Great Things Are Happening
At The St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club!
FREE Laurel License Testing: Saturday, August 17, 10 AM
Tailgate Hamfest: Saturday, July 27, 9 AM – 1 PM
Annual Potluck Picnic: Saturday, August 31, at noon
Recent Events
The St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club
The Saint Cloud Amateur Radio Club, W0SV, is a passionate group of Ham Radio Operators committed to our hobby as well as serving our Community and Beyond. W0SV is an ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) club and part of the ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League). We utilize Ham Radio to support Local and National Emergency Communications, Public Service, Education, and more. We are over 100 years old, almost as old as the ARRL.
We are one of the few clubs in the nation that owns and operates its own Clubhouse. Located physically in Waite Park, Minnesota, our clubhouse gives us a great place to pursue our hobby and serve our community.
Hamfest
Our Hamfest Cabin Fever Reliever event is held annually in Saint Cloud, and is one of the largest Hamfests in the State of Minnesota. We work year round planning the event in hopes of providing Hams with the best Hamfest experience possible. You will find us at some of the events around the area where we provide radio communication, help with traffic direction, provide first-aid when necessary, and just enjoy all the people involved.
Meetings
Our meetings consist of EMCOMM on the first Thursday of the month, Board of Directors on the second Thursday of the month, and The General Membership on the third Thursday of the month. We also get together on Monday Nights from 6 pm to 9 pm, or later, for what we call project night. Project Night is just what it sounds like. We work on different projects that come up, help each other with programming radios, clubhouse maintenance, face-to-face ragchew, and more. Tuesday evenings often feature educational classes to build skills or to prepare for license testing.
We love visitors at all of our functions, and invite anyone to visit us anytime!
Training/Tests
We do FREE Laurel monthly license testing. (Click here to register for next test.) From time to time, we offer License classes for Technician, General, and Extra levels. Recordings of these classes can be found on YouTube. Classes on other topics are also sometimes offered.
