The Raleigh Amateur Radio Society asks that any person who thinks that they might have any
contagious disease refrain from attending any in-person RARS events until they are no longer contagious.
Members and non-members are welcome!
7:00 PM: General Social Period
7:30 PM: Business Meeting and Program
The RARS General Membership Meeting is on-line only, through August.
Starting in September, the General Membership Meetings will be
in-person and on-line. Click here to join
the Zoom call anytime after 7:00 pm
on the evening of the meeting.
Please add your call sign and location to your name in Zoom.
Please mute your microphone while others are speaking,
especially during the presentation.
Current News and Events
Updated July 25, 2024 08:36:43
Next RARS Portable Operating Event
Saturday, July 27, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Please join the RARS Portable Operating Group at the
bridle trailhead(s) of Raven Rock State Park,
this coming Saturday, July 27th, from
9:00 am – 11:00 am.
We will be activating the park for
Parks on the Air.
As always, no license or club affiliation required, only a passing interest in radio, communications, or electrons.
Kids and family are welcome to join.
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Please note, this is NOT the main entrance used to access the visitor center or campsites. This location is on the northern side of the river (and should be a shorter drive for most). Restrooms are available, but everything else will need to be transported (water, tables, chairs, etc). I expect this location will have fewer visitors than the park's main entrance.
The address is 1550 River Road, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 or GPS coordinates: 35.484444, -78.903324. A park map showing the bridle trails (upper half of the map) is available
here.
Check here for updates if the weather is questionable.
We hope to see you there!
Have you always wanted to get your amateur radio license? Now is the time!
RARS is pleased to announce that we will be offering a Technician licensing class on three consecutive Saturdays, starting on August 31!
You do NOT need to be a member of RARS to take the class.
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Classes will run from 8:30 am to 12:35 pm on August 31, September 7, and September 14, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7000 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh.
There is no fee to take the class, but you will have to buy the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, 5th Edition, available from the
American Radio Relay League (you don't need to be a member to buy from the ARRL)
and on Amazon.
Be sure you get the 5th edition, which is for exams given from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026.
For more information or to reserve a seat in the class, please contact Denny Oestreich, the RARS Education Director, at telephone number 919-846-8163, or
OestreichD@AOL.com.
And tell those friends and family whom you have been trying to get to join the hobby!
Part show-and-tell, part maker fair, part operating event, the in-person RARS Gathering on the fourth Tuesday of each month is the place to be if you want to find out about the local ham community, meet other ham radio operators, see hands on demos of old and new ham radio equipment, get on the air, and exchange ideas in a fun forum.
Members and non-members are welcome....
The meeting starts at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall, but we start setting up at 6:00 pm, and
you are welcome to bring your own ham radio equipment and projects to demonstrate, show off, or
just work on with other like-minded hams -- we have plenty of tables.
You might also find sources of coax, connectors, zip cord, Powerpoles®, and whatnot.
For more information about The Gathering, please contact Tadd Torborg KA2DEW.
The RARS Volunteer Examiner Team conducts license exams at The Gatherings in even-numbered months.
You do not need to be a RARS member to test with us.
Exams start promptly at 6:00 pm so applicants can attend The Gathering, afterwards.
Please see our License Classes and Exams page
for important information, including the exam requirements.
Preregistration is preferred and may be done by submitting the
registration form on this page
(select the Ridge Rd location and date).
For more information about RARS license exams, please
contact
Richard Hall K7RLH, the RARS VE Chair.
Next RARS Dinner
Tuesday,
August 20, 2024,
6:30 pm
IHOP, 7471 Six Forks Road, Raleigh
All members and guests are welcome to attend the monthly RARS Dinner,
now on the on the THIRD Tuesday of each month.
Informal and Dutch, just bring your appetite and best rag to chew.
IHOP is on the corner of Sawmill and Six Forks Roads.
After entering the restaurant, look for our folks in the dining room.
For more information about the RARS Dinner, please contact Chuck Littlewood K4HF.
Help Introduce the Public to Amateur Radio at the NC State Fair!
October 17 – 27, 2024
It's that time of year again! The NC State Fair is approaching quickly, and The NC Ham Radio Exhibit is in need of volunteers.
Last year we had over 1,200 visitors to the exhibit looking for more information about ham radio.
It's a great opportunity to
Answer questions about the hobby,
Share about your gear and demonstrate how it works,
Provide information on getting licensed and joining clubs, and
Explain different programs such as Scouts, SkyWarn and ARES.
We are looking for volunteers to staff three four-hour shifts a day.
Every volunteer receives free admission and free parking at the Cardinal Lot for the day(s) of their shifts(s).
A shuttle operates all day from the Cardinal Lot to Gate 7, which is very close to the exhibit.
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Volunteers come from all over North Carolina, representing clubs across the state. This year, the exhibit will include
JARSCom, the Johnston Amateur Radio Society’s Mobile Command Vehicle, a converted ambulance filled with radio gear covering every band.
The truck will be open for tours and available for calling nets.
The NC State Fair runs from Thursday, October 17 through Sunday, October 27, 2024.
The NC Ham Radio Exhibit will be open every day from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Please contact Rodney Warren KO4ZFO at ko4zfo@gmail.com or Travis Russell KN4WJL at kn4wjl@proton.me if you have any questions or to sign up!
Thanks to three years of Field Day logs, the 2024 NC QSO Party, and a final push by Tom N4TL, the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society has earned the ARRL “Worked All States” award in the “Mixed” category!
RARS Website News
Recent Changes to the RARS Website
A page with a link to join the RARS Discord Server has been added to the
website. Discord is an instant messaging, voice-over-IP, and video platform, that allows conversations among members to take place in chat rooms and voice/video channels categorized by topic. No need to see reams of messages about topics you're not interested in!
The Field Day page has been updated with our plans for 2024
Links where we tell you to contact someone now open a RARS Communication Form addressed to that person, rather than directing you to the Club Contacts page.
Call signs in the membership roster and elsewhere on the website link to QRZ.com profiles
The Zoom link for the General Membership Meeting has been added to the meeting announcement at the top of this page.
For those interested in RARS's history,
here
is a list of RARS officers and EXciter editors going back to RARS's founding in 1969,
and
here is a list of RARS founding, charter, life, and honorary members,
both of which are also linked from the
About RARS page
The link to sign up for the RARS-L email reflector has been moved from the
About
page to the
For Members Only
page.
A new page with the list of Board nominations for 2024 has been added
Meeting presentations have moved to here and are linked
from the RARS General Membership Meeting announcement at the top of this page
FCC Topics of Interest has moved to the News & Exciter page
Why You Should Be A RARS Member Today! has moved here
and is linked from the Join/Renew Membership page
Looking for RARS Club polo shirts or brochures to promote the Club?
Go to the bottom of the For Members Only page
The menu on the left side of each page has been reorganized into logical chunks with lines separating the chunks.
The Home button is suppressed if you are on the home page.
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Have you always wanted to get your amateur radio license? Now is the time!
RARS is pleased to announce that we will be offering a Technician licensing class on three consecutive Saturdays, starting on August 31!
You do NOT need to be a member of RARS to take the class.
