RARC Meeting minutes
Presentation: Bob KE0EXE presented battery harvesting mechanisms! Business meeting started: 8PM Veterans’ Day Thank You 11/12/2026 7PM VE Test Session Thursday at Red Cross building E. Center St. and West River Rd, bring FRN and money! ARES Meeting 9AM at EOC, Nov 21st Officer Elections coming up W0GJ Glen Johnson going on DXPedition : vk9xy2026.com…
Program: Sable Island DXpedition with Glenn Johnson W0GJ / CY0S Raffle: $19 payback, Waldemar wins! Business meeting started: KC0QJB hosting JamboreeOnTheAir 10AM-2PM this Saturday Oct 17th at Gamehaven Scout ReservationVE Test Session in Austin, 7pm on Oct 21st at Austin Chamber of CommerceRochester VE Test Nov 12 305 Alliance Place 7pm, bring $15 and Gov…
Meeting Agenda – Thanks to KF0PGS for taking these notes in AA0CN’s absence Events: Healthy Human Marathon – Saturday Sept 12 Ride the Ridges – Sat Sept 19 October 10 – North Star Radio Convention – Hennepin Technical College – Brooklyn Park 8am to 5pm VE Test Sessions: Wednesday Oct 14 Austin Thursday Nov 12th Rochester…
Field Day wrapup: To look into more publicity, extra points for messages, etc.Logging went well, networking via Starlink does DCHP VLANs, use WAN port of WiFi router to get all on same subnet. N1MM limits to VFO A on radios, VFO B is not useful for QSOs with this software. The new radios with external…
Program: N1MM introduction and Field Day discussions Drawing First: $28, Frisbee, Battery Charger, Bag. Nets/Events: ARES Nets Sundays 9pm, rotating 147.255 (odd days) /146.820 (even days)Monday: Elmers Net 8pm 820/255 repeaterTuesday: 28.325USB 10m Net 7PMTuesday: Hobby Net 8pm 255 repeaterWednesday: Southeast MN Digital NetThursday: HF MN ARES Net 3583.5 USB Digital Olivia 8/500 8PMSaturday 10AM…
Pat W0BM Presentation on Chirp Raffle: Mike N0MGY wins! New Vice President, Nicole KE0WOR Events:VE Test Session May 14th 7pm at Red Cross building, need FRN number, $15 and two forms of IDNo ARES training this month – Med City Marathon!Med City Marathon Sunday May 17thField Day June 27-28th at County EOC down by Gamehaven…
ARES meeting at 9AM this Saturday at EOCMay2/3rd N0SPN will be doing POTA at 2PM Douglas Trailhead near saloonMay 13 VE Test Sesison at Red Cross 7pm at 350 Alliance PlaceAustin has VE session April 15th at Austin COC 7pm (WA0RLY, $15 + FRN + GovID)Med City Marathon: May 17thField Day in JuneWeekly nets –…
Presentation: DigiRig, by K0TX Pay dues if you have not! Events:ARES meeting this Saturday March 14th 9:30pm at Fire Station EOCSkywarn training 5:30PM at the Olmsted EOC (by airport)Hamfest MidWinter Madness March 21st 8:30AM Buffalo (West on Hwy 55), $10 admission 1306 County Rd 134 in Buffalo MN Nets: See list! Treasurer Report:Checking:Opening Balance: $2,079.85Credits:Dues:…
Program: Stain AI0M Shack tour! Field Day Discussion: Chester Woods? Discussion of net ideas – topic-focused ragchew nets Discussion of POTA options: May 2nd (3rd fallback) 10AM Douglas POTA (tentative), possibly at Chester woods weekend, rent a cabin? Thoughts! Aug23rd as another date? Business meeting to order 8PMDrawing winner: AA3ME wins! Dues are due! Pay…
Elections: Slate Passes! Member-At-Large: Steve W0STV Treasurer: George N0MGY Secretary: Collin AA0CN VP: Eric KF0RHE President: Jared KF0PGS Club President of John Marshall Radio Club: Raffle for Radio + entries to JMHS drawing! Contact Melissa AA03ME Presentation: Dan N0SPN on 10M contesting! Contest starts 0000Z Sat (6PM Friday Central time – 5:59pm Sunday), 48 Hours,…