On May 31st, a group of St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club Elmers, Randy, Kay, Jeff, Jim, Kyle, Howard, Sharon & Lee, drove out to Milaca to help Robert & Denice with some Antenna Work. We learned some things about PL259’s and Denice Put on an Awesome Dinner for us.
W0SV Helping Robert & Denice With Their Antennas
Amateur Radio License Testing
Saturday June 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM
The St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club will be hosting No Charge Amateur Radio License Testing on Monday, June 3, 2023, starting 10:00 AM at our Clubhouse administered via LAUREL VEC.
Pre-registration is preferred in order to reserve your spot. Walk-ins are permitted.
Click Here to Pre-register for the June 3, 2023 Test Session
Once you have completed Pre-Registration, you will be contacted via Phone for any additional information needed, and to confirm your spot.
Now is the time to start studying, pass your License Test, and become a Ham! Or, maybe it’s time to upgrade to General or Extra class.
Where is the Clubhouse?
401 4th St North,
Waite Park, MN 56387
Ripley Rendezvous
Saturday, June 3, 2023

For the Fifth Year in a row, The St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club will be supporting the Ripley Rendezvous. We will be sending a group to Camp Ripley on June 3rd, 2023 to demonstrate HAM Radio to the Scouts.
The Central Minnesota Council will host the 2023 Area Wide Ripley Rendezvous June 1-4 at Camp Ripley. This event is one of the largest Scouting events in the upper midwest and includes Scouts from councils across our region and Canada. Camp Ripley is a 53,000-acre military and civilian training facility operated by the Minnesota National Guard near the city of Little Falls which makes its extensive facilities available for this unique Scouting event.
Amateur Radio License Testing
Monday May 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Look at that group of VE’s!!! And newly licensed and upgraded HAMS!!
The St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club will be hosting No Charge Amateur Radio License Testing on Monday, May 22, 2023, starting 7:00 PM at our Clubhouse administered via LAUREL VEC.
Pre-registration is preferred in order to reserve your spot. Walk-ins are permitted.
Click Here to Pre-register for the May 22, 2023 Test Session
Once you have completed Pre-Registration, you will be contacted via Phone for any additional information needed, and to confirm your spot.
Now is the time to start studying, pass your License Test, and become a Ham! Or, maybe it’s time to upgrade to General or Extra class.
Where is the Clubhouse?
401 4th St North,
Waite Park, MN 56387
W0SV POTA Activation
(Parks On The Air)
Saturday May 20, 2023 at Noon
Another Awesome POTA Activation!!! Chef Randy did the cooking on the grill, and the rest did the cooking on the air!
Saturday, May 20, 2023, we will be travelling to Crane Meadows Wildlife Refuge in Royalton to do a POTA Activation (Parks On The Air).
We are meeting at the Clubhouse @ Noon to get our gear together. Then we will make the drive to Crane Meadows and set up there.
If you would just like to ride along, we will find room for you depending on how many show up.
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If you would prefer to just meet us there around 10:00 am, see the map below.