Equipment – Page 3 – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

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

RSOC SteppIR Vertical – The Saga Continues

For quite some time now we’ve had an issue with our SteppIR vertical antenna. It works great on 40 meters and above, but darn if it gives us high SWR...

By Kent Petty Published July 3, 2020 EMCOMM, Equipment, FCC Building, RSOC Operations

It’s PFD Application Time! Pick. Click. Give. to the AARC

It’s that time of the year for Alaskan’s to apply for the PFD. Please know that the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club is eligible for the PDF and we could sure...

By Kent Petty Published January 7, 2020 Donations, Education, EMCOMM, Equipment, Fundraising, Public Service, RSOC Upkeep

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

Working Wednesday…What’s Up With That?

Many of you know that we have something we call “Working Wednesdays”. Ever wonder what that’s really about? It’s pretty simple really. It’s just a night of the week that...

By Kent Petty Published April 25, 2019 Equipment, RSOC Operations, RSOC Upkeep, Volunteer, Working Wednesday

Equipment Check Out / Check In Page Updated – Assistant Equipment Manager Named

The club website has been updated to allow members who have borrowed equipment to use the same form on the website to let us know the equipment has been returned. ...

By Kent Petty Published April 17, 2019 Equipment, RSOC Operations, RSOC Upkeep

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

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

HF Radio Assistance Please – Icom IC-7600 and SGC SG2000

We’ve got a couple HF rigs we’re trying to get configured at the RSOC and really need some help. If you are an owner of an Icom IC-7600 or SGC...

By Kent Petty Published January 2, 2019 ARES, DX, Equipment, RSOC Operations

Category: Equipment