Working Wednesday – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

Important Update Regarding the South Central Simplex Net

ZCZC DE KL7AA NR 1 R 061010Z DEC 2019 FM AARC/RSOC TO ALL STATIONS WD GRNC BT UNCLASS QST QST QST QST AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, JOHN LYNN, KL7CY,...

By Kent Petty Published December 6, 2019 Nets, RSOC Operations, Working Wednesday

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

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

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

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

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

Working Wednesday at Rowan Street, May 30

Club members Tony Kyriss, NE7EK, Keith Clark, KL7MM and TJ Sheffield, KL7TS were at Rowan Street for Working Wednesday, to take down portions of the Rohn 45 tower and other appurtenances. Tony, our intrepid tower...

By Kent Petty Published June 2, 2018 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, Working Wednesday

Working Wednesday Tonight – Cleanup for Open House

Please join us for Working Wednesday tonight as we do a final cleanup for Open House. We should be there by 6:00. See you there. 73, Kent, KL5T

By Kent Petty Published April 18, 2018 Working Wednesday

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