Red River Radio Amateurs

Buy Your Hamfest Tickets and Tables Today!

General Admission and Vendor Bundle tickets (i.e. a flea market table and vendor admission) are on sale now in the RRRA online box office.

Your advance purchase gets you to the bargains faster at the Dakota Division’s biggest hamfest.

Don’t waste time in the ticket table line ‼️

Enter The Box Office and Make Your Purchase...

Upcoming Events

Learn how to add the RRRA calendar to your device

License Testing: 8:00 AM Sat Sep 27
2025 Hamfest: 9:00 AM Sat Sep 27
UHF/VHF Net 39: 9:00 PM Sun Sep 28
North Star Radio Convention: 8:00 AM Sat Oct 11
ARES Meeting: CANCELED
October Activity: 7:00 PM Tue Oct 21
Jingle Bell Run: 8:00 AM Sat Dec 6
Field Day - West Fargo: 1:00 PM Sat Jun 27

Outreach • Public Service

ARRL Launches Nationwide Grassroots Campaign to Pass Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act

September 19, 2025 ARRL Current Legislation

ARRL has launched a nationwide grassroots campaign aimed at securing the passage of federal legislation that would grant Amateur Radio Operators the same rights to install antennas on their property as those enjoyed by users of TV antennas, wireless internet, and flagpoles.

Outreach

October Contest Corral

September 15, 2025 K0STK

The October 2025 Contest Corral is available for download from the ARRL Contest Calendar page.

Techinical

FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Limited Use of Amateur Radio Band

September 10, 2025 K0STK Amateur Radio Daily

IARU reports the FCC has granted AST SpaceMobile limited use of the 430–440 MHz amateur radio band. The license grants use of amateur radio spectrum for emergency purposes only.

Public Service

National Preparedness Month (Red Cross)

September 10, 2025 American Red Cross Blog

National Preparedness Month—also known as September Safety Month or Disaster Preparedness Month—is an annual campaign held in September. It is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, businesses, and communities with the knowledge and resources they need to respond to and recover from emergencies.

Technical

Beware Puffed LiPo Batteries

September 9, 2025 WB4SON - Attack of the Ham Radio Blog

Back in 2021, I was working with a young ham looking to learn Morse code. As he was blind, many of the tools commonly used, were not as useful. I stumbled upon the Morserino-32, a wonderful device from Willi OE1WKL, I bought a pair of them in kit form, and soon had my young fella sending and receiving Morse.