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Rusk County Amateur Radio Club

Rusk County Amateur Radio Club

Contact Information

Club Name:
Rusk County Amateur Radio Club
Call Sign:
N5RCA
Contact:
Keith B. Ballow KN5G
Daytime Phone:
(903) 658-6210
Email:
info@ruskcountyarc.com

Basic Information

Call Sign:
N5RCA
Annual Report:
Dec 28th 2022
Meeting Time:
Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM
Meeting Place:
S Main Church of Christ, S Main St., Henderson, TX
Section:
NTX
Affiliation Date:
Oct 04th 2014
Specialties:
Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered:
Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Description:

The Rusk County Amateur Radio Club promotes Amateur Radio and related activities in and around Rusk County, located in East Texas, about 30 miles east of Tyler, Texas. The club is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) the national association for amateur radio. The club was formed in the Spring of 2013 with a handful of active hams who wanted to join together and encourage others to become hams.

The club operates a VHF repeater in Henderson on 146.780 MHz (2 Meters) with a -0.6 MHz offset and a 131.8 Hz PL tone. The repeater is licensed as N5RCA, the club's callsign, and is open and free to use by any licensed amateur.

The RCARC maintains a Winlink VARA/Packet Gateway in downtown Henderson, on 145.01 MHz. The gateway can be reach by calling N5RCA-10. It is located at the Rusk County OEM building (about 60 feet high), puts out about 25 watts and Packet runs at 1200 Baud.

The RCARC holds a weekly net on the club's N5RCA repeater each Thursday at 7:30 p.m., except for the second Thursday of each month (our monthly meeting nights). The net is open to any licensed amateur who would like to participate. New hams are especially encouraged to "check-in" during the net and get some practice using their radios.

 

Links:
http://ruskcountyarc.com

Club Statistics

Club Members:
35
Voting Members:
20
Voting Licensed Amateur Members:
20
Voting ARRL Members:
12

Rusk County Amateur Radio Club Officers

  • Keith B. Ballow KN5G

    Contact, Vice President

    Keith B. Ballow KN5G

  • David H. Chenault W5CWT

    President, Editor

    David H. Chenault W5CWT

  • Nathan D. Chilton N5NDC

    Treasurer

    Nathan D. Chilton N5NDC

  • Karen D. Haverstock KI5GPO

    Secretary

    Karen D. Haverstock KI5GPO

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