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Callsigns for Emcomm Served Agencies Issued

Two new callsigns have been issued by the FCC that we will used for Emcomm purposes in the Anchorage Area. The new callsigns are “KL7NMC”, for the Alaska Native Medical...

By Kent Petty Published April 12, 2019 Anchorage Senior Center, ARES, Public Service, Served Agency

Event Support Volunteer Page Created

We’ve created a page on the AARC website which lists the Public Service Events the club supports, as well as a means to volunteer to assist with each event. From...

By Kent Petty Published April 11, 2019 ARES, Events, Public Service, Volunteer

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

Mesh Relay Needed in Eagle River

Are you an Eagle River resident that lives on the front side of Mount Baldy, up high enough on the hillside to “see” Anchorage? If so, you may be able...

By Kent Petty Published January 22, 2019 ARES, Mesh Networking, Public Service, Served Agency

Alaska Search and Rescue Cache MESH Node Installed

3.4 GHz Ubiquiti NanoStation as well as a VHF antenna at the SAR Cache on Tudor Road in East Anchorage. Tom Plawman (KL4RQ), Bill Laxson, (KL7IPO), me (KL5T), and most importantly, our bucket truck operator and exterior installer Zach, descended on the facility at about 1:00 pm. KL7IPO graciously supplied the bucket truck and…

By Kent Petty Published January 22, 2019 ARES, Mesh Networking, Public Service, Served Agency

Great Alaska ShakeOut 2018 – Area Hams Participate

Hams in the Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, and Kenai Peninsula areas participated in the 2018 Great Alaska ShakeOut Earthquake Drill on October 18. At the appointed time, 10:18 a.m., from the...

By Kent Petty Published October 25, 2018 APRS, ARES, Public Service, RSOC Operations

Great Alaska ShakeOut 2018

The Anchorage Area ARES group and Anchorage Amateur Radio Club ask for your participation in the The Great Alaska ShakeOut “Earthquake Drill”, tomorrow, October 18, 2018 at 10:18 a.m. We...

By Kent Petty Published October 17, 2018 APRS, ARES, Events, Public Service, RSOC Operations

Fire Mitigation Operation

Fire Mitigation Operation 2018 The Wild land Fire Mitigation Operation will be held on Sept 28 – Oct 1. This event will be held on the North side of Eagle...

By Dave Webb Published September 28, 2018 Events, Public Service, Volunteer

AARC Hosts Alaska VOAD August Meeting

The AARC was privileged to host the August meeting of Alaska Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) at the Radio Science and Operations Center (RSOC) today. It was a great...

By Kent Petty Published August 28, 2018 ARES, FCC Building, Public Service, RSOC Operations

State-Run Kenai Connection Communications Exercise a Success

On the morning of Thursday, May 31, the Alaska State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) kicked off the planned Kenai Connection Communication Exercise at 1000L. This event was designed to test...

By Kent Petty Published June 7, 2018 ARES, Public Service, RSOC Operations, Volunteer

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