Minnesota State Fair 2023 Repeater Announced
Minnesota State Fair Ham Radio Repeater Summer is coming to an end and that can only mean one thing — the Great Minnesota…
Maple Grove Radio Club Goes W1AW/0
The Maple Grove Radio Club will be operating as W1AW/0 on Friday, August 4, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The ARRL…
Buck Hill DMR Repeater Back On The Air
Buck Hill DMR Repeater Back On The Air Hams gathered atop Buck Hill, the highest point in Dakota County, on June 12th to…
ARRL Field Day: A Must-Attend Event for New Ham Radio Operators
For those who’ve just been bitten by the ham radio bug, there’s one event you simply must pencil into your calendar – the…
Minnesota DMR New Breakfast Location
If you’ve attended our bi-weekly Saturday breakfast at Fat Nat’s Eggs in St. Anthony you know it’s a great location. But it’s not…
Monticello to Xenia: Hamvention or Bust
This was the first opportunity I gave myself to attend the world’s largest amateur radio gathering the Dayton Hamvention and was it ever…
New DMR Repeater On-Air in Wyoming, MN
Attention all digital ham radio operators! There is exciting news for the amateur radio community. A new digital mobile radio (DMR) amateur radio…
Ripley Rendezvous Scouts Need Hams At The Ready
The Central Minnesota Council of the Boy Scouts of America will host the 2023 Area Wide Ripley Rendezvous June 1-4, 2023 at Camp…
GMRS vs Ham Radio: Determining the Right Choice for You
If you’re interested in radio you may have heard of the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) and ham radio. These two popular radio…
Twin Cities Gets Wide Coverage P25 Mixed Mode Repeater
Who doesn’t love repeater news?! The 444.650+ repeater in downtown Minneapolis received an upgrade this week. Don, N0BVE, and Bill, AE0F, made the…