ARRL Field Day 2024
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- Written by Tim Neu
June 22-23- ARRL Field Day Contest.
ACRC/ARRL Field Day is both a contest and an emergency preparedness exercise and by participation count, one of the largest ham radio activities of the calendar year. This year the club is planning to run a 3A station, Approval permitting, we plan to be in the same location as last year. More details will be posted as they are available.
Blaine Festival
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- Written by Tim Neu
The Anoka County Radio Club anticipates participating in two Blaine events this year. More details will be posted as they are available..
June 29: Blaine Parade
July 4: Blaine Fireworks presentation
Both events should be great opportunities to have fun and operate our radios.
Fridley Parade
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- Written by Tim Neu
On Thursday, June 13 the Anoka County Radio Club will be running a tower trailer through the Fridley 49'ers parade. Volunteers may help decorate, walk and hand out candy, or ride along (seats limited).
Centerville Fete Des Lacs
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- Written by Tim Neu
July 16 - 21, 2024 is the Centerville Fete Des Lacs festival. The radio club helps with three events:
Friday, July 19 - We will meet at Laurie Lamotte park for the fireworks at 6:30 (some food/rec time before deployment)
Saturday, July 20- We will meet at Laurie Lamotte Park at 5:30 AM <yawn> for the morning run activity.
Saturday, July 20 - We will meet at 1806 Main Street in Centerville at 9:30 for deployment to help with the parade. We should be done around 1:00PM.
ACRC General Meeting
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- Written by Tim Neu
General membership meetings are on the first Friday of the month (Normally) or second Friday if it's a holiday week.
In December, the Christmas party takes the place of the monthly general meeting.
Our next meeting is on Friday, May 3, at the Blaine City Hall starting at 7:00 PM. If you have something you'd like to share for the meeting, please feel free to let us know.
ACRC Monthly Board Meeting
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ACRC Board Meeting
Board meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month The next board meeting date is 4/23/2024. We meet in person at the Centerville City Hall. The meeting is from 6:30-8:45PM. Any club members or guests are welcome to attend
VE Testing
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Club Details
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- Written by Shawn Rung
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 Calendar Page 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, starting 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 page..
We accept Donations online through PayPal or Amazon!
The The Anoka County Radio Club can accept donations online! Simply click on the link to be brought to PayPal to make a donation. if you shop at Amazon use this link and Amazon makes 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!
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Tim Neu N0TJN at n0tjn@anokaradio.org.