ARES – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

A look back at EMCOMM in 1972

From the February 29, 1972 Anchorage ARC Newsletter By: Wilse Morgan, W6PVF/KL7, 344-1257 The result for service to link-up the repeater here on Ft. Rich and the repeater at Pedro...

By Kent Petty Published December 28, 2020 ARES, EMCOMM, RSOC Operations

We Made Our Fundraising Goal!

By: Kent Petty, KL5T, Treasurer We made it! 16 very generous people came together to help raise $1,500 to get a full set of new all-season tires (6 tires plus...

By Kent Petty Published December 9, 2020 ARES, Direction Finding, Donations, EMCOMM, Fundraising, Public Service

Pickup Tires – A Little Over Half-Way There

By Kent Petty, KL5T Our target is $1,500 for tire replacement on the Ford F350 pickup is a bit over halfway met. To date we’ve raised a total of $800;...

By Kent Petty Published December 4, 2020 ARES, Direction Finding, Donations, EMCOMM, Equipment, Fundraising

Emergency Communication Vehicle Needs New Tires

By: Kent Petty, KL5T Want to make a difference? The Anchorage Amateur Radio Club / Radio Science and Operations Center (AARC/RSOC) is raising money to fund a tire replacement on...

By Kent Petty Published November 14, 2020 ARES, Direction Finding, EMCOMM, Equipment, Fundraising

Shared Apex Loop Receive Antenna Installed

TJ Sheffield KL7TS and I (Dave Webb N9AIG) started at about 10:00 AM working outside at the RSOC and followed social distancing rules. We both wore masks and gloves; when...

By Kent Petty Published July 9, 2020 ARES, Contesting, DX, EMCOMM, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations

Communications Academy – Seattle April 24-26 (CANCELED)

We have been advised that the Communications Academy has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Anyone heading to Seattle in April might want to attend the 2020 Communications Academy. This...

By Kent Petty Published March 6, 2020 ARES, EMCOMM

FEMA Region 10 Youth Preparedness Camp Announced

FEMA Region 10 just announced that they will be hosting a Youth Preparedness Camp in Alaska this summer, July 26-31, 2020. Youth ages 14-17 from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington...

By Kent Petty Published December 23, 2019 ARES, Education, EMCOMM, Public Service

RSOC Takes on SHARES Mission for Alaska State EOC

The government’s SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency (HF) Radio program provides an additional means for users with a national security and emergency preparedness mission to communicate when landline and cellular...

By Kent Petty Published November 6, 2019 ARES, EMCOMM, Public Service, RSOC Operations, Served Agency

Working Wednesday’s…What are we doing?

Working Wednesdays are busy nights at the Radio Science and Operations Center (RSOC). To give a sense of what we’re up to, here’s a partial list of the happenings from...

By Kent Petty Published October 17, 2019 Amateur Satellites, ARES, Equipment, Mesh Networking, RSOC Operations, Working Wednesday

Team Rubicon Trains at the RSOC

Team Rubicon in Alaska tapped into our great community resource, our Radio Science and Operations Center (RSOC), as the venue for a recent weekend training activity. Team Rubicon members from...

By Kent Petty Published May 17, 2019 ARES, Press Release, Public Service, RSOC Operations, Served Agency

Category: ARES