Field Day 2025

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association’s Field Day 2025

Saturday, June 28th, 11:00 AM to
Sunday, June 29th, 11:00 AM
(RCARA will operate for 24 hours)

Shelter 1: Large, gated shelter on the east side of the park near the intersections of
Locust Street, Fairmount Boulevard, and Bowling Green Drive.


 

W6TJ 2 Meter Net

The Riverside County Amateur Radio Association provides communications support during many Public Service Events throughout the year. A weekly net is held to foster emergency preparedness every Monday evening at 7:00 PM. The Monday night net provides bulletins of upcoming club activities and events.

For the first three Mondays of the month, we host the Net on the W6TJ club repeater. It is also possible to check into the net via the W6CDF repeater located on Box Springs Mountain which is linked to the W6TJ repeater.

The fourth Monday of the month is followed by a SIMPLEX net on 147.510 MHz. This is done as practice for emergency preparedness as an exercise in being able to operate in a power outage WITHOUT the repeater.

NET Tally for Monday Night Net Results:

July 7,
2025
July 14,
2025
July 21,
2025
July 28,
2025

August 4,
2025
Regular Check-ins: 27
Guests/Visitors: 0
TOTAL CHECK-INS: 27
Courtesy Check-ins: 3
220 Check-ins: 2
EchoLink Check-ins: 4
Early Check-ins: 1
Marlene
KK6CTX
Jim
AG6EA
Bruce
W6SOW
Juan
AJ6PH
Marlene
KK6CTX

Regular 2M Net Operators:

  • Week 1: Marlene KK6CTX
  • Week 2: Jim AG6EA
  • Week 3: Bruce W6SOW
  • Week 4: Juan AJ6PH (SIMPLEX)
  • Week 5: Shannon KO6AYV

Club Membership

RCARA Annual Club dues are $25 per person or household
(includes all family members living at the same address with a valid ham license)
Each licensed ham operator must fill out and submit a separate application
(Fill in & Print or Online form).

Complete your online application by clicking on the link above.
A payment link will be available at the end of the online application.

You may also bring your completed application to the next in-person meeting or
mail it to the Director of Membership at the address below.
Checks should be made out to RCARA and can be submitted with paper applications.

Dues include: Membership Card, Access Code to the Members Only Link, W6TJ Two Meter Repeater Auto Patch Access Codes for local telephone calling, Club Voting Rights and Board of Directors Membership Eligibility.

Director of Membership
C/O RCARA
P.O. Box 894
Riverside CA 92502

Winter Field Day 2025

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association: Winter Field Day 2025
Click
HERE and let us know if you will or will not be joining us!

Saturday, January 25th 8:00 AM to
Sunday, June 26th 12:00 PM
RCARA plans to operate overnight!

Potluck planned for Saturday Afternoon!
Please sign up by CLICKING below.

We plan on having antennas to operate on the following bands:
70cm, 2m, 6m, 10m, 15,m, 20m, 40m, 80m
Please sign up by CLICKING below.

Field Day 2024

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association’s Field Day 2024

Our Field Day event will be held at:

Fairmount Park, Picnic Shelter #1

2601 Fairmount Blvd
Riverside, CA 92501-2113

Shelter 1: Large gated shelter on the east side of the park near the intersections of
Locust Street, Fairmount Boulevard, and Bowling Green Drive.

Saturday, June 22nd 11:00 AM to
Sunday, June 23rd 11:00 AM
(RCARA will operate for 24 hours)

 

Field Day 2023

 

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association’s Field Day 2023

Our Field Day event was held at:
Fairmount Park
2601 Fairmount Blvd
Riverside, CA 92501-2113
Shelters 2 & 3
Saturday, June 24th & 25th

 

 

 

ARRL Field Day 2023Rules – (ARRL Article)

Members who operate from home, please remember to include “RIVERSIDE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION” (NOT “RCARA” or “W6TJ”) on your submission. 

 

Stay Safe and keep making contacts!

RCARA 6 Meter Chat

Join us Tuesdays for a 6 Meter Chat on 50.500 MHz FM.

The Tuesday 6 Meter Net begin at 7:00PM PST on 50.500 MHz FM.

Assisting in this chat is a remote receiver placed on Sierra Peak in Corona. The receiver was placed there to foster conversation primarily on the Six Meter AM Roundtable hosted by Will AA6DD, which happens every Sunday at 10:00 AM, on 50.400AM.

The receiver and its functionality are accessible to anyone who has the software and a little bit of time. AA6RF described the steps:

Here’s what you need to do to get on the 6 Meter Sierra Peak remote.

You need a Windows or Android computer. Log into remotehams.com, RemoteHams.com – Home It is free to create an account there if necessary.

Then download rcforbclient setup RemoteHams.com – Downloads. After that open up app and there are many remotes to log into. You want to log into W6RYO Sierra Peak.

It’s that easy.