Split Rock Lighthouse 2012
Release to Listen Award 2013
SARA Work Party 2
SARA Work Party 1
Fitzgerald Crew 2011
New Radio Gear For Some SARA Members!
The Joe Simonet WØTBC Memorial Award
SARA Does Skywarn
2018 WØTBC Memorial Award-NØDRX
SARA Field Day 2011

SARA This Week: May 3 – May 9

ALL IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES REMAIN CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!
SARA’s on-air activities are not only a check on the wellness of others, they are a check of your own overall wellness. Those on-air activities provide healthy social contact while maintaining personal distancing.
  • 1. SARA HF Digital Net Sunday May 3
    • Time: 19:00 Central (00:00 UTC)
    • Frequency:  3.584.15 USB Look for the net up 500-1000 Hz +/- on your waterfall.
    • Mode: Thor16 (NCS will transmit RSID, be sure to have RxID enabled)
    • NCS:  KCØOIO
    • NCS and others participating in the Digi Net monitor the SARA repeater 147.060+ DCS/DCTS 026 Normal during the net to provide assistance as needed. NOTE: The SARA HF Digital Net will continue through may 17th, then will go into summer hiatus until October.

 

  • 2. SARA Top Band Ragchew
    • Nightly
    • Time: 20:00 Central (01:00 UTC)
    • Frequency:  1.966 LSB +/- QRM

 

  • 3. SARA Monday Morning Ragchew May 4
    • Time: 08:15 Central (13:15 UTC)
    • Frequency:  3.856 LSB +/- QRM

 

  • 4. The Lunch Room
    • Daily (Monday thru Friday for sure, but jump on Saturday and Sunday if you want)
    • Time: 12:00 Central 
    • SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)
    • The Lunch Room is a weekday lunch-hour ragchew open to all amateur radio operators

 

  • 5. SARA Two Meter Tuesday (TMT) Round Robin Ragchew May 5
    • Time: 7:00 – ~8:00 pm (or until we finish!)
    •  SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)
    •  The Tuesday evening on-air round robin ragchew
    •  An HF Afterglow follows on 160 meters at 1.966 MHz LSB +/- QRM

 

  • 6. SARA Two Meter Wednesday Round Robin Ragchew May 6
    • Time: 9:00 PM
    • SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DCTS 026 Normal)
    • The Wednesday evening SARA Ragchew on the SARA repeater continues with primary host Rick KØBR

 

  • 7. SARA Two Meter Thursday Round Robin Ragchew May 7
    • Time: 7:00 PM
    • SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)
    • The Thursday evening on-air round robin ragchew
    • The HF Afterglow beging around 8:00 PM on 160 meters at 1.966 MHz +/- QRM

 

  • 8. Thursday Tech Topic “Interpreting the Solar Data” May 7
    • Time: 7:30 PM
    • Virtual group discussion via Webex video conference
    • The Thursday evening on-air round robin ragchew
    •  The Afterglow begins around 8:00 PM on 160 meters at 1.966 MHz LSB +/- QRM

 

  • 9. SARA May Meeting Saturday May 9
    • Time: 9:00 AM
    • SARA monthly meeting via Webex video conference
    • Program: “The Art of QSL Cards” by Randy KD0VKB