RARC Activities
Introduction
This page is presented to give new and old members alike a sense of all the activities that this club does each year. It also gives an idea of the many topics that our members have found interesting. Each year the topics that are covered are determined by the members.
Activities 2024
December 26 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
December 7 - Rockwall Christmas Parade. Go to the Christmas Parade event page for more information.
December 3 - RARC Christmas Party @ Manny's Uptown TexMex, details to follow.
November 28 - Thanksgiving. The "Hams for Lunch" is cancelled for this week.
October 12 - Parks On The Air (POTA) The club will be activating Lake Tawakoni State Park under the club's K5RKW call sign.
October 3 - Rockwall County Library Community Fall Festival. The RARC will be hosting a table from 5:30 to 7:30.
September 20 - 23 - "K5R" 25th Anniversary Special Event Station, click for more info.
September 21 - Radio at the Rockwall Farmers Market celebrating the club's 25th anniversary.
September 26, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
September 17 - Club Meeting at 7:00p at Soulman's BBQ, 691 East I30, Rockwall, TX 75087
August 22, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
Aug 20, 2024 - Club Meeting at 7:00p at Soulman's BBQ, 691 East I30, Rockwall, TX 75087
Aug 17, 2024 - Saturday, Fox Hunt with a Twist - Starting at 10AM from the annex parking lot of the First Baptist Church in Rockwall. This hunt will offer a new challenge, but the details won't be revealed until minutes before the starting time! The hunt will conclude at 11:30 and if you can, plan to stay awhile and join the other participants for lunch (free) at the finish point.
Note: You will need TWO radios for this hunt. One to track the fox transmitter on 146.580 Mhz and the other to monitor the KK5PP repeater (441.525 Mhz / 141.3) for updates and clues during the hunt. If you only have one radio, we have some spare HT's available. Contact Gary W5RTX or Doug WB5WRC if you need to borrow a second radio. Check in begins at the parking lot at 9:45. 73 Gary W5RTX
Aug 4, 2024 - Kiwanis Tri-Rock Triathlon
July 25, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Golliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
July 20,2024 - Saturday, Determine where we have good comms and dead zones to our local repeaters. Meet at Joe Willy's at 09:30
July 16, 2024 - Face to Face Meeting at Soulman's BBQ
June 21-237, 2024 - Field Day at Union Valley VFD station
June 27, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Golliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
May 23, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Golliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
May 21, 2024 - Face to Face Meeting at Soulman's BBQ
May 11, 2024 - Pedestrian Fox Hunt at the Gene Burton College and Career Academy Ham Radio club
Apr 25, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Golliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
Apr 13, 2024 - Saturday, Parks On The Air (POTA) at Eisenhower State Park under call sign K5RKW (club call sign)
Eisenhower State Park
50 Park Road 20
Denison, TX 75020-4878
Latitude: 33.810339, Longitude: -96.59997, What3words:///songs.quirk.bleach
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/eisenhower
Mar 28, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Golliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
Jan 27-28, 2024 - Winter Field day - The event will be at Red Bird Hall which has power, heat, restrooms, antenna space.
Setup: 9 am to 12 noon
Address:
Wind Point Park on Lake Tawakoni
6553 State Park Rd 55
Lone Oak, TX
Jan 25, 2024 - "Hams for Lunch" at 11:00 at Joe Willy's 2006 S. Golliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087
Jan 16, 2024 - Face to Face Meeting at Soulman's BBQ
Hamfests - http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search State: Texas Division: West Gulf
Spotter Training - SKYWARN Spotter Training Schedule Website (scroll down after clicking) To find Spotter training classes
Past Activities
Activities for preceding years can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate link below:
2010 Presentations
February - Skywarn Spotter Safety -
March - Operating PSK31 - Matt Johnson N5MTJ
April - Mobile HF on a Budget - David Kaun N5DBK
May - Field Day 2010 - Les Darlington K5RXQ
June - DAT Disaster Action Team working with the Red Cross - Leonard Plemmons KE5KZT
July - Software Defined Radio - Softrock - Flex Radio - Scott Kerr KE1RR