Red River Radio Amateurs

It’s time to start planning for the 2020 ARRL Dakota Division Convention and RRRA Hamfest. This is the largest Hamfest in North Dakota drawing attendees from 3 states and 1 Canadian province. Committee members are needed to plan and run this major fund raising activity for our club. Lots of volunteers will make the work easy for everyone.

The Hamfest Committee will use a mailing list for coordination and to assist the planning process. A shared folder is available to committee members at the RRRA File Server for document sharing and archiving.

Hamfest Committee volunteers are asked to subscribe to the hamfest mailing list so that they can stay informed and be a part of the conversation. Returning volunteers must re-subscribe to the hamfest list to confirm their participation.

Ten amateur radio operators (hams) are needed to provide communications support for Walk MS: Fargo 2020 on April 25th, 2020 at Courts Plus Community Fitness, Fargo.

Radio operators interested in volunteering for this event should attend the March business meeting or contact for more information.

Amateur Radio in the United States has 29 allocations of RF spectrum. How many of these allocations do you use?

Take a look at a specially highlited version of the NTIA United State Frequncy Allocation Chart—created by Reddit user /u/osplo—to see our allocations (except for the 2200M and 630M bands).

“In our first episode, an audio sample of activity on QO-100, the first geostationary amateur radio satellite transponder; why dirty FM handhelds matter; a discussion about the current solar cycle, and more!¹

Officers and a Board of Directors are essential to the operation of the Red River Radio Amateurs and our club owes a debt of gratitude to those who have stepped forward to fill these leadership positions.

But, for the health of our organization, we can not continue to depend upon the same few individuals in perpetuity. It is, therefore, well past time for new Officers to step forward from within our membership.

As specified in Article III of the RRRA Bylaws, a leadership election will be conducted during the February Meeting.

• What positions must be filled?
• Where do you fit in?
• How do you run for office?