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Anoka County Radio Club
and Emergency Services

 

ACRC Net

The Anoka County Radio Club hosts a net every Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. on the 146.670 Repeater.  Our regular Net Control is club member Parry Brown KCØTWB.  If you have any ideas for content on the net, contact Parry at kc0twb@msn.com or on the net!  Click on the ACRC Nets link to see the net counts and details.

Anoka-ARES Meeting
Monday, May 19th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Blaine Service Center.

Please check the Anoka-ARES website for more details and the meeting location.

Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 20th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Blaine Baseball Complex

If you are interested in club business, then you are welcome to attend the Monthly Board Meetings.  All members are encourage and welcome to participate in the Board Meetings.  Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month.  Like the General Meeting, the Board Meetings are normally held at the Blaine Base Ball Complex and start at 7:00 p.m.  The Board Meeting Minutes can be viewed on the Club Documents link on our webpage. 

MS 150 Run
Friday, June 6th thru Sunday, June 8th

The MS 150 Run will be held on Friday, June 6th thru Sunday, June 8th.  Anoka ARES is  signed up to help with this event.  If you are available to help out, please contact Dave Runkle KC0KEP. 

Amateur Radio (HAM) Technician License Course
Friday, June 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and
Saturday & Sunday June 14 and 15 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center Auditorium, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN

Preregistration is required and interested students should contact David.Adriansen@va.gov via e-mail or at 612-467-3019 to register for this course.

Please click here to download the course outline and details.

Monthly V.E. Testing
Saturday, June 14th  from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Blaine City Hall, Mark Stack Room

Are you ready to take your first amateur radio (ham) license test or upgrade to another level? Then let us help! The Anoka County Radio Club holds V.E. amateur radio testing sessions on most every 2nd Saturday of the month.  We are ready to test new and upgrading hams in all the FCC elements.  Test sessions start at 9:00 a.m.  We will continue to take walk-ins until 10:00 a.m.  We test at the Blaine City Hall in the Mark Stack Room.  Check  the clubs calendar page for any updates or changes to the schedule. 

Field Day is Approaching!
Saturday, June 28th at noon thru Sunday, June 29th at noon at the Blaine City Hall Parking Lot

It's time to start thinking about Field Day!  This year, as in most years past, Field Day will be held on the same weekend as he Blaine Blazin 4th events.  We are looking as much help in all the events of that weekend as we can get.  Field Day is a family event!  Please bring your family, kids and friends along!  You don't even need to be a ham to get on the air!  Come on out and join us for some food and fun!  More information will be posted as it becomes available.  Please contact Dave Runkle KC0KEP or Bob Cordell KB0GIP for more information.

Blaine Blazin' 4th Parade
Saturday, June 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Blaine Blazin' 4th Parade is coming up on Saturday, June 28th.  This event will happen around the same time as the start of Field Day.  We are looking for members to help out with this event.  Please contact Bob Cordell KB0GIP or Dave Runkle KC0KEP to sign up or for more information. 

Blaine Blazin' 4th Fireworks
Friday, July 4th from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Blaine Soccer Complex

The Blaine Blazin' 4th Fireworks show will be held on Friday, July 4th.  We are looking for members to help out with this event.  Please contact Bob Cordell KB0GIP or Dave Runkle KC0KEP to sign up or for more information. 

Chisago Lakes Triathlon
Sunday, July 27th

The Chisago Lakes Triathlon will be held on Sunday, July 27th.  They need many hams to help out with communications for this event.  Please contact Dave Runkle KC0KEP for more information on how to sign up to help out.  More information will be posted when it becomes available.

Club Patches!

Official Anoka County Radio Club patches are available for sale!  The price is only $5.00 for the first (or one) patch and $2.50 for each patch purchased in quantity at that time.  The patches are 4-inches in diameter and have an iron-on backing.  They are great for showing your support of your club on jackets, shirts and equipment bags!  Contact Shawn Rung KØSMR at k0smr@arrl.net or any of the other board members to place your order or for more details.  They will be available for purchase at the club general and board meetings as well.

General Meetings
You do not need to be a member to attend and family members of all ages are welcome. Each meeting will have a different topic for the month.  There are nine General Meetings from January through May and again from September through December.  We take the summer months off while everyone tend to be really busy having fun in the warm weather. General Meetings are normally held on the first Friday of the month at the Blaine Base Ball Complex and start at 7:00 p.m.   To view the minutes from these meetings, click on the Club Documents link. 

Club Events

Several time a year the ACRC helps out at events like parades, festivals, fun runs, fire works and more.  These events tend to be fun and several are great family events.  There is nothing like having a guaranteed front row seat at a fireworks event or parade. Check out the club calendar for more information.

ACRC Emergency Services and Anoka-ARES

As listed in our long name, the ACRC also provides supplemental communications support in times of need.  The ACRC has a reciprocal agreement with Anoka-ARES to support and coordinate drills and events throughout the year. If you are interested in putting your name on the list to help out, please contact Dave Runkle - KC0KEP (the Anoka County E.C. and the Vice-President) or one of the other board members. If you are looking for more information an Anoka-ARES, please follow this link to the Anoka-AREA web site at http://www.anoka-ares.org.

Repeaters

We sponsor and operate three repeaters - a two-meter repeater at 146.670 MHz, a 1.25-meter repeater at 224.940 MHz and a new D-Star Repeater.  For more details on the club's repeaters, please check out the Repeater Status page.

Do You Have Pictures of Club Events?

If you have pictures of club events and would like to see them up on our website or in our newsletter please make the digital photos or files available to either Shawn Rung KØSMR at k0smr@arrl.net or Tim Neu KCØLQL at tim@tneu.visi.com.  Email is the best delivery method, but you can also send a CD, disk or flash drive to us with the pictures on, or even post them to a web or ftp site and email us the web address to download them.  If you have a large quantity of pictures or if they are very high resolution, a CD or flash drive is best.  Contact Shawn or Tim with any questions.

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