RATPAC Amateur Radio
Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee (RATPAC) comprises Amateur Radio Operators of a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Together, we host nationwide Amateur Radio Zoom presentations twice a week, Wednesdays on general radio topics and Thursdays on amateur radio emergency communications.
Our Website- www.ratpac.us
Link to Live Zoom Wed & Thur sessions- www.ratpac.us/zoom
List of upcoming & previous sessions- tiny.cc/ratpac-list
Facebook- www.facebook.com/ratapacfb
Twitter- www.facebook.com/ratapacfb
Join one or more of our Groups.io to receive notifications and participate in related discussions :
RATPAC - groups.io/g/RATPAC
New Hams - groups.io/g/NewHams
EMCOMM - sec-emcomm.groups.io/g/main
RATPAC Amateur Radio
Join us live via Zoom for this week's RATPAC programs-
*** Wednesday, March 12th- Making CW Contacts, Expanding Your Modes of Operation
*** Thursday, March 13th- Creating a Go Kit That is Right for You
9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific www.ratpac.us/zoom
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
RATPAC First Steps in Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Prep-
"ARRL June VHF Contest a GOTA Opportunity for Techs & New Hams (Voice and/or FT8)"- Anthony Luscre, K8ZT
Join us live on Thursday, May 9 www.ratpac.us/zoom. 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific / 0100 UTC
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
Join us live via Zoom tonight, April 4th, for "Antennas for VHF/UHF" 2nd session in the "First Steps in Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Prep" series.
www.ratpac.us/zoom
Slideshow- tiny.cc/vhf-ant
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
The new RATPAC series "First Steps in Amateur Radio
Emergency Communications Prep" starts tonight at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific / 0100 UTC- "Setting Up a VHF/UHF Station" www.ratpac.us/zoom
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
RATPAC kicking off a new series- "First Steps in Emergency Communications Prep"* starting Thursday, Mar 21, 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific- "Setting Up a Home VHF/UHF Station"
Join us live at www.ratpac.us/zoom
*This new series will focus on Radio Fundamentals, On-Air Operations & Techniques for new or veteran Emergency Communicators.
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
Join members of the RATAPC Planning Committee live at QSO Today Expo- Friday Spet 8th 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific / 01:00 UTC (Sat)- www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
ARRL FD is Coming Up Soon!
Catch up on info with two RATPAC video recordings plus poster and station resource sheets-
1. Annual ARRL Field Day Update & Planning - 04/26/2023- https://youtu.be/81bOpNd6Gvw
2. ARRL Field Day Last Minute Prep & Follow-up- 06/07/2023- https://youtu.be/PsHiuRRFkOA
Resource Sheets & Posters for your Field Day Station Site
✪ Station Operating Sheet- Sections/ Abbreviations/Phonetic Alphabet/ Q-Signals- tiny.cc/fdsect
✪ ARRL/RAC Section Map- drive.google.com/file/d/1vTOp1afxmObA6c2jKJfKnZZKl…
✪ GOTA Poster- tiny.cc/gota-poster*
✪ Ham Radio Resources for Visitors, Youth, Students & Teachers- tiny.cc/hryc
✪ Computer Manual for FD with N1MM & WSJT-X- docs.google.com/document/d/1HRDIDX1qCjV4Ly2QpasNSR… *
✪ FT8/FT4 for FD- tiny.cc/fdftqs
✪ Online SDR Receivers- drive.google.com/file/d/1S7qNUnn3c6joaA75ZOpP4zJ7q…
* These links will have you make a copy of a Google Doc you then own & can edit
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
March 8th join RATPAC for a live zoom presentation by Eric Guth, 4Z1UG on QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo & "The Academy" a Ham Radio Community at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific / 02:00 UTC- www.ratpac.us/zoom
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
Feb 1st JOIN US LIVE - The 2023 State QSO Party season begins in Feb. Take part in the State QSO Party Challenge. join us live via Zoom on Feb 1st at 9PM Eastern / 6PM Pacific / 02:00 UTC- www.ratpac.us/zoom. Slideshow- tiny.cc/stqspc.
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RATPAC Amateur Radio
Join us live every Wednesday & Thursday night (9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific / 02:00 UTC) for a new presentation via Zoom www.ratpac.us/zoom.
For a list of upcoming sessions visit tiny.cc/ratpac-list.
Follow us on
* Twitter- @RatpacP
* Facebook- @ratapacfb
Subscribe to us on Groups.io
* RATPAC@groups.io
* NewHams@groups.io
* SEC-EMCOMM@groups.io
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