th. See the article and video at KAALtv.com...

VE License Exam Session
The next VE license exam session will be held 6:30 p.m. on August 13, 2009 at the American Red Cross Building, 310 14th Street SE, Rochester, Minnesota. See RARC VE License Testing for more details.

Unique APRS Unit by Bob ABØBW
All fellow APRS/TinyTrak Hams, I'm ABØBW (Bob) and I've built a unique APRS unit for Caitlin(KDØAFG)... Read the full story

Communications Trailer
Dave KCØUCN has a new "toy" he would like to share! He is converting a travel trailer into a communications trailer, and is making it available to all amateur radio operators, especially during events... Read Dave's full message

RARC SKYWARN Information
Are you interested in SKYWARN, but have questions about the process or how to get involved? Our SKYWARN Action 2007 article by Bob KCØGND, and Steve WØSTV contains lots of valuable SKYWARN information... Read the full story

The IRLP node for Rochester
The IRLP node for Rochester, MN is now working.  The node name is ABØBW and the node number is 3092.   It is on our (RARC) 440 repeater which is 443.850+ pl 71.9... Read the full story

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 Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The next Rochester Amateur Radio Club (RARC) monthly meeting is at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday July 14th in Room SH 210, Singley Hall, at the UCR/RCTC Campus, in Rochester.   More information on the next meeting's program will be available in the next meeting announcement note from Peter N8MHD.   See the June 9 RARC President's Letter from Peter N8MHD for information on the last club meeting.

The Ten Meter Net in SE Minnesota on 28.320 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 28.320 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.

Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Nets

Check the Event Calendar regularly for the latest information on upcoming events. Also check out the weekly activities on the Weekly Nets and Meetings page.

What's New

The latest RARC news and information:

• The RARC club meetings are now held in room SH 210, Singley Hall, RCTC Campus
• WØDXCC and Contest Central 2009
• Lightning picture presentation provided by Steve WØSTV
  (This is a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation. Download PowerPoint Viewer 2007 here if needed.)
• RARC Meeting Minutes - April 2009
• Real-time APRS map of Rochester, MN
• 2009 ARES Net Control Schedule
• ARES Net Control Station Preamble/Postamble Text
• ARRL Amateur Radio News

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