The Rockwall Amateur Radio Club
Serving the Rockwall Area Since 1999
The Rockwall Amateur Radio Club
Serving the Rockwall Area Since 1999
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.
Members of the RARC and their +1s descended on Manny's Uptown Tex-Mex in Heath for the club's annual Christmas dinner and White Elephant Exchange. Manny's service was excellent and good food and a good time was enjoyed 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.
01/31/26 - Updated the ARRL Field Day 2026 web page and added an event to upcoming events.
01/27/26 - Updated upcoming events, made small edit to Info net control script, archived 2025 activities, updated the Contact Us and Officer pages.
12/31/25 - Updated the HF QSO Contest page and created a link to the Info Net Control operators schedule
Last Updated 01/31/25 -, Webmaster