| Rochester Amateur Radio Association, Inc. |
 Since 1931 |
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| PO Box 93333, Rochester NY, 14692 | Telephone Hotline: (585) 210-8910 |    |
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Hams assist public organizations by providing emergency and backup communications. — Throughout our history, amateurs have established a reputation for public service communications — When all else fails!! — When called upon we fulfill one of the most important purposes of amateur radio — Local, State and Federal Governments recognize our abilities to assist when needed Each year we serve many grateful agencies with well over a dozen events. You can sign-up for events below and at any RaRa or ARES meeting. Additional events are listed on the Club Calendar. Check the RaRa Public Service Page for more information on participating or contact our Public Service Coordinator at PublicService@RochesterHam.org.
Stay in good operating condition: Participate in a public service event each year! The Winter months are an excellent time to review our communications tools for public service events. We have a mix of events where our service area extends over a large area and where we operate over a small area. A mobile radio and vehicle-mounted antenna using a single or group of repeaters is most appropriate for the large area event. For small-area events, a handheld radio works well. Our first large area event is the Tour de Cure on June 8, so there is time to add a dual-band mobile radio to your car. If you don’t want a permanently mounted setup, a cigar lighter power cord and mag-mount antenna for the roof will work. Many hams seem to have a handheld for the small area events. APRS stations mounted in a vehicle are handy to allow net control to see your location. If that is out of your budget range, there are smartphone Apps for Android (aprsdroid) and iPhone (aprs.fi). These are not the only choices for these devices. For more information, consult the App Store for your phone or view the article at https://w8rp.org/how-to-guides/aprs-on-android-and-ios/ Two of our public service events are scheduled for the same day in September. There are also two events that have been brought forward by club members that are scheduled for the same day as existing events. I have listed these all in our schedule shown following. We will need to plan what the needs are for the served organizations and how we can meet these needs. 2025 Calendar Coming Events
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