Red River Radio Amateurs

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “Passing traffic is a ham radio activity that’s nearly as old as ham radio itself, and getting accurate messages to their destination in a timely manner takes training and skill. In addition to participating in nets, hams also have the opportunity to take on ARRL Field Organization positions that are responsible for traffic. In this episode, we talk to Ethan Hansen, KC1OIP, who fulfills one such position, Official Relay Station, in ARRL’s National Traffic System. Listen in to learn about what it takes to become an Official Relay Station, how the position makes a difference in the community, and how it benefits your amateur radio skills and experience.”¹

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “For the June 2023 episode of the On the Air podcast, ARRL Radiosport & Regulatory Information Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, and ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, join us to talk about a popular Field Day fixture known as the GOTA (Get On the Air) Station. If you’re a newer ham, or new to Field Day operating, you can find a local Field Day setup that’s running one of these beginner-friendly stations. Tune in to find out how, so you can make plans to operate from a Field Day GOTA Station on Field Day weekend, June 24 and 25.”¹

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “With this year’s ARRL June VHF Contest fast approaching on the weekend of June 10, seasoned VHF operator Bob Witte, K0NR, joins the podcast to talk about how to prepare yourself and your station to join in the fun of this beginner-friendly event.”¹

On Monday, May 1, ARRL will launch a survey for members, encouraging their participation as we consider a dues increase.

The survey will include some short questions about raising dues and modifying the way some membership benefits are bundled. The survey will also include an opportunity for members to share their feedback.

The participation of every member is important. All RRRA mebers who are ARRL members are strongly urged to complete the survey in May.

The survey will open on May 1 at www.arrl.org/take-dues-survey. This is a member-only page.

ARRL Members need to be logged into the ARRL website to take the survey. Members who are not logged in may select the Login button on the top of the web page, and they will be prompted to enter their ARRL website username and password.

ARRL members who have not logged in since April 2022 should use these Login Instructions.

Thank you in advance for completing the survey!

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “The March/April 2023 issue of On the Air featured an article on The Incident Command System and Amateur Radio, that introduced the Incident Command System (ICS), an emergency management system that public safety agencies use to respond to everything from small incidents to large-scale emergencies. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, joins this episode of the podcast to share more about the system’s origins and uses, where and how amateur radio operators fit into the system, and where to get ICS training.”¹