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.
The Iron Challenge is a Fat Tire Bike Race, 4k Trail Run and Duathlon raising money for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge and Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch. For 2019 the Iron Challenge will feature 3 levels of Fat Tire bike racing, 3 levels of a 4k Trail Run race and 3 levels of a Duathlon….
The following self-directed courses are available for free through FEMA.ARES members are encouraged to take them in order to get familiarized with the Incident Command System in use nationally. IS-100b Introduction to the Incident Command System: http://training.fema.gov/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b IS-200 Basic Incident Command System: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200.asp IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp IS-800 National Response Plan (NRP), An…
An ARES net is activated when threatening situations warrant as determined by the National Weather Service in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, or by the Olmsted County or Rochester Emergency Operations Centers. Skywan nets are directed nets and all communications is controlled by the net control station (NCS) using net procedures. Contact Steve Wiebke (W0STV), for more information on becoming a…
The Sunday Night ARES net rotates through the Rochester VHF repeaters weekly. Schedule of repeaters is listed here.
Friday June 24th ~ Setup begins @ noon. Saturday June 25th – Sunday June 26th ~ Field Day Operations Saturday Evening Dinner Sunday ~ Teardown RARC Field Day Call Sign K7Z K – dah-di-dah 7 – dah-dah-di-di-dit Z – dah-dah-di-dit Safety Officer N0KZO, Daniel Musall Coordination with camp ranger and scouting activities Check-Ins 147.255+ 100.0Hz 147.855 Camp rules and protocols Attendance…
This page is the responsibility of the Field Day Chairperson.
The Rochester Amateur Radio Club hosted a Field Day event at Schaeffer Academy June 22-23rd, open to the public from Noon to 9PM on Saturday, and from 9AM to Noon Sunday. The RARC amassed 7900 points, taking the highest score in the state and the 17th highest score for the 3A class (out of 309…
Gamehaven Scout Reservation – 5015 Simpson Rd SE, Rochester, MN 55904 Friday June 23rd ~ Setup begins @ noon. Saturday June 24th 1pm CDT – Sunday June 25th 1pm CDT ~ Field Day Operations Saturday Evening Dinner Sunday ~ Teardown RARC 1×1 Field Day Call Sign K0Z K – dah-di-dah 0 – dah-dah-dah-dah-dah Z – dah-dah-di-dit This page is the responsibility of the…
The Rochester Amateur Radio Club hosted a Field Day event at Schaeffer Academy June 23-24th, open to the public from Noon to 9PM on Saturday, and from 9AM to Noon Sunday. Field Day is ham radio’s open house! Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to…