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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

VE License Exam Session
The next VE license exam session will be held 6:30 p.m. on February 11, 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.

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 APRS Fox Hunt

Starting Dec 6th, 2009 the RARC will be conducting APRS fox hunts every other week for 2 months. See RARC APRS Fox Hunt 2009 for more details.

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, February 9, 2010

The next Rochester Amateur Radio Club (RARC) monthly meeting is at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday February 9th in Room HS 131, Health Sciences, at the UCR/RCTC Campus, in Rochester.   RARC next Tuesday The February meeting of the Rochester Amateur Radio Club will be next Tuesday, 2/9, 7pm, in the usual room at RCTC, HS131. We're still collecting 2010 dues, and it's time to start thinking about Field Day. However, we'll try to keep the business meeting brief, so we can get on to our program: Paul Bittner WØAIH, from Eau Claire, will be talking about his superstation. You can check it out at http://www.qth.com/w0aih/ . This will be a great look at the state of the art. Paul will be joining us for dinner at John Hardy's, on South Broadway, at about 5:30. Make it a night out -- dinner and a show! Peter N8MHD   See the January 12 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 - January 2010
• 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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