The Rockwall Amateur Radio Club
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Welcome to the Rockwall Amateur Radio Club
Welcome to the Rockwall Amateur Radio Club
The Rockwall Amateur Radio Club (RARC) was formed in 1999 to share and promote amateur (ham) radio and to provide communications for Rockwall area public events and emergencies. The club is open to all licensed hams and to anyone interested in learning more about ham radio and getting licensed are welcome to come visit.
Check out How to Become a Ham Radio Operator
Upcoming Events
February 7 - "Fox Hunt" starting at 10:00a and ends at 11:30a. The starting point is the 1st Baptist Church Rockwall South Annex parking lot. For more information go to RARC Fox Hunts.
February 9 - "Krewe of CW Lunch" at 11:00a at Jason's Deli, 819 I-30 Frontage Rd, Ste 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
February 17 - Club Meeting at 7:00p at Soulman's BBQ, 691 East I30, Rockwall, TX 75087. Go to Monthly Club Meetings for more information.
February 26 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00a at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
February 28 - "FD 2026 Antenna Testing" at RISD's Gene Burton College and Career Academy campus. Go the ARRL Field Day 2026 page for more information.
To see all the upcoming events for 2026 go to the RARC Events Calendar.
ARRL School Club Roundup February Edition
The February edition of the ARRL School Club Roundup (SCR) is February 9 - 13 and the RISD's Gene Burton College and Career Academy Amateur Radio Club will be operating under club's KR5ISD call sign for this event. We encourage all club members to get on the air and try to make a QSO with the kids as they are in competition with other Sr. HS Clubs. This SCR week their operation schedule will be:
Dates: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday February 9, 11 & 12
Times: 9a - 12 HF SSB, 1p - 3p HF Digital (with a break for lunch)
Bands and Modes: We will be spotting the club on DXSummit, so check there for frequencies and mode. The digital mode will most likely be PSK31 (FT4/FT8 does not support the exchange)
We realize HF QSO at these close distances are difficult, so the club will also monitor from 1p to 3p:
Monday: VHF Simplex, 147.56mHz, no pl
Wednesday: UHF Simplex 446.050mHz, no pl
Thursday: No VHF/UHF as some of the students will be taking license tests
If you have any questions, please let me know.
73 Doug WB5WRC, wb5wrc@arrl.net
The Fox This Past Saturday
The Fox This Past Saturday
The weather was great for the RARC's Fox Hunt held this past Saturday (2/7). Doug WB5WRC was the fox this hunt and hid the fox in Hickory Ridge park in south Rockwall. Then he got his steps in by trying to blend in as someone out for a little exercise. The participants started zeroing on the park in a little over a half hour, but it was another 20 or 30 before someone actually found the transmitter. Thank you Ed Fong WB6IQN for constructing the ideal antenna for fox hunts. David KJ5MTY who was a very close second last time won this one. All the participants reached the park and found the fox before time expired. A good time was had by all.
The weather was great for the RARC's Fox Hunt held this past Saturday (2/7). Doug WB5WRC was the fox this hunt and hid the fox in Hickory Ridge park in south Rockwall. Then he got his steps in by trying to blend in as someone out for a little exercise. The participants started zeroing on the park in a little over a half hour, but it was another 20 or 30 before someone actually found the transmitter. Thank you Ed Fong WB6IQN for constructing the ideal antenna for fox hunts. David KJ5MTY who was a very close second last time won this one. All the participants reached the park and found the fox before time expired. A good time was had by all.
Tuesday Nights with RARC
Tuesday night is meeting night for RARC. Join us each Tuesday night for our on air informational net. We meet on the KK5PP repeater*; 441.525 MHz PL 141.3 at 7:00pm. The only time we do not have this is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month when we have our club meeting.
Click Here for Details of RARC Face-to-Face Meetings at Soulman's BBQ
* Note: In the event that if the above repeater is not operational on net night a backup repeater, K5RKW is available at 442.8375 MHz Narrow FM with a PL tone of 162.2.
Latest Site Update
Latest Site Update
02/10/26 - Added Fox Hunt results and photos to the home page.
02/07/26 - Added ARRL SCR Information to the home page.
01/31/26 - Updated the ARRL Field Day 2026 web page and added an event to upcoming events.
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