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RARC operates and maintains: 1) two VHF repeaters 2) a UHF repeater, and 3) APRS digipeaters. The club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in Room HA 102, RCTC Heintz Center Building A, 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, 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

Holiday Party 2011
The annual RARC Holiday Party and Annual Election was held on Tuesday December 13, 2011 at Olive Garden in Rochester.  To view party photos and meet your new 2012 Club officers: Click Here.

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 Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The next Rochester Amateur Radio Club (RARC) monthly meeting is at 6:30 p.m. [Note New Time!] on the above date, in Room HA 102, RCTC Heintz Center Building A, 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, in Rochester. See the January 2012  RARC President's Letter from Scott KØMD for information on the next 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: April 12, 2011 - Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System - Bill, KØRGR Digital EmComm with NBEMS Advanced NBEMS NBEMS Software Download Page November 9, 2010 - "Two Crappie Poles and Some Wire" - Niel WØVLZ February 9, 2010 - Paul Bittner WØAIH, from Eau Claire, presents his superstation January 12, 2010 - Trunked Radio Systems - Robert, KØRDA

The Southeast Minnesota Digital Net

Southeast Minnesota Digital Net - Thursdays at 9 p.m. local time on the 147.255 (PL100) repeater. The net uses NBEMS protocol, FLDIGI, FLWRAP and FLMSG software to practice sending and receiving digital messages using the MT-63/2000 protocol, with long interleave and extended characters. The current version of FLDIGI should have the proper defaults for MT-63/2K. We take voice checkins for those who can't participate on MT-63. NBEMS stands for 'Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System'. It is becoming a widely accepted standard for amateur emcomm digital communications. These tutorials show how to set up and use NBEMS: Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software (NBEMS)

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 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 held in room HA 102, RCTC Heintz Center Building A, 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, in Rochester
• Sign up online for 2011 Public Service Events!
• RARC Meeting Minutes - January 2012
  
• Recent RARC Meeting Presentations
• Contesting Update 2012
  
• Real-time APRS map of Rochester, MN
• 2012 ARES Net Control Schedule
• ARES Net Control Station Preamble/Postamble Text
• ARES Simplex Frequency List
• ARRL Amateur Radio News

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