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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 EH 109, Endicott 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. To join, please visit: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/rochester_hams.

Rochester Amateur Radio Expo

The Rochester Amateur Radio Club is proud to host the first annual RARExpo August 8 - 10th, 2008! It is also our special honor for the RARExpo to be designated as the 2008 ARRL Dakota Division Convention. The convention will have a wide range of offerings for the Ham Radio community, families, and prospective Hams. Please visit the RARExpo web site for all the latest news and information. The RARExpo co-chairs are KariAnn KCØWIP, Stan KDØBQ, Scott KØMD, and John NØHZN. They are recruiting help from club members and others. Contact any of the co-chairs if you would like to volunteer to help with the RARExpo. See the following for more information: Rochester Amateur Radio Expo Midwest Summer HamConvention Presentation April WØDXCC Newsletter

VE Testing Session - May 2008
A VE testing session was held on Thursday May 8, 2008. We had a great turn out with twenty people testing. Four people went for an upgrade from Technician to General class... 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 April 2008 Meeting Rewind
The April monthly club meeting was held on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, in Room EH 109, Endicott Hall, at the UCR/RCTC Campus, in Rochester. This was the first meeting to be held at the campus meeting location... Read the full story

RARC SKYWARN Information
Are you interested in SKYWARN, but have questions about the process or how to get involved? Last year's SKYWARN Action 2007 article by Bob KCØGND, and Steve WØSTV contains lots of valuable SKYWARN information... Read the full story Also see other Severe Weather Spotter Resources

Repeater Maintenance - March 2008
Members of the RARC Technical Committee conducted a technical inspection and maintenance session at the WØMXW 146.82 repeater site the morning of Saturday March 22, 2008... Read the full story

The Spy Shop Direct
The Spy Shop Direct, owned and operated by RARC member Dave KCØUCN, is now affiliated with Radio City. It offers a wide variety of amateur radio products - all at very reasonable prices. The store is located at 838 S. Broadway in Rochester, MN (in the Soldier Field Plaza). Stop by and take a look.

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, May 13, 2008

The next Rochester Amateur Radio Club (RARC) monthly meeting is at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday May 13th in Room EH 109, Endicott Hall, at the UCR/RCTC Campus, in Rochester.   Presidents address - May 2008 My apologies for not getting this out to you sooner...we've been travelling and my work obligations have recently increased substantially. I'm doing my best to maintain some appearance of balance. Happy May!!! I'm certain everyone's summer plans are about to kick into high gear. A LOT of radio related activity has taken place since our last meeting! Last week's VE testing session resulted in 15 new techs or generals! If you know of any of them, please reach out to them to get them involved - in the club, field day, the Expo...ANYTHING! Perhaps a list can/ or has been generated so we can determine how to best contract them...? The May club meeting which will be held once again in Room EH109 at the RCTC/University Center campus. Park in the West lot and the room is readily accessible. Thanks again to Stan for working out this partnership with RCTC! The Tech committee has an update on repairs/upgrades to the repeaters and other equipment to present to the membership. The Field Day committee is seeking volunteers and assistance with the food program for that event. Please see Dave, KØVH regarding this or any other aspect of Field Day. The education committee is excited to announce that we have acquired a tower for the upcoming Century High School station, AND permission to install it on the roof at that facility. Anyone interested in assisting in getting this station installed and up and running - please see Bill, NØNUV or Doug, KDØUGB. Stan, KDØBQ is seeking suggestions for programs for the summer months. After the monthly meeting concludes, Bob, ABØBW, will be providing a presentation and live demonstration on Digital Voice on HF, so stick around!!! As usual, an informal HAM gathering at John Hardy's South at 5:30. Anyone is welcome!! If anyone has any other items to be discussed at the meeting, please call me! 280-4003. 73's KariAnn   See the March 11 RARC President's Invitation and Update from KariAnn KCØWIP for information on that club meeting.

The new 75 Meter Net on 3.825 Mhz

Please try to join the new 75 Meter Net which now meets every Monday night at 8 p.m. Central on 3.825Mhz. The new net is used to promote and discuss the upcoming Rochester Amateur Radio Expo. It's a great way to get the word out and catch the latest developments! Check it out!!!

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

Stay out of the Sun Run The Stay out of the Sun Run will be held Friday, May 16th, from approximately 6:30 pm to 8 pm at Holy Spirit Catholic Church & School, 5455 50th Avenue NW in Rochester. Setup begins at 6:00 pm. We’ll be providing communications at key points along the route and APRS bikes. We need 3-4 people to help with the event. Please contact John Scott, NØHZN.

Med-City Marathon The Med-City Marathon will be held Sunday, May 25th, from approximately 7 am to 2 pm. The staging location is in Byron, MN. We'll be providing communications at water stops and APRS bikes. We need 12-15 people to help with the event. Please contact Eric Van Norman, KFØS.

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 EH 109, Endicott Hall, RCTC Campus
• Rochester Amateur Radio Expo
• Midwest Summer HamConvention Presentation
• April WØDXCC Newsletter
• Learn more about NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave)
• NWS La Crosse Spotter Activation Display Page
• RARC Meeting Minutes - April 2008
• Preview a draft of the proposed RARC Bylaws update from Bob KCØGND
• Real-time APRS map of Rochester, MN
• Listen to the latest announcements on the Sunday Night ARES Net
       
• 2008 ARES Net Control Schedule
• ARRL Amateur Radio News

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