Club Information
A club brochure, developed by Skip Jackson, KSØJ, is the basis for this
Club Information section.
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St. Paul Radio Club
www.stpaulradioclub.org
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The St. Paul Radio Club is a general interest amateur radio club where the
primary focus is educational and social. It brings together like-minded
folks in order to achieve in a group that which cannot be accomplished by
the individual. Visitors, new members and new hams are always welcome. The
membership meetings are held on the first Friday of each month, except for
the months of June, July, and August. The club now meets at the University
of St. Thomas, Murray-Herrick Campus Center at 7:30 pm.
The St. Paul Radio Club is the oldest existing amateur radio club in the
Twin Cities. It was founded in 1931 and it affiliated with the ARRL, the
national association for amateur radio, in December of that year. "ARRL"
stands for "American Radio Relay League." To access the ARRL website,
click on the ARRL logo in the upper right-hand corner of each page of this
website.
Club Affiliation
In addition to affiliation with the national American Radio Relay League,
the St. Paul Radio Club is affiliated with the University of St. Thomas
Amateur Radio Club.
Monthly Member Meetings
The club holds member meetings the first Friday of each month except June,
July and August. This meeting schedule may change if there are conflicts
with room scheduling or the calendar. Meetings are in the Murray-Herrick
Campus Center on the University of St. Thomas Campus. Signs with
directions are posted for each meeting, which is usually on the first
floor in Room number 155. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm with a 30 minute
social time before the meeting. See the website at Meetings or call or
email a Board member for specifics. Contact information is on Officers
page. The meetings typically include a short member meeting and a program.
The programs are usually either educational or entertaining and last about
one hour. There are introductions, free refreshments are served and there
is a door prize drawing. All in all, the club has some of the best
meetings of all the local radio clubs. Call on the repeater, 145.310 MHz,
for talk-in help. All are welcome.
Monthly Breakfast
There is a breakfast each month of the year on the third Saturday of the
month at 9:00 am . It is held at the Perkins in the Midway, corner of
University and Snelling, in St. Paul .
Monthly Newsletter
The St. Paul Radio Club has published the "Ground Wave" newsletter for
many years. Although we now restrict US Mail delivery to only those that
specifically require it, it is sent by email to all paid members each
month. It is also available on the club website on the Ground Wave page.
Testing
Monthly VEC (ARRL) Testing Amateur Radio is required to administer FCC
amateur license tests, as the agency no longer does direct testing. The
SPRC is affiliated with the ARRL testing program and holds these test
sessions monthly at the Roseville City Hall at the corner of Ramsey County
Road "C" and Lexington. The VE sessions begin at 9:00 am on the first
Saturday of each month. A reservation is suggested; contact the
Coordinator, David Buending, AD2B, at 952-486-0836 or Email Dave.
Classes for Amateur Radio
The club holds classes whenever there is enough interest to form a class.
Usually, a Technician License class is held in the fall and a General
License class is held in the spring. An Extra License class will be
scheduled if requested. In addition, there is a Skywarn class in the
spring and ARRL Emcomm classes are scheduled when there is enough demand.
Click on Classes for more information.
Member Assistance Programs
The club has help available for members who require assistance with
technical problems or help with projects outside their personal skills.
The club also supports the effort of The Handi-Hams Programs at Courage
Center .
Repeater & Club Station at St. Thomas
There is a club station available and the 2 meter repeater is located in
the University of St. Thomas Science Building. The repeater operates on
145.310 MHz with a negative offset and no PL tone. Click on Repeater/Nets
for more information.
Regular Nets
The 2 meter net is on the club repeater at 7:00 pm on Wednesdays and the
10 meter net is at 7:45 pm , also on Wednesdays. The 10 meter frequency is
28.310 MHz (USB) and we call it the "Friendly Net". Click on Repeater/Nets
for more information.
Annual Field Day
The annual field day is held every year on the last full weekend of June.
Field day is an emergency simulation exercise held for 24 hours. The club
usually holds this event in cooperation with The Mining Amateur Radio Club
at the 3M employee recreation area known as "Tartan Park " Click on Field
Day for more information.
Contest
The SPRC is not a strongly active contest club but does occasionally
participate in a contest from the University of St. Thomas Amateur Radio
Club station. If members show more interest in contests, this
participation will increase.
Emergency Service Liaison & Public Service Events
The club does support Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) and other
public service events. We have Emergency Service Liaisons listed in the
Officers page.
Special Projects
The club has a Circuit Builder’s Forum to provide member assistance for
building projects. In addition, we have a school project in the Washington
Middle Magnet School in St. Paul where we teach students about radio
science. Special demonstration events are done on request such as
transmitter hunts and APRS. There is an annual auction in January. For
more information, click on the Circuit Builders, Special Project, and
Auction. St. Paul Radio Club Website
Please explore this website for more details about the club, a calendar of
events, a photo album and how to join.
Club Contact Information Contact any person on the Officers page for
assistance or information. For mail inquiries, send to:
St. Paul Radio Club
P.O. Box 9375
North St. Paul , MN 55109-0375
Copyright - St. Paul Radio Club, Inc.- 2009
