Signals from SARA October Edition now online
Signals editor Dale KØDTM has released the October issue of Signals From SARA. You access and download your own copy from the newsletter at https://radioham.org/signals/. Download your copy now!
SARA’s Fall General Class License Upgrade Prep Class Session 5
SARA’s General Class license upgrade class session is Thursday Oct 15 at the Stillwater Library conference room. Collin KEØIYN covers Chapter 4 Radio Signals and Equipment. The session will be in the Conference Room at the Stillwater Public Library. Class begins at 6:00 PM
SARA Eyeball QSO Party
The Eyeball QSO Party Thursday Oct 15 will be in Rivers Room A at the Stillwater Library. The Eyeball begins at 6:00 PM. Note, there is no video capability in this room.
1st Thursday Technical Topic Night “Let’s Talk About…”
1st Thursday Technical Topic Night features a technical presentation and discussion based upon the level of interest in the club and the willingness of someone to prepare and lead the session. The sessions are livestreamed via Zoom for those who choose to join the session virtually; and are recorded and posted to the SARA YouTube channel for future viewing and reference. You can find all the 1st Thursday Topics in the 1st Thursdays Technical Topics playlist.
We are always looking for topic ideas and discussion leaders for future 1TTT nights. If you have a suggestion or are willing to lead a discussion, please let drop me an email at kc0oio2002@gmail.com. We need topics and volunteers for December and beyond!
The 1st Thursday Technical Topic Nights are held at the Baytown Township Hall, 4020 McDonald Dr N, Stillwater, MN 55082, beginning at 6:00 PM Central (23:00 UTC).
- Oct 1, 2026 1st Thursday Tech Topic Night
“Let’s Talk About … 3d Printing and ham radio” led by Leslie KD9ZMI
The video is processing for uploading as I type this Sunday morning. The video link will be shared once editing is complete and the video is uploaded to the SARA YouTube channel. - Nov 5, 2026 NO 1st Thursday Tech Topic Night
due to the pending Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald Special Event Nov 6 – 8, we will not have a Tech Topic on this evening but rather the session will be an Eyeball QSO Party. - Dec 3, 2026 1st Thursday Tech Topic Night
“Let’s talk about … Building A Reverse Beacon Network Spotter” led by Keith ACØVW
SARA VE Team Exam Session November 12
SARA’s VE Team will be conducting an in-person Amateur Radio Exam Session on Thursday November 12. The session will be in the Auditorium B at the Boutwells Landing 13575 58th Street North, Oak Park Heights, MN 55082. Test session begins at 6:00 PM, check-in will be open 20-30 minutes before.
Pre-registration is required. Email ve-team@radioham.org to register for this session and indicate the license level exam (Ttecj, General, or Extra) you plan to take. The Exam session fee is $15.
Minnesota Amateur Radio Consortium releases new Newsletter
The Minnesota Amateur Radio Consortium is a collection of amateur radio clubs in Minnesota, with the purpose of providing a mechanism for all Minnesota organizations of amateur radio interest to communicate and cooperate with each other, to sponsor state and regional meetings and to encourage and train the next generation of amateur radio hobbyist. MN-ARC presents the North Star Radio Convention. SARA is a founding member of MN-ARC.
MN-ARC recently published it’s 1st quarterly newsletter, “The Roundtable”. This newsletter introduces you to the MN-ARC and it’s visions. SARA is the highlighted club in this issue. You can view the newsletter at https://mn-arc.org/?page_id=95
The SARA POTA Challenge
Summer is coming to an end, but that hasn’t slowed down our POTA hunters and activators. September numbers are pending. August numbers are now available on the SARA website. >> CLICK HERE << to view the most recent posted results.
Important Note: The POTA group has changed the minimum number of hunter contacts required to be included in the data feed we use to calculate our totals. You will now need a minimum of 100 hunter contacts to be included in the data feed. We will continue to include anyone that has been on the reports with less than 100 contacts, but new challenge participants will need to make 100 contacts before they are included in these reports. Please reach out to Bob – W0GAF or Brian – KB9TBB if you have questions.
The Parks on the Air resource page is a great place to get your POTA questions answered.
To participate in the POTA Challenge, there are two simple steps required.
– Register for an account at parksontheair.com
– Go out and work some parks
SARA members who have registered on the POTA website https://parksontheair.com/# (sign up is under the Help/Getting Started tab) are automatically included in the SARA Challenges.
This week’s SARA activities
- “Sunday Fusion” Digital Voice Hangout October 11
19:00 Central (Daylight Time) (00:00 UTC)
SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)
or connect via WIRES-X to the W0JH-Room 63969
System Fusion digital voice hangout to expand use and familiarity with the digital voice capabilities available on the WØJH repeater. - SARA Evening HF Ragchew
Nightly
20:00 Central (01:00 UTC)
Frequency: 3.813LSB +/- QRM
Alternates: 1.966 MHz +/- QRM (LSB), 21.316 MHz +/- QRM (USB) 50.166 MHz +/- QRM (USB) - SARA Monday Morning 75-meter Ragchew October 12
Frequency: 3.856 LSB +/- QRM - Two Meter Tuesday (TMT) Round Robin Ragchew Oct 13
7:00 – ~8:00 pm Central (or until we finish!)
SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)1stTuesday of each month is Emergency Power Night – participants are encouraged to operate the stations on emergency power.The Tuesday evening on-air round robin ragchew, featuring the “Ask the Elmer” segment. The group leaders focus on encouraging any and everyone, especially those new to the airwaves, to join the session via the repeater. - SARA Board of Directors Virtual Meeting Wednesday Oct 114
7:00 PM
SARA Zoom Teleconference Room - General Class License Course Session 5 Thursday Oct 15
6:00 PM
Conference Room
Stillwater Public Library 224 E 3rd St, Stillwater - Eyeball QSO Party Thursday Oct 5
6:00 PM
Margaret Rivers Room A
Stillwater Public Library 224 E 3rd St, Stillwater
