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 ‼️
The September 2025 Contest Corral is available for download from the ARRL Contest Calendar page.
August is Emergency Management Awareness Month, and Cass County is proud to highlight the vital role emergency managers play in preparing for and responding to disasters and emergencies—while also welcoming a new face to lead those efforts locally.
This year marks the first-ever National Emergency Management Awareness Month, launched by the U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM-USA). The nationwide initiative shines a spotlight on the profession of emergency management, promoting a better understanding of the work emergency managers do to keep communities safe and resilient.
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the DXCC® Trident plaque, a new award to honor the accomplishments of radio amateurs who have confirmed contacts with at least 100 ARRL DXCC award entities on each of three modes: phone, CW, and digital. The plaque is endorsable at levels of 200, 300, and Honor Roll, based on achieving that level on all three modes at the time of application.
Amateur radio had a crucial role in locating a mother and her 9-year son lost in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. On Friday July 11, 2025, the pair was reported overdue from a day trip to Camp Wolfeboro, a popular scout camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to a news release.
On Saturday July 12, the Calaveras County Volunteer Search and Rescue Team (SAR) was conducting its monthly training exercise along the Stanislaus River when members received notification that Tami and son Stirling had been reported missing since Friday afternoon and were not answering their cell phones.
