Be Part of UC Davis Amateur Radio Communication (UCDARC)

What Is Amateur Radio?: Amateur Radio, also called ham radio, is a method of communication used to pass information between amateur radio operators. The communications take place between licensed individuals using a variety of radio communication equipment. Because amateur radio is both a hobby and a service, communications heard on amateur radio airwaves will vary in nature.

How can you get involved?: The Department of Emergency and Business Continuity Planning is currently recruiting for the UCDARC team. If you are a licensed Amateur Radio Operator and want to lend your skills during a declared emergency, you may be the perfect candidate for the team.

Please contact Diana Cox at dicox@ucdavis.edu if you would like more information.

If you are already licensed you can also Join us on the weekly net!

Attention: New Repeater Frequency 145.45, (PL 203.5)

Please note-it is currently operating at a higher power than it should be, so please keep transmissions succinct until we can resolve that problem.

In order to help keep the repeater cool for now, we've changed the timeout to 2 minutes. You probably won't notice the difference during normal operation.

Monday's Net will be on the new repeater frequency.

Learn more with the UCDARC FAQ

Not Licensed? No Worries!: There are many ways to get your amateur radio operator license.

Do it on Your Own:

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How is UC Davis getting involved in Amateur Radio?: The UC Davis Emergency Operation Center (EOC) has recently invested in installing an amateur radio antenna, a base station, scanner and a repeater. This equipment, along with the recruitment of licensed and trained campus individuals will allow for the EOC team to communicate with parts of campus and partnering agencies during a declared emergency (as declared by the Governor). UC Davis is committed to building a robust amateur radio communications team. The radio station at the EOC is support by the UC Davis Amateur Radio Communication Team, know on campus as UCDARC.

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