ARES – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

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

Anchorage ARC Featured in Indie Alaska Video Spot

INDIE ALASKA is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios. They recently produced a great 2-minute video spot focused on the Anchorage...

By Kent Petty Published May 16, 2019 ARES, Education, Press Release, Public Service, RSOC Operations

Youth Summer Radio Camp Offered at RSOC

The Anchorage Amateur Radio Club (AARC) is holding a 5-day summer camp targeting youth’s entering grades 7-12. There will be offerings for a 4-hour morning session (8 AM to 12...

By Kent Petty Published April 25, 2019 ARES, Direction Finding, Education, Mesh Networking, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations

Volunteer for an Anchorage ARES Team of Interest

An ARES volunteer form has been created that will allow Anchorage ARES members to volunteer for team assignments. Click here to go to the volunteer form. Check out the Anchorage...

By Kent Petty Published April 12, 2019 ARES, Public Service, Volunteer

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