Link to RARC April 2020 Newsletter
Category: Events
ALL RARC events which don’t have a more specific designation , such as public service, ARES, Nets, Exercises, Field Day, etc. should be posted in this category.
2020 Public Service Updates
Just a quick announcement to keep an eye on the RARC Public Service page for updates, postponements, and cancellations of events. As you can imagine these schedules will be very fluid throughout the year. IF you had signed up for any of the postponed events, please contact the RARC event coordinator listed on said page with updates to your availability as things start moving again.
The 2020 Med-City Marathon is being moved to September 5th and 6th.
RARC Club Meeting ON AIR – Tuesday April 14th @ 6:30 PM
The RARC will meet virtually on the 147.255 repeater for the month of April since we are unable to meet in person. Our normal meeting place is:
The Rochester City Emergency Operations Center located in the lower level of the 2185 Wheelock Drive Rochester Fire Station No. 2 building.
Meetings start with a brief club-business discussion, then a Rag-Chew time with treats, and finally a very semi interesting presentation of amateur radio interest.
On Hold: Spring Technician License Class – April 18, 25, May 2
Our next Technician Class was scheduled to start April 18. The class runs three consecutive Saturdays from 10 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. Bill and the RARC are exploring options to do the class online rather than in person. More information will be posted here as it becomes available!
The class is $25, and students need to obtain the ARRL License Manual, Fourth Edition, and start reading Chapters 1-4. We will cover most of the information in these chapters on the first day.
Bylaws Draft Proposal – For Review
Please take time to review the proposed revisions for our bylaws. Most of the changes are either grammatical, officer/board duties based, or meeting based. Any changes or revisions you may see still need to be done or revised, please make note and bring to the next club meeting for discussion.
You can find a copy of the proposed bylaw revisions here: RARC bylaws proposal draft
Youth 5k Race – Mar 28, 2020 @ 09:00AM
2nd annual fun run or walk 5K benefitting the First UU youth group. This is an out and back race primarily on paved trail. Additional race information can be found at https://www.4giving.com/179A.
Mar 28, 2020 09:00AM – Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM 1727 Walden Lane SW Rochester, MN US 55905
Olmsted County Skywarn Training – Mar 09, 2020 @ 06:30PM
Description:Tuesday March 9th at 6:30PM will be the Olmsted County Skywarn training for Spring 2020. Other training opportunities are available if you can’t make this one. W0STV will have some sweet looking Skywarn shirts available for purchase at this event if you’d like one, they run $20.
Mar 09, 2020 06:30PM – Mar 09, 2020 08:30PM Rochester International Event Center
Tech Committee Meeting – Mar 05, 2020 @ 06:30PM
On March 5th at 6:30 PM the Tech Committee will be meeting. The primary subject will be to finalize plans for the upgrade of the 146.820 repeater.
Mar 05, 2020 06:30PM – Mar 05, 2020 07:30PM Rochester EOC
Red Cross Damage Assessment Training – SkyWarn Personnel – Sat Feb 15, 2020 @ 10:00am-3:00PM
When:
Saturday, 15 February 2020, 10:00am to 3:00pm
(GMT-06:00) America/Chicago
Where:
Rochester Firestation #2, City EOC
Organizer: Steve Wiebke
Details:
This is a damage assessment class for
SkyWarn trained personnel to attend to learn how to report damage to
local emergency organizations (Red Cross, County/City EOC, National
Weather Service etc.). This information will be effective accross
county lines not just for Olmsted.
There will be lunch provided
and anyone interested needs to contact Steve, WØSTV to RSVP so we can
get an accurate headcount. Non-club members can get prerequisite
information from Steve upon request to make sure they are able to
attend.
An RSVP is requested.
RARC Holiday Party – Five West? 1/14/2020 @ 6:30PM
The proposed location for our holiday party is Five West. Please sign up as in order to enjoy this venue we need to meet the food/drink minimum. The minimum in order to make Five West cost effective will be 25, we will choose an alternate site if we get less than 25 signed up to keep costs manageable. Please sign up by December 30!!