WØRRC REPEATERS
2-meters
Analog/C4FM
145.3900-, DCS 047
70-centimeters
Analog/C4FM
444.4750+, Tone 118.8
2-meters
Analog/C4FM
145.3900-, DCS 047
70-centimeters
Analog/C4FM
444.4750+, Tone 118.8
The promotion and encouragement of amateur radio in the City of Richfield and surrounding communities. Especially the advancement of education of amateur radio and its use in public service via the development of a viable communications network.
Club President: Herman Saul (WØHJS), Club Vice-President: Doug Nicholson (AEØBO), Club Secretary: Paul Curtiss (KEØQXV)
This Thursday following the RARC Thursday night net, there will be a test of C4FM using simplex mode. Please read the following from Don KC0TJ:
Heads up I will be doing a Fusion on the radio test on 147.525 simplex per MRC’s guidelines this Thursday after Richfield’s 6:30pm net. All are welcome. Make sure you are on (DN) mode only. This is not related to RARC, but I am going coordinate on 444.475 repeater in analog for support. My hope is to test Fusion’s capabilities in simplex. We do not want anyone using any WIRES-X linking. My goals are distance testing compared to FM and usability of fringe communications. If that works I might try DStar another day. Your objective comments during and afterwards would be nice. This is for fun and education. Please make sure you have pretested your settings before you check-in. I monitor 444.475 repeater & 146.520 normally if you want any tech support before this test. One last thing, Fusion transmissions are delay audio, so give a second before talking when keying and give gaps before TXing otherwise we may not RX anything.
Again, thanks for your patience for this test.
thx DC moto Z4
Due to the current conditions, the Richfield Ameteur Radio Club will hold this month’s meeting on the air. UHF repeater 444.475+ PL 118.8 FM. 1900 CDT (7:00 p.m.). Topics to include Field Day 2020 preperations, and contingencies, if needed.
Regards
Paul KW0QXV
RARC secretary
From: Matt Holden
Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 7:59 PM
Subject: Please share with all Richfield club members Saturday webinar
Subject: Buffalo MN hamfest postponed. ARRL virtual meeting scheduled
Midwinter Madness, the hamfest
scheduled for Saturday March 21st, in
Buffalo, MN, has been
postponed.
Since most of us are going to hunkered down in our homes, I
thought I
would host a Dakota Division virtual meeting on the Internet.
I
will give an ARRL update and then share the highlights of my recent
trip to
V4 St. Kitts and Nevis.
If you have a topic you would like to present to the
amateur radio
community, please contact me about adding you to the
agenda.
I plan to begin my presentation on Saturday March 21, 2020 at
9:30 AM
CDT. Please sign-up to get specific connection instructions
for
computers and telephones at
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3546387199993324547
Let’s
try to make the best of these unusual circumstances spend a little
virtual
time together since we can’t meet in person.
Stay safe and I hope to see you
can join the
webinar.
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ARRL
Dakota Division
Director: Matt Holden, K0BBC
k0bbc@arrl.org
Following the lead of other radio clubs, due to health concerns, the Richfield Amatuer Radio Club March 18th, 2020 meeting will be held over the air on the 444.475 repeater on FM. Time remains the same at 7:00 p.m. Topics will include preparations for Field Day 2020 and take suggestions for future club activities and projects.
73
Paul KE0QXV
Hello fellow RARC members,
How is everything back in Minnesota? I am currently in South Korea. I have been here for just over a month and have another 8 more months to go. I am the dining facility manager at camp Hovey so it’s like being the manager of a restaurant. We feed around 1000 soldiers per meal so I am pretty busy here. I unfortunately did not have space to bring any of my ham radio gear with me and I feel like I’m going through radio withdrawal. I did bring my am/fm/shortwave radio with me and listen to the Armed Forces Radio station or there is a shortwave station that is in English that broadcasts from Beijing which I sometimes catch at night. I hope you are starting to prep for field day. Wish I could be there to help out. I have my eye on some radio gear I want to buy when I get back stateside….with the wife’s permission. Don, you are the godfather of the club. Keep the club strong. Herman, Mike, Lucas, and everyone else, have fun and I look forward to seeing some field day pictures.
73
Jeff KG7ONF
We’re going to be having Mr. Yaesu Fusion Guy come to visit us. Please watch his current video https://youtu.be/JPhY5YY8-dQ
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RARC asks all to keep posted on this website before visiting our next meeting for all updates.
Oct 9th at the Richfield Community Center we are talking on Yeasu’s Fusion WiRES-X Rooms. Setup starts at 6pm and ends at 9pm in the Ruth Johnson Room. This is to Talk on the Richfield’s Repeater 145.390 and talk around the world using the WiRES-X Rooms to link along the way. Some rooms are The DARC (28439) Room, MnWis (21493), America’s Link (21080), Texas Nexus (21636) and many more.
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How to connect to Rooms using a FTM-7250/3200DR
How to connect to Rooms using a FT-70DR
How to connect to Rooms using a FTM-100DR
How to connect to Rooms using FTM-400DR & FT-1/2/3DR
Finding a room number HamOperator.com
A presentation by Erik NY9D regarding the digital communication systems used for the Twin Cities Marathon. Info at www.14567.org.
Volunteers are needed for this event in October, 2019.
Discuss Burnsville fire muster, September 2019, volunteers needed.
Banner design was discussed, a design was approved.
Solder session update.
Discuss preparations for Pennfest 2019.
There will be an all call on the UHF repeater net on Thursday, September 19th. All club members and friends please make an effort to join us.
Respectfully submitted
Paul KE0QXV
RARC Secretary
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