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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

Technician Ham Radio Class

The next Technician Ham Radio Class will be held on Saturday March 20, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the American Red Cross Building, 310 14th Street SE, in Rochester, MN. The one day class covers all topics needed to pass the entry level Technician written Element 2 examination. Prospective students should contact class coordinator, Bill Osler, at the RARC mailing list on Yahoo! , or at 507-252-5852 at least 2 weeks prior to the class. Students should also obtain the textbook, The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, before attending the class.

2010 SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter Training
The 2010 SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter Training Session for Olmsted county will be held 6:30 p.m. on March 24, 2010, at the Rochester International Event Center. The session is open to the general public and is free of charge. Please register in advance by contacting Michelle Ridd (507) 285-8103.

RARC Holiday Party 2009
The annual RARC Holiday Party was held on Tuesday December 8, 2009 at Old Country Buffet in Rochester. Elections were also held for the 2010 club officers. See the election results and some pictures!

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 Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The next Rochester Amateur Radio Club (RARC) monthly meeting is at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday March 9th in Room HS 131, Health Sciences, at the UCR/RCTC Campus, in Rochester.   RARC next Tuesday! The March meeting of the Rochester Amateur Radio Club will be next Tuesday, March 9, at 7pm in our usual room, RCTC HS131. Check the club website for maps and directions, www.rarchams.org. For our program, I'll be talking about Receive Antennas. We'll try to finally start up our CW Class this month. Also, we'll be briefly talking about Field Day -- setting up a planning committee, which will bring a broad-outline plan to next month's meeting. If you want to be involved in either the CW class or the Field Day planning discussion, send me an email or tell me at the meeting. If you haven't paid your 2010 dues yet, do so! If you can't remember whether you have paid, it's listed on the website (under "members", "paid through"). See you next Tuesday! Peter N8MHD   See the February 9 RARC President's Letter from Peter N8MHD for information on the last club meeting.

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 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 HS 131, Health Sciences, RCTC Campus
• WØDXCC and Contest Central 2009
• RARC Meeting Minutes - February 2010
• Real-time APRS map of Rochester, MN
• 2010 ARES Net Control Schedule
• 2009 ARES Net Control Schedule (through March 28, 2010)
• ARES Net Control Station Preamble/Postamble Text
• ARRL Amateur Radio News

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