APRS – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

South Central Simplex Net Tonight

Don’t forget about the South Central Simplex Net (SCSN) tonight. The SCSN is held every Wednesday at 19:00L (7:00 PM), local Alaska time. The purpose of the Net is to...

By Kent Petty Published October 16, 2024 1.2 GHz, 220 MHz, 6 Meters, 900 MHz, APRS, ARES, D-Star, Digital Voice, EMCOMM, Mesh Networking, Mobile Ops, Nets, Packet Radio, RSOC Operations, UHF, VHF

Looking for APRS Options Without a Radio?

By: John LIme, KL4OF Written: April 10, 2022 Most of us know roughly what APRS is, or at least have heard of it. Some of us are pretty knowledgeable about it...

By Kent Petty Published April 10, 2022 APRS

South Central Simplex Net Tonight

Are you in the South Central Alaska area? Reminder….join the South Central Simplex Net tonight and every Wednesday evening starting at 1900L on 146.52 MHz FM. Be ready for multiple...

By Kent Petty Published January 26, 2022 APRS, D-Star, Digital Voice, Nets, RSOC Operations

South Central Simplex Net Webpage is Being Created

A South Central Simplex Net webpage is being created. There’s not much there yet, but there is a link that will allow you to see the net log if you...

By Kent Petty Published February 15, 2020 APRS, Mesh Networking, Nets, RSOC Operations

AARC Assists with Successful UNC-Chapel Hill SEDS Club Experiment

Boris Mesits, KE8JLB, is a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is a member of their SEDS Club (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space)....

By Kent Petty Published April 8, 2019 APRS, Education, RF Experiments, Working Wednesday

APRS Weather Balloon Experiment Update….Go Boris!

Boris Mesits, KE8JLB, reports that they are still assembling everything for the Weather Balloon Experiment being put together at UNC Chapel Hill. The radio transmitter works beautifully, they were able...

By Kent Petty Published March 14, 2019 APRS, Education, RF Experiments

Go Ahead, Keep Us Informed!

Are you an IRLP god? A DMR god? A D-Star god? A Fusion god? An EME god? Are you a god of something amateur radio? If you are, or know...

By Kent Petty Published January 31, 2019 Amateur Satellites, APRS, Contesting, Direction Finding, DX, Equipment, Mesh Networking, Repeaters, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations, Volunteer

APRS, Really? Yes!

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)? You’ve probably heard of it. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR? You might have heard of him. You may have even dabbled with APRS. Maybe you found it...

By Kent Petty Published January 9, 2019 Amateur Satellites, APRS, Direction Finding, DX, Mesh Networking, RSOC Operations

AREDN MESH Networking Fun

I had an experience tonight that provided me with a little amazement. It spoke to the robustness of the AREDN MESH networking protocol, equipment, and capabilities. Here’s my little story....

By Kent Petty Published January 8, 2019 APRS, ARES, Mesh Networking, RF Experiments

AARC Assists Student with APRS Weather Balloon Experiment

Boris Mesits, KE8JLB visited the RSOC during this week’s Working Wednesday. Boris is a graduate of South High School in Anchorage and is now attending college at UNC Chapel Hill. Boris asked for a bit of help putting together a 2-meter antenna to be mounted to an APRS Weather Balloon experiment his student club at…

By Kent Petty Published January 5, 2019 APRS, Education, RF Experiments

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