“Giving Tuesday” – AARC Reaching Out
The AARC is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization and we would be remiss if we didn’t reach out via social media to ask for your support on this “Giving Tuesday”. ...
Author: Kent Petty
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Welcome to the new Sitka VE Team!
The Anchorage ARC VEC welcomes our new Sitka VE team to our program. The team of six VEs will offer monthly testing at the Sitka Fire Department, 209 Lake Street,...
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Anchorage ARC VEC Chairman Turns Over Reins
After 25 years of stellar service as Chairman of the Anchorage ARC VEC, Jim Wiley, KL7CC is turning over the reins to Kent Petty, KL5T. Jim has been the catalyst...
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Eagle River Valley APRS Digipeater Activated
A recent need was noted to improve APRS digipeater coverage throughout the area. To help support that need, KL5T fired up his Kantronics KPC3+ TNC driving an Alinco DR-1200 2-meter...
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APRS – Anchorage / Mat-Su In Need of Several Digipeaters
We’ve conducted a review of APRS activity in the Anchorage / Mat-Su Valley areas. The review included analysis of activity directly detected on the KL7AA-10 Digipeater / I-Gate located on...
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Power Outage Takes Down Systems
A power outage struck parts of South Anchorage and the Anchorage Hillside a few days ago. The outage took down a few of our hillside assets for about 2 hours...
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Anchorage Simulated Emergency Test Participation
The AARC and Anchorage ARES participated in the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) on Saturday, October 7. We had a limited focus this year due to our focus on our...
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New KL7AA-10 APRS Digipeater / I-Gate Operational
We’ve been testing our new WX3in1 APRS Digipeater / I-Gate for several weeks now at the AARC clubhouse. We’ve determined it’s been working as advertised so Kevin Opalka, KL2NV, and...
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Hillside South Trespasser!
We were prepping for the move of the WX3in1 APRS system to our Hillside South location. Part of the prep included a need to make a site visit to evaluate...
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Are you “Winlink” Capable?
Do you know what Winlink is and what it’s used for? Have you heard folks talking about Winlink and wondered what the heck is this system? Here’s a little help...