Education – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

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

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

RSOC Gets New Banners

Two new banners were installed at the RSOC over the past few days. One presents the club’s information with our old faithful AARC logo, our club name, web address, and...

By Kent Petty Published March 27, 2019 Education, FCC Building, Press Release, RSOC Operations, RSOC Upkeep, Working Wednesday

AARC Assists with Ghosts in the Air Glow

The AARC is assisting Professor Amanda Dawn Christie of Concordia University with reception and live streaming of her art/science transmissions from HAARP. Day one, Monday, March 25 wrapped up with...

By Kent Petty Published March 26, 2019 DX, Education, Events, Press Release, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations

New RSOC Logo Debuts

The Anchorage Amateur Radio Club (AARC) Board of Directors commissioned a new logo for the Radio Science and Operations Center tonight at their monthly Board of Directors meeting. Better known...

By Kent Petty Published March 19, 2019 Education, FCC Building, Press Release, Public Service, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations, VEC, Volunteer

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

Technician Class Garners 12 New Hams

The AARC put on a 2-day intensive Technician License Examination Preparation class this past Saturday and Sunday (Jan 26 and 27) at the RSOC. Twelve bold soles took the plunge,...

By Kent Petty Published January 28, 2019 Education, VEC

Remember When We Tore “Stuff” Apart? – Oh the Wonder!

OK, remember the fun we had as kids (well, maybe even now as big kids, AKA, adults) when we pulled “stuff” apart to maybe fix it, or just to see...

By Kent Petty Published January 8, 2019 Education, Equipment, Working Wednesday

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

Category: Education