Riverside County Amateur Radio Association
Serving Hams in the Inland Empire of Southern California since 1955
Club posts and pages maintained by the Club Officers and Board Members.
Riverside County Amateur Radio Association’s Field Day 2022
Our Field Day event will be held at:
2601 Fairmount Blvd, Riverside, CA 92501-2113
Shelters 2 & 3
Saturday, June 25th 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
ARRL Field Day 2022 Rules – (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!
Riverside County Amateur Radio Association Board of Directors
Elected Officers for the Year 2025
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Steven DeLong |
John Salisbury |
Jim Wiley |
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Shannon Johnson |
Director of Communications Ron Braley |
Adrian Bravo |
Appointed Positions for 2025
Editor of the Monitor Madeline Haas |
W6TJ Repeater Trustee Don Williams |
Juan Mejía |
Riverside County Amateur Radio Association Field Day 2021
Our Field Day event was held at:
Martha McLean – Anza Narrows Park (Pavillion #2)
Saturday, June 26th
Enjoy the pictures
Martha McLean-Anza Narrows
5759 Jurupa Ave
Riverside, CA 92504
We had three operating stations working multiple bands. Our original site plan allowed for 4 operators with the antennas spaced to reduce crosstalk.
Updated ARRL Field Day Rules (Including club totals) – (PDF or Original Article)
Members who operated from home, please remember to include “RIVERSIDE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION” (NOT “RCARA” or “W6TJ”) on your submission. See the ARRL COVID-19 2021 Waver document for more information
We may have to be away from each other but that does not mean we have to be out of reach!
Stay Safe and keep making contacts!
RCARA Board Meeting
Join us for our RCARA Board Meeting each Wednesday at
before our monthly general meeting (second Thursday of each month).
Board meetings are open to all members.
Meeting will be conducted through Zoom and begin at 7:00PM.
Join the Zoom meeting by clicking here:
Meeting ID: 892 0677 9676
Passcode: 354033
General Meeting
Riverside County Amateur Radio Association
meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month and alternate between
the City of Riverside EOC and Kountry Folks Homestyle Restaurant.
January, March, May, July, September, November
City of Riverside Emergency Operations Center
3085 Saint Lawrence St.
Riverside, CA 92504
Meetings at the EOC begin promptly at 7:00PM. Please arrive early to ensure we begin on time.
These meetings will also be held via Zoom for those wishing to attend remotely.
Zoom will start at 6:30PM for a pre-meeting social.
Join the Zoom meeting by clicking here:
Meeting ID: 892 0677 9676
Passcode: 354033
February, April, June, August, October and December.
Kountry Folks Homestyle Restaurant
3653 La Sierra Ave
Riverside, CA 92505
Meetings start promptly at 6:00PM, but many arrive by 5:30PM for a pre-meeting social.
Our club, Riverside County Amateur Radio Association has existed for 65 years and there are several awards that our club has achieved. Many of those awards have gone unclaimed and the efforts of our past members have gone unrecognized.
If there are any additional awards that should be posted for RCARA, please notify Alan Serl KM6KPW at km6kpw @ scrnet.com.
Riverside County Amateur Radio Association is a member of eQSL.cc and actively reports QSO’s from members using the club call sign. Please forward contact logs made using the club callsign to the webmaster so the contacts can be claimed (ADIF export prefered)
Riverside County Amateur Radio Association Field Day 2020
Here is the picture slideshow from Field Day 2020
Updated Q&A from the ARRL about club totals – (PDF or Original Article)
Members operating from home, please remember to include “RIVERSIDE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION” (NOT “RCARA” or “W6TJ”) on your submission. See the ARRL COVID-19 2020 Waver document for more information
We may have to be away from each other but that does not mean we have to be out of reach!
Stay Safe and keep making contacts!
Below is a PDF version of the slides that were presented at the February 2020 meeting.
EchoLink software and documentation can be found at echolink.org
Alternative radio control software that was discussed was called RCForbs (Server and Client) and can be found at remotehams.com
September rolls around again and it’s time for the Riverside Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Galleria at Tyler. Marlene is chatting up the visitors while Bob (KG6NIB) and Juan (KM6CFH) are busy with demonstrations.
RCARA’s 64th Anniversary Potluck
We had a great Field Day for 2019! Thanks to all who participated!
