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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The list of raffle prizes is set for the 2025 SEARC HamFest. Look for the raffle ticket sales onsite. See you July 19th, 2025 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.![]()
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Thanks to each of our sponsors, every half hour during the event raffle and door prizes will be drawn for. ![]()
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Prizes include:![]()
- Grand Prize: Baofeng DM32 DMR Handheld & DMR Hotspot Kit![]()
- ATS-20+ V2 S14732 DSP receiver![]()
- DigiRig ![]()
- End fed 20/10 M wire antenna![]()
- Heil Ham Radio Handbooks (4)![]()
- HF 1:1 balun![]()
- N3FJP Software License![]()
- “Oz Cloth” Faraday Cloth![]()
- Powerpole Bag – crimpers, Power Pole connectors & bag ![]()
- Radioddity GA-510
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SEARC is proud to be hosing the ARRL sanctioned 2025 Hamfest! Date: Saturday, July 19th, 2025Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Where: Westminster Presbyterian Church – 3801 E. 26th St., Sioux Falls...
The list of raffle prizes is set for the SEARC 2025 HamFest. ![]()
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Thanks to each of our sponsors, every half hour during the event raffle and door prizes will be drawn for. See our main tent to purchase tickets for the drawings! Prizes include:![]()
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- Grand Prize: Baofeng DM32 DMR Handheld & DMR Hotspot Kit![]()
- ATS-20+ V2 S14732 DSP receiver![]()
- DigiRig ![]()
- End fed 20/10 M wire antenna![]()
- Heil Ham Radio Handbooks (4)![]()
- HF 1:1 balun![]()
- N3FJP Software License![]()
- “Oz Cloth” Faraday Cloth![]()
- Powerpole Bag – crimpers, Power Pole connectors & bag ![]()
- Radioddity GA-510
Have you gone through the shack to see if anything can go at the SEARC HamFest 2025? It doesn’t cost anything to put up a table, open a trunk or pull in a trailer! A little under a week to narrow down the collection or find a new home for unused gear. Looking to build your collection or find that specific piece for a project, don’t worry, admission is FREE. See you July 19th, 2025 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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SEARC is proud to be hosing the ARRL sanctioned 2025 Hamfest! Date: Saturday, July 19th, 2025Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Where: Westminster Presbyterian Church – 3801 E. 26th St., Sioux Falls...
Save some of those fireworks funds this weekend for the 2025 SEARC Hamfest, coming Saturday July 19th! See the list of updated raffle prizes on our website!
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SEARC is proud to be hosing the ARRL sanctioned 2025 Hamfest! Date: Saturday, July 19th, 2025Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Where: Westminster Presbyterian Church – 3801 E. 26th St., Sioux Falls...
We will be participating in a North American wide emergency preparedness exercise called Field Day this Saturday and Sunday, June 28 & 29, at the Minnehaha County Emergency Management building at 608 N Sigler Ave in Sioux Falls, SD. ![]()
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Ham radio operators everywhere hone their skills off-grid communications. Visitors are welcome to visit and see how well ham radio can work when all other means of communication have failed. (Thanks to KE0Z for the write-up.)
Just a heads up! LoTW will be unavailable from June 27 to July 2, 2025, to complete these upgrades to the systems and databases that run that platform. The ARRL plans to bring LoTW back online if it is available sooner than July 2.
A reminder that tomorrow morning is our second Fox Hunt of the season! See the details on our website!
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On Saturday, June 14th, 2025 SEARC will be hosting the second fox hunting activity this season. The fox will be active on 146.575 MHz FM from 10:00 – 14:00 CDT After feedback from hunters la...
Tonight a team of volunteers completed work on the SDLink Sioux Falls UHF repeater, part of the statewide SD Link system. This great, completely RF linked, system covers a majority I-90 and I-29 in South Dakota. Visiting SD? Ride the link across the state! ![]()
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Thank you to everyone who helped complete the work this evening and to all the volunteers that help keep this network on the air! Learn more at www.sdlink.org
A great article about our friends in Brookings! Great job!
Brookings radio club still stays on the air - Brookings Register
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BROOKINGS — Since 1963, a dedicated band of ham radio operators have kept the local airwaves busy. Technology has changed, but the members of the Brookings Amateur Radio Research Club still ...
We are saddened to report the passing of Mr. Rob Wilson (formally N0URL), son of longtime club member Dr. Tom Wilson (NI0I, SK). Our condolences to the Wilson family!
Obituary for Robert Thomas WIlson at Heritage Funeral Home
www.heritagesfsd.com
Robert Thomas Wilson, born April 6th, 1964, in Somerset, Kentucky left our mortal plane of existence here on Earth to enter eternal life with our lord on May 25, 2025, as an Angel to rejoin his family...