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• Crank Up Tower For Sale – @ 60′

  Mark has a crank-up tower available.  Believed to be approximately 60 feet tall when fully extended.  Collapses to 20 feet. Contact is “Mark”.  No price was provided. He can be...

  By Kent Petty Published September 14, 2021 Swap & Shop

• AARC Radio Science and Operations Center (RSOC) PSA Published

  By Kent Petty, KL5T September 9, 2021 Check out the RSOC’s new “RSOC Story” PSA! This has been a work in progress for quite some time. Thanks so much to...

  By Kent Petty Published September 9, 2021 RSOC Operations

• Anchorage KL7AA DMR Repeater Back On The Air

  By: Kent Petty, KL5T September 8, 2021 Thanks to the efforts of Kevin Opalka, KL1V, the Anchorage DMR repeater is back up and on the air effective this afternoon, September...

  By Kent Petty Published September 8, 2021 DMR, Repeaters

• HF Noise? Check Your Ground!

  By: John Bruce, KL4O, Delta Junction, Alaska September 7, 2021 I had been off HF for a couple of years now and feeling deprived.  I had pulled my wire antennas...

  By Kent Petty Published September 7, 2021 Interference

• KL7AA DMR Repeater to be Alive Again Soon

  By: Kent Petty, KL5T 9/2/2021 The KL7AA DMR repeater has been down for quite some time due to a problem with the receiver’s sensitivity. Work today at the RSOC will...

  By Kent Petty Published September 2, 2021 Digital Voice, DMR, Repeaters

• “Freebies” Page Created

  By: Kent Petty, KL5T 8/29/2021 Announcing the new AARC/RSOC “Freebies” web page. Several members have requested an ability to list amateur radio-related items so that others might put them to...

  By Kent Petty Published August 29, 2021 Equipment, Swap & Shop

• Life Member KL7RLB, Richard L Block, SK

  By: Kent Petty, KL5T 8/28/2021 It is with great sadness that I must report that long-time Life Member Richard L Block, KL7RLB, passed away on August 14, 2021. Richard passed...

  By Kent Petty Published August 28, 2021 Obituary, Silent Key

• Garage Sale is Open!

  By:  Kent Petty, KL5T 8/26/2021 The AARC had intended to put on a Flea Market in late August of this year. Its purpose? To help make the many pieces of...

  By Kent Petty Published August 26, 2021 Antennas, Equipment, Garage Sale, Hamfest, Swap & Shop

• AARC 2021 Election Committee Report

  Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Election Committee Report The 2020 AARC Election committee is comprised of TJ Sheffield KL7TS (Chair), Kent Petty KL5T, Keith Clark KL7MM and Lara Baker AL2R. This...

  By Kent Petty Published August 19, 2021 Elections

• In person Membership and Board meetings on hold due to Covid 19 spike in cases

  The decision has been made to continue AARC Membership and Board meetings via the online ZOOM platform. This decision will be regularly reviewed and in person meetings will resume when...

  By Richard Tweet KL2AZ Published August 12, 2021 Board Meetings, Membership Meetings