Our new Logo/Patch design. Thank you George ( KL7OWO ) for fine tuning it!
Come join us on the air every Saturday at 7PM for our weekly 2 meter Simplex Net on 146.520 MHZ.
SARC meets the 1st Saturday every month for our business meeting. Come join the fun with radios and help find out what being an amateur radio operator is all about. We also meet the 3rd Saturday for project days. Check out the events calendar to see what’s scheduled. Saturday nets are on the Simplex Net at 146.520 MHz
We run a second net on Wednesday nights, at 7pm, on 147.120 MHz, input of 147.720 MHz with a CTCSS tone of 100.0 Hz. We hope to hear you check in!
Seward, Alaska, looking at town from across Resurrection Bay.
What does a radio club do?
Being in a radio club allows you to connect with other radio operators in the area. An opportunity to learn and ask for help or advise from other members give you a tremendous opportunity to learn more about amateur radio. You can find out what solutions other have come up to get their signals out. Learn new skills like morse code and electrical techniques.
Learn More About Amateur Radio
check out ARRL
The Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio. You can find out information about amateur radio (Ham radio) at the website: arrl.org
The Alaska Morning Net
Did you know Alaska has its own radio conference net? Its a radio node that connects users across the world, Monday thru Saturday at 9 am Alaska time. You can hear people from Texas, to the United Kingdom, to as far away as South Africa! Its a fun time listening to other amateur radio operators popping in and letting everyone know what’s happening in their neck of the woods. Check out their website to see how you can get in on the fun at the Alaska Morning Net.
Seward operates on this net through the IRLP node at the Seward Fire Department 147.550 with a PL tone of 123.0 Hz. [hint have your radio set to Simplex, not Repeater] Thank you Russ for the node!
Want to look up a radio call sign?
Many radio operators use QRZ to look up other operators. You can see who you are talking to, and check out other info about amateur radio at: qrz.com
Learn more about helping during an emergency
Interested in finding out more about how you can help out in an emergency? Then check out how to become and join the Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES). There is a certified course you can take to find out how to properly work with other agencies during a disaster and what frequencies to be used. Check them out through the ARRL site in their ARES section.