The Raleigh Amateur Radio Society asks that any person who thinks that they might have any
contagious disease refrain from attending any in-person RARS events until they are no longer contagious.
6:00 PM: New Ham & Elmer Meeting
7:00 PM: General Social Period
7:30 PM: Business Meeting and Program
Online
Click here to join
the Zoom call anytime after 7:00 PM on the evening of the meeting.
Please add your call sign and location to your name in Zoom.
Zoom participants will be able to talk amongst themselves until 7:30 PM.
At 7:30, Zoom participants will be muted for the meeting but the Zoom chat feature will be monitored in the meeting room so they can make comments and ask questions.
Part show-and-tell, part maker fair, part operating event, the in-person RARS Gathering on the fourth Tuesday of each month is the place to be if you want to find out about the local ham community, meet other ham radio operators, see hands on demos of old and new ham radio equipment, get on the air, and exchange ideas in a fun forum.
Even if you're not a ham, come to learn about the hobby and the community.
Children are welcome with their family as long as they can be trusted around a hot soldering iron!
Members and non-members are welcome....
The meeting starts at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall, but we start setting up at 6:00 pm, and
you are welcome to bring your own ham radio equipment and projects to demonstrate, show off, or
just work on with other like-minded hams -- we have plenty of tables.
You might also find sources of coax, connectors, zip cord, Powerpoles®, and whatnot.
For more information about The Gathering, please
contact Tadd TorborgKA2DEW.
The RARS Volunteer Examiner Team conducts license exams at The Gatherings EVERY month, except when The Gathering is canceled, e.g., due to the weather or a conflict with a holiday.
You do not need to be a RARS member to test with us.
Exams start promptly at 6:00 PM so applicants can attend The Gathering, afterwards.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and may be done on
this page.
Make sure you are selecting the 6:00 PM–7:30 PM session on
the date of The Gathering.
Please see our License Classes and Exams page
for important information, including the exam requirements.
For more information about RARS license exams, please
contact
Richard HallKR4LH, the RARS VE Chair.
IMPORTANT! You must have a FCC Registration Number (FRN) before you can take any license examination.
If you already have any FCC license (like a GMRS license), you already have a FRN; it's on your copy of your license.
If you do not have a FRN, you must apply for one on-line before coming to the testing session, directly from the FCC.
This page
explains how to obtain a FRN. It's a little tedious,
but it's not difficult. Obtain your FRN before the test session. We can't give you a test if you don't have a FRN.
Next RARS Dinner
Tuesday,
at 6:30 PM
IHOP, 7471 Six Forks Road, Raleigh
All members and guests are welcome to attend the monthly RARS Dinner,
now on the third Tuesday of each month.
Informal and Dutch, just bring your appetite and best ham radio stories.
IHOP is on the corner of Sawmill and Six Forks Roads.
After entering the restaurant, look for our folks in the dining room.
For more information about the RARS Dinner, please
contact Chuck LittlewoodK4HF.
The meeting starts at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall, but we start setting up at 6:00 pm, and
you are welcome to bring your own ham radio equipment and projects to demonstrate, show off, or
just work on with other like-minded hams -- we have plenty of tables.
You might also find sources of coax, connectors, zip cord, Powerpoles®, and whatnot.
For more information about The Gathering, please
month, except when The Gathering is canceled, e.g., due to the weather or a conflict with a holiday.
You do not need to be a RARS member to test with us.
Exams start promptly at 6:00 PM so applicants can attend The Gathering, afterwards.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and may be done on
