Category: Announcements

  • 2024 Winter Field Day

    A few pictures of the SMARTS Winter Field Day activities can be found here. https://photos.app.goo.gl/CXAqthSQBwDPaLfB8

  • Field Day 2023

    The SMARTS Radio Club will be participating in the 2023 Field Day activities on June 23, 24 and 25 from Zellman workshop in Gotha, MN. Please make plans to join us for the fun and festivities as we log contacts and practice emergency preparedness. The weekend crew will be on-site by 4:30 pm on Friday…

  • SMARTS in the park

    Date: 4/16/23Time: 10am – 3pm Are you interested in Amateur Radio and enjoy being outdoors? Join us for a SMARTS in the Park activity where we share knowledge and experiences with activating a registered POTA State Park (Parks on the Air). (POTA K-7145/K-9384) We will be operating from the Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area Trail…

  • Smartsfest 2021

    Save the Date! Saturday Sept. 18 2021 SMARTSFEST is returning to the Cologne Community Center in 2021. We’re planning another great year and hope that you’ll mark your calendars and join us for some of the fun. Watch the SMARTSFEST website for more details. We look forward to seeing you again.

  • Smartsfest 2020 – Early Sponsors

    We would like to say Thanks to our great sponsors that have stepped up early in support of SMARTSFEST for 2020. ARRLDX EngineeringElecraftBionno PowerMessi & PaoloniMastrantHam Radio Deluxe The list of prizes is growing. Be sure to mark you calendar for 9/19/2020 so you don’t miss your chance at some of the cool merchandise and…

  • Annual Meeting (with Pizza)

    You are invited to join us at Pizza Ranch in Shakopee for our annual meeting. Dinner starts at 6pm with meeting at 6:30p.

  • Smartsfest 2019 Thank You

    We would like to thank everyone that joined us for Smartsfest this year. There were a lot of Ham Radio related activities happening on Saturday and we’re sincerely grateful that you chose to join us. Please feel free to share you comments, thoughts and suggestions so that we can continue to make Smartsfest the best…

  • SMARTSFEST 2019 – Early Sponsors

    How about an early Thank You our great sponsors that have stepped up early in support of SMARTSFEST for 2019. The list of great prizes is growing. Be sure to mark you calendar for 9/28/2019 so you don’t miss your chance at some of the cool merchandise and other swag. ARRL Buckmaster International MFJ Elecraft…

  • The Zero Beat has returned!

    I have finished the latest edition of the newsletter, the Zero Beat.   It is available as a PDF, check it out! https://smartsonline.org/about/newsletter

  • Check It Out!

    Looking for a good book to read. Our donation of the ARRL Library Book Set has been completed and the books are available from the Chaska Library. Stop in and take one home for some quality reading. http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Library-Book-Set/ http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Library-Book-Set/