RSOC Operations – Page 5 – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

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

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

APRS, Really? Yes!

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)? You’ve probably heard of it. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR? You might have heard of him. You may have even dabbled with APRS. Maybe you found it...

By Kent Petty Published January 9, 2019 Amateur Satellites, APRS, Direction Finding, DX, Mesh Networking, RSOC Operations

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

RSOC SteppIr Vertical on the Air

At the Radio Science & Operations Center (RSOC) we have the SteppIR Mark IV vertical installed and working, using temporary Field Day ground radials. One of the grounding blocks had...

By Kent Petty Published November 11, 2018 ARES, DX, RSOC Operations, Working Wednesday

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

Hot Transmitter on 147.93 MHz Found and Shut Down

On the afternoon of October 10, a transmitter keyed up on 147.93 MHz. This happens to be the input frequency for club’s Grubstake VHF repeater (147.33/93). As a result, the...

By Kent Petty Published October 12, 2018 APRS, Direction Finding, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations

RSOC “Battery Lab” Operational

The following is a slightly edited version of an article published in the AARC September 2018 Newsletter. It was time, the AARC has received so many battery donations over...

By Kent Petty Published September 17, 2018 Donations, Equipment, RSOC Operations, Working Wednesday

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