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Field Day 2022

Posted on June 12, 2022May 5, 2025 by w6tj-admin

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association’s Field Day 2022

Our Field Day event will be held at:

Fairmount Park

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!

2026 Board of Directors

Posted on December 19, 2021January 4, 2026 by w6tj-admin

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association Board of Directors

Elected Officers for the Year 2026

Vacancy

Adrian Bravo
KO6DEZ

Jim Wiley
AG6EA

Shannon Johnson
KO6AYV

Director of Communications

Ron Braley
KE6RYX
(951) 369-5149

Director of Membership

Juan Mejia
AJ6PH

Appointed Positions for 2026

Editor of the Monitor

Mike Yasmer
KM6LOR

W6TJ Repeater Trustee

Don Williams
KD6UVT

Webmaster

Juan Mejía
AJ6PH

Field Day 2021

Posted on June 11, 2021May 5, 2025 by w6tj-admin

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!

Club Meetings

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2026 by w6tj-admin

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:

General Meeting

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association
meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month
City of Riverside Emergency Operations Center
3085 Saint Lawrence St.
Riverside, CA 92504

Meetings at the EOC begin promptly at 6:30PM.
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 6:00PM for a pre-meeting social.

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking here:

RCARA’s August and December celebrations
will continue to be hosted at
Kountry Folks Homestyle Restaurant
3653 La Sierra Ave
Riverside, CA 92505

Club Awards

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 by w6tj-admin

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)

Field Day 2020

Posted on May 16, 2020May 5, 2025 by w6tj-admin

Riverside County Amateur Radio Association Field Day 2020

Here is the picture slideshow from Field Day 2020

RCARA Members and visitors pause for a pic along side a VW Bus
Moving the supplies and equipment from the parking lot
Juan KM6CFH packing in his portable rig
A new battery technology was introduced at FD this year.
For 2020, there was no line power in out location for even non-radio gear. Battery and solar powered the show this year!
Power management in a box with power pole connectors and a built in volt meter.
Rick KK6CTT - large battery box and solar panels included an inverter which provided line power for laptops and HT & Cellphone charging.
John W7RSO operating under an EZ-UP, socially distanced but racking up the QSO numbers
John W7RSO came wearing his FD 2020 hat.
APRS Map showing that Alan KM6KPW is at the park
An APRS controller with GPS and simple telemetry. This module uses a Baofeng UV-5R type of HT for it's transmitter and receiver.
An APRS controller with GPS and simple telemetry. This module uses a Baofeng UV-5R type of HT for it's transmitter and receiver.
Steven W7DTH brought out his shelter and portable rig
Steven W7DTH displays a clean power distribution module. LED indicators and fuses are a great features.
Field Day is great to see what others are using in their portable and mobile rigs
Just waiting for the 11:00 AM whistle to start making contacts
Our newest Extra class operator making contacts. Congrats to Juan AJ6PH !!
Juan finding the balance between sun for the solar panel and shade for the operator
Alan KM6KPW ran 10M FT8 on 15 watts QRP power.
Alan KM6KPW on the Xiegu working FT8 on 10 meters. The band was like a revolving door
John W7RSO brought out the hitch mounted extending mast antenna.
A close up of John W7RSO's trailer hitch mast mount
Alan KM6KPW brought out a 10 meter dipole that fits into the go bag.
Rails to save the face and rear connectors of his mobile transceiver. Lite and solid, nice!
All gathered around the picnic table
Both the US flag and our ARRL FD mascot on display in front of the pavillion

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!