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 point of Field Day isn’t necessarily to achieve the highest score. The socialization with friends, emergency preparedness, and fun-factors can’t be quantified in a chart. That said, I got a little nerdy and took a look at Field Day scores since 2002.
Here are the July 2021 RARC Hamster newsletters! The second is a special edition newsletter with pictures from our 2021 field day outing at Pat, W0BM’s QTH.
The July RARC meeting will take place once again at the Rochester City Emergency Operations Center located in the lower level of the 2185 Wheelock Drive Rochester Fire Station No. 2 building. There will also be a virtual connection available via Zoom for anyone who can’t make it, permitting we can get the technology to…
Field Day 2021 was held out at Pat Cahill’s farm located at 69520 270th Avenue, Kasson, MN 55944 on June 26th & 27th, 2021. We ran 2 stations (2A) this year and used N1MM for logging. We followed all current CDC COVID-19 protocols and recommendations regarding masks and sanitization. For those who operated, it ias…
W0STV will be organizing a mobile fox hunt on June 6th. Dust off your directional antennas and see if you can be the one to catch the fox!
The Elmer’s net will be pausing for the summer unless there is significant interest in starting it back up. Our final net will be Monday May 24th. Bring your questions, local radio information, and answers to questions.
The Olmsted S.E.T. for September 19th is less than a week away. Here are some points of information to plan for. The county aluminum tower setup is rescheduled for October 3rd at 10:00 AM for ARES training, not this Saturday as previously planned. The national S.E.T. is happening on October 3rd and 4th too. The…
This year’s RARC Picnic will be held outdoors at the KOA Campgrounds (click for map). Thanks so much to Roger and Barb for inviting us out, it will be good to see everyone in person again! This year due to COIVD restrictions please bring your own food, drink, and chair, there will be no formal…
Field Day 2020 – Jun 27, 2020 @ 01:00PM
As field day approaches, we would like to gauge interest in some of the ideas we have had! Please fill out this quick survey to help us plan for our Field Day 2020 event: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5ZR5K38 Also watch the Field Day 2020 page for updates!