Open to allโexperienced operators, not so experienced operators, newly licensed, not licensed! You don't even need to be a RARS member! You can get on the air or just watch! Please sign up so we know how much food to make! You will receive the location and other details once you sign up. We could use a few more CW operators! Prices will be higher at the door. Complimentary admission and a special prize for volunteers who sign up here!
Part show-and-tell, part maker fair, part operating event, the in-person RARS Gathering on the fourth Tuesday of each month is the place to be if you want to find out about the local ham community, meet other ham radio operators, see hands on demos of old and new ham radio equipment, get on the air, and exchange ideas in a fun forum.
Members and non-members are welcome. The meeting starts at pm in the Fellowship Hall, but we start setting up at pm, and you are welcome to bring your own ham radio equipment and projects to demonstrate, show off, or just work on with other like-minded hams -- we have plenty of tables.
You do not need to be a RARS member to test with us. Exams start promptly at pm so applicants can attend The Gathering, afterwards. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and may be done on this page.
Make sure you are selecting the same date as The Gathering. Please see our License Classes and Exams page for important information, including the exam requirements. Informal and Dutch, just bring your appetite and best rag to chew. After entering the restaurant, look for our folks in the dining room. RARS Engage! Volunteer here! Callsign Search. The Raleigh Amateur Radio Society asks that any person who thinks that they might have any contagious disease refrain from attending any in-person RARS events until they are no longer contagious.
