Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club

10/15/2026

A Busy Saturday: JOTA in Sioux Falls and Support Your Parks at Lake Vermillion, October 17

Saturday, October 17 has two SEARC activities running at the same time, one in Sioux Falls and one at Lake Vermillion. Go to whichever fits you, or spend the morning at one and the afternoon at the other. Jamboree on the Air (JOTA): 9 AM to 2 PM The club is helping Scouts make radio contacts at Prairie Peaks Council in Sioux Falls....

Saturday, October 17 has two SEARC activities running at the same time, one in Sioux Falls and one at Lake Vermillion. Go to whichever fits you, or spend the morning at one and the afternoon at the…

10/07/2026

South Dakota QSO Party: Saturday, October 10, 1 PM to Sunday, October 11, 1 PM (Central).

For one weekend, South Dakota stations are the ones everybody else is hunting. Out-of-state hams need our counties, and SD stations can work anyone.

Phone, CW and digital all count, 160m through 70cm (no WARC, no repeaters). Technicians, your 10m phone and 6m/2m/70cm simplex privileges are enough to make contacts.

Operate from home, set up at a park, or take a drive to a quiet county. A handful of contacts helps.

Full rules and log info:

Serving Southeastern South Dakota, Northeast Nebraska, and Northwest Iowa.

08/29/2026

Sioux City Hamfest is set for Sept. 26!

07/29/2026

SEARC Technical Updates!

We will hold our first 220 Mhz. repeater net on Thursday July 30th, 2026 at 6 p.m. CDT. We will be using our W0FSD repeater located at 223.86 MHz, -1.6 MHz offset and a PL of 146.2. Join us!

The Saturday Morning Trader's Net will be hosted on the 146.895 W0ZWY repeater until further notice.

Finally, due to water tower maintenance the W0ZWY 444.200 repeater will be off-line until further notice. Work is expected to take 2-3 months.

As always, check out website for the status of all of our repeaters and Nets!

SEARC Operates the W0ZWY & W0FSD repeaters in the Sioux Falls area, along with supporting repeaters run by the South Dakota Link. Standing Nets All stations are welcomed to check-in to any net!…

07/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for the SEARC Hamfest and ARRL SD State Convention. Also, thank you to all our presenters and sponsors.

07/24/2026

Sioux Falls Hamfest is tomorrow.

Saturday, July 25, 8:00 AM to noon, Westminster Presbyterian Church on the east side of Sioux Falls, just off 26th Street. Free admission, free parking, and an accessible entrance.

Grab coffee, swap gear, and catch two forums: an ARRL Update at 9:00 and Parks On The Air at 10:00. VE testing starts at 10:00 (register at 9:30, $15 exam fee). Door prizes go out every 30 minutes starting at 9:00, and the noon grand prize drawing includes a RigExpert Stick 230. You have to be there to win door prizes, but grand prize winners who can't stay can get theirs shipped.

Bring a friend who's never touched a radio. Licensed or not, everyone's welcome.

Questions? Hit us up! Full schedule: w0zwy.org/?page_id=930

Talk-in is on the W0ZWY 146.895 repeater tomorrow.

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07/16/2026

One week left until the 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest! 📻

Saturday, July 25 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sioux Falls. Whether you've had your license for decades or you've never touched a radio, you're welcome to join us.

Come browse gear, talk shop, and meet other hams from around the region. We'll have door prizes all day. You do need to be there to win, though grand prizes can be shipped if you can't stay for the drawing.

Full details and schedule: w0zwy.org/?page_id=930

Questions? Reach out and we hope to see you there!

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07/16/2026

SEARC is participating in Discovery Aviation Day at Maverick Air in Sioux Falls. We will be present until 4 p.m. and making contacts on HF SSB, FT8, South Dakota State Link and our 2M .895 repeater in Sioux Falls. Come check it out!

07/09/2026

Change of plans on the K0HW tailgate, this weekend only!

06/30/2026

We've been notified that August 8th, 2026 was to mark the final K0HW tailgate at Elk Point, SD. Unfortunately has been cancelled due to sale of the property. We wish Wennblom Family all the best!