Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club
WØZWY – Sioux Falls, South Dakota USA
This weekend, SEARC is participating in ARRL Field Day, the biggest amateur radio event of the year. We’ll be set up at the Minnehaha County Emergency Management Building (608 N. Sigler Ave, Sioux Falls) starting Saturday, June 27 at 1:00 Continue reading SEARC at ARRL Field Day — This Weekend, June 27-28
The 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest is Saturday, July 25, 8AM–Noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3801 E 26th St, Sioux Falls. Admission is free. This year’s sponsor lineup is the biggest we’ve had. Sponsors and Door Prizes Meshnology Contributing 12 Meshtastic Continue reading 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest: Biggest Door Prize List Yet — Sponsors Confirmed
W0ZWY is getting ready to place the order for our Meshtastic build kit group buy — and sign-ups close after this Tuesday’s meeting (June 2). Meshtastic is an open-source project that lets you build low-power, long-range mesh network nodes using Continue reading Last Call: Meshtastic Build Kit Group Buy Closes After June 2 Meeting
The 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest is happening Saturday, July 25 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3801 E 26th St, Sioux Falls. Doors open at 8:00 AM, the event wraps at noon, and admission is free. This year’s hamfest is also the Continue reading 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest & ARRL South Dakota State Convention — Full Details
Our confirmed sponsors are lining up for the 2026 event! Powerwerx, Digirig, and N3FJP are all back again this year: Powerwerx — donating a Powerpole bag Digirig — certificate for their mobile interface N3FJP — logging software certificate They’re joined Continue reading 2026 Hamfest Sponsors Announced
Today the US Naval Academy Amateur Radio Club (W3ADO) activated the historic NSS callsign for Armed Forces Day — transmitting from the grounds of the former US Navy radio transmitting facility in Annapolis, MD. This annual DoD crossband test has Continue reading Armed Forces Day Crossband Test — May 9, 2026
If you’ve been meaning to get your ham radio license — or upgrade from Technician to General or Extra — Tuesday, May 12th is a good time to make it happen. SEARC is holding a Volunteer Examiner (VE) test session Continue reading VE Test Session — Tuesday, May 12th
ThunderGear has set up an official Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club store with apparel and gear featuring SEARC branding. Whether you want to represent the club at a hamfest, on the air, or around town — check it out: https://gothundergear.com/collections/searc Continue reading SEARC Now Has a Merchandise Store!
W1AW/0 is active in South Dakota as part of the ARRL’s AM250 Worked All States event — and the operation needs operators! The South Dakota activation runs through May 5th at 2359z. More operators are being requested to make sure Continue reading W1AW/0 South Dakota is On the Air — Operators Needed Through May 5th
📻 Mark your calendars, hams! The 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest & ARRL South Dakota State Convention is coming — Saturday, July 25 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3801 E 26th St, Sioux Falls. Swap tables, forums, license testing, door prizes every Continue reading 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest — Mark Your Calendars!