Welcome to the Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club (SEARC) website. SEARC is a diverse group of amateur radio operators (Hams) that are interested in learning, collaborating and promoting the hobby, sport and service of amateur radio in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota metropolitan area and southeast South Dakota. SEARC is an ARRL affiliated club.
We hope you find this website to be a valuable tool and resource for members and non-members alike. Please provide your feedback, comments and suggestions. You may also follow our activities on QRZ.com or Like us on Facebook. Both Hams and non-Hams are encouraged to participate in our club, nets and club activities. All are welcome!
73’s & Best regards,
Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club Membership
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Thanks to Ray (WB0HHM) for sharing footage of Field Day 1972 / 1973 at the Fair Grounds! Some great film. If you know anyone in the video, tag them in the comments! ... See MoreSee Less
The antenna issues on the 146.895 repeater have been repaired. We will resume our Tuesday night net on this repeater starting this week. Thank you to Vantek Communications for their work in fixing this issue! ... See MoreSee Less
Timeline photosA line of storms will race east and northeast late this afternoon. Wind gusts of 80 mph or more as well as isolated tornadoes are expected. Here is a quick look at possible timing across the area from 5 pm to 8 pm. ... See MoreSee Less
Due to issues with our W0ZWY 146.895 repeater, we will be moving our Tuesday night net to the 444.200 repeater for the time being, while the system is being serviced. ... See MoreSee Less
Coming up soon I will will be hosting some fox hunts in and around Sioux Falls for anyone interested to participate. The hunts will be of varying difficulties with transmitters of varying power from 5w to 700mw. I am in the process of building the foxes which are almost complete and working out all the details. Stay tuned for more info on the hunts as it becomes available in the next couple weeks. Here is a vid of the 5w fox that I am working on a housing for. ... See MoreSee Less
The FCC will implement a $35 fee for new license applications starting April 19th. A link will be sent after the application is received by the FCC and has to be paid within 10 calendar days. The request for payment will be sent to the e-mail address associated with FRN on the application. The fee will not apply for administrative changes such as e-mail and mailing addresses. Volunteer examiners will continue to connect their fee at the time of testing. See the article below from the ARRL for more information. ... See MoreSee Less
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
We are sorry to report that Constance "Connie" Schaub, WD0EYV has become a silent key. She was a longtime member of SEARC, MARS and our Volunteer Examiner program. She will be greatly missed!www.argusleader.com/obituaries/sal080933... See MoreSee Less
