Activities

Board of Directors Meeting and General Membership Meeting

The RST Board of Directors Meeting and General Membership Meeting take place on the second Tuesday of every month at the Golden Corral, 4380 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ. Board of Directors meets at 5:45pm. The General Meeting “meet and greet” is 6:00pm and the meeting starts at 7:00pm.

For the Board of Directors meeting, we would like to limit interaction with general members in order to focus on Board business.  The meeting is open to any and all club members, but we ask that visiting members please limit communication with the board at this time unless you have arranged to speak with the board prior to the meeting. 

If you would like to address the Board of Directors or join RST, please contact:

Joe Statkevicus K3TYE
RST President
PO Box 13603 Tucson, AZ 85732
Direct Line 520-465-3528
Email to k3tye@earthlink.net

Contesting

The Contesting and Special Events (CASE) SIG provides a venue for RST members and their friends, family, and colleagues to explore the radio-sport aspect of amateur radio. RST has two contest callsigns, K7RST and AK7AZ.

RST actively supports Winter Field Day in January, ARRL Field Day in June, the Arizona QSO Party in October, CQ WW DX (phone in October and CW in late December), and the ARRL 10 Meter Contest in early December.

For more information about RST contesting, contact Bill, N7DZ; Ken, N7NBV.

Days in the Park

The RST “Day in the Park” is held 2-3 times per month. It is an opportunity to test your portable equipment with other ham operators who can both learn from you and provide input. Normally, any “special” equipment or activity will be announced at the RST meeting prior to the Day in the Park event. For dates and map check: Radio Days in the Park Current Plan for 2026.

All hams or prospective hams are invited to attend.

New Ham Net

The RST weekly “New Ham Net” offers an open, encouraging opportunity for new ham operators to get on the air. You do not have to be a newbie to join the net. The net discusses operating procedures, radio etiquette, and other topics of interest to new ham operators.

This net meets every Thursday night at 8 pm local Arizona time on the N7HND repeater, 147.000 output, 147.600 input, with a 110.9 Hz CTCSS tone on the input. This net will end around 8:30 pm local time, depending on the activity.

It is a fantastic opportunity to discuss RST events.

Public Service

RST provides a dedicated Liaison to coordinate Amateur Radio Support for any entity hosting a public service or charitable event.

David Bjorgaard, K7ACE (vicepresident@rstclub.org), is the RST Public Service Liaison.

If you, as an Amateur Radio Operator, are interested in supporting a Public Service/Charitable Event, or you are interested in having Amateur Radio Communications support at your event, then feel free to contact David.

Some events that RST has supported include: