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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 Parry Brown KCØTWB. If you have any ideas for content on the net, contact Parry at kc0twb@anokaradio.org or on the net! Click on the ACRC Nets link to see the net counts and details.
Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 17th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Centerville City Hall (1880 Main St)
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.
FLDigi Class
Saturday, January 28th from 9:00 a.m. to noon in Bloomington, MN
There will be a FLDigi Class will be held on Saturday, January 28th from 9:00 a.m. to noon in Bloomington, MN. Talk-in will be on the Bloomington EOC Repeater 147.090+ PL 100.0. Fldigi is a computer program intended for amateur radio digital modes operation using a personal computer and a
transceiver. Contact Ann Foster K0ANN at k0ann@AnokaRadio.org for more details.
General Meeting - Elections
Friday, February 3rd from 7:00 pm.m to 9:00 p.m. at the Blaine Baseball Complex
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 ten General Meetings from January through June 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.
Monthly V.E. Testing
Saturday, February 11th 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. and we continue to take walk-ins until 10:00 a.m. We test at the Blaine City Hall in the Mark Stack Room. Check the club's website for any updates or changes to the schedule.
Board Meeting
Tuesday, February 21st from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Centerville City Hall (1880 Main St)
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.
November / December Newsletter Posted!
The newsletter was posted on our website and emailed out to all of the current members with email addresses. If you did not receive the email, please contact Shawn Rung at Secretary@anokaradio.org so your email address can be updated. You can view the newsletter with this link.
Club Fund Raiser – New Cards will be available soon!
The club is participating in a fund raiser with Mansetti's Pizza and Pasta. The
club receives 100% of the proceeds from selling the discount offer cards. They
are valid for all five Mansetti’s metro locations. Each card costs $20.00 and has
14 great offers, most of which are buy-one-get-one-free’s, and even one free
pizza, just to start! These cards are available to anyone who would like to
purchase them – just ask for them at any of our meetings or contact Bob Cordell
KB0GIP at President@AnokaRadio.org to get some.
We now accept Donations online!
The Anoka County Radio Club can now accept donations online! Simply click on the
 link to be brought to PayPal to make a donation.
Hams Against Hunger
We are accepting food donations to benefit the local food shelves. You can bring any non-perishable food items to our meetings and events, or give them to any board member. Thank you for helping out the less fortunate in our community - your donations are sincerely appreciated!
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.
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 ten General Meetings from January through June 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.
Repeater
We sponsor a two-meter repeater at 146.670 MHz (114.8 PL tone). For more details on the club's repeater, 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 Secretary@anokaradio.org or Tim Neu KCØLQL at kc0lql@anokaradio.org. 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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