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Rochester
Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
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The Rochester Amateur Radio Club, Incorporated (RARC) is an ARRL affiliated club located in Rochester, Minnesota. The
purpose of the radio club is to: advance general interest and knowledge
of amateur radio, promote cooperation and exchange of information
between members, conduct club programs, and to provide public service
support for community activities. The club is a Minnesota non-profit
corporation and has been granted 501(c)(3) tax exempt status by the
Internal Revenue Service.
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.
WØDXCC and Contest Central 2009
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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.
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RARC at Field Day 2009 
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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...
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Unique APRS Unit by Bob ABØBW
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All fellow APRS/TinyTrak Hams, I'm ABØBW (Bob) and I've built a unique APRS unit for
Caitlin(KDØAFG)...
Read the full story |
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Communications Trailer
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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 |
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RARC SKYWARN Information
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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...
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The IRLP node for Rochester
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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
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RARC Members Page
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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.
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RARC Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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The Ten
Meter Net in SE Minnesota on 28.320 SSB
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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.
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