Welcome to the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club’s (YARC) website. YARC serves the quad cities area of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley/Paulden, and Dewey/Humboldt. We are a group that enjoys the diverse aspects of ham radio. YARC is also an ARRL Special Service Club that is dedicated to public service and emergency preparedness. YARC is one of the largest amateur radio clubs in the state of Arizona with about 300 members. This web site is a place for club members to gather and share information. Please check back on a regular basis for news and updates.
Our Mission Statement: Increasing our members’ knowledge, mastery and enjoyment of amateur radio communication while serving the Yavapai County community by assisting in emergencies and public service events.
Need help? We have an Elmer Group Site Survey Form that can help you get your station set up and antenna installed. Download this form, fill it out and send this filled out form to ask.elmer@w7yrc.org and we will schedule a visit to come out and do a site survey.
The Signal Newsletters can be found at Signal Newsletter.
Announcements:
Quick Link Index
YARC Meeting Zoom Link is here> Zoom Link
Our Club Radio Shack Open House 1st Friday every month 6PM
We have a really awesome Radio Shack that you can use. Check it out Club Station.
Monthly Club Meeting
Where: Our meetings are held in the Freeman Building at the Prescott Rodeo grounds. View directions to the meeting location.
When: Our meetings are usually on the first Thursday of the month at 7PM with exceptions noted below.
Exceptions:
- There will be no meeting in July because of the Prescott Rodeo.
- There will be no meeting in September because of the County Fair.
Upcoming Topics:
| Date | Program |
| February 5, 2026 | Public Service Training Highlights and Sign Ups – Joe KG6IDN |
| March 5, 2026 | ARES/RACES Presentation – Bud N7CW |
| April 2, 2026 | AED Presentation – Jarime Sarge, Prescott Fire |
| May 7, 2026 | RVing with Ham Radio – Joe KG6IDN |
Membership Annual Dues pay or Join link.
Here’s a quick link to dues pay link> http://hamclubonline.com/
For assistance, email membership@w7yrc.org.
Tutorial: How to pay dues using a credit card and not PayPal. Link
Prescott Hamfest
Usually in Spring. This “LINK” provides the latest information about the event and is updated in the Fall.
What is Amateur Radio? We have easy classes.
Here’s a quick link to What is HAM radio?. Here’s our local classes Local Classes.
Youth Electronics Learning Program.
Yavapai Amateur Radio Club has an active youth program. Go to this link to find out more LINK
Public Service Events.
YARC encourages its members to assist our community and prepare for emergencies by participating in public service events. Go to this link to find how to get involved LINK
Public Service Training
YARC is pleased to introduce our first Public Service Training to be held at the Jeep Posse Location (1200 Commerce Dr, Prescott, AZ 86305 ) on March 14, 2026. This will be a 2-hour session beginning at 2pm (time may change). This training will include What is Public Service & Why, Preparation before attending the event, Equipment needed for the event, and most of all meeting new people and having fun. If you are interested in volunteering for the 2026 season, signups will be available at our YARC General meeting (January, February and March). If you would like to sign up but can’t make the meetings, send an email to president@w7yrc.org and your information will be sent to our instructor, Joe Thomas KG6IDN. This information will help us with the number of handouts to print. You will need a handheld transceiver (HT) for the session. If you have a new HT and need it programmed, you can find assistance for this on our website at https://www.w7yrc.org/radio-programming/.
Foxhunt is monthly, don’t miss the fun !!
We have room for riders and no equipment is required. Usually held the first Saturday of every month at 1PM. You can find dates and additional details at this LINK.
Need Help or Want to Know More About Amateur Radio?
Email mentor@w7yrc.org to connect with someone who is willing to answer your questions and guide you on your journey through ham radio.
FCC Amateur Radio License Testing
Here’s the schedules, check it out “LINK”
Amateur Radio Council of Arizona
Here’s a link for ARCA. Lots of great information about Amateur Radio in Arizona.
YARC RADIO Nets
Mondays “Lunch Bunch” FM Net at 12 noon
Wednesday Night FM Net 7PM
Monday Night 2M SSB Net 7PM
Thursday Night 10M SSB Net 7PM
Friday Night 6M SSB Simplex Net 7PM
Saturday Coffee FM Net 9AM
Here is the link for more information Link
ARISS Contacts by local students
YARC sponsored ARISS contact with local students as the operators. David K1AN and Heather W8GEM, along with YARC members have a great youth project to be involved in. Project Briefing Application and Educational Plan Equipment Plan
2025 Field Day is June 28th.
YARC participated in the 2023 ARRL Field Day at the Jeep Posse building in Pioneer Park at 1200 Commerce Dr, Prescott, AZ. Here’s the 2023 “LINK” giving additional information.
Here is a link to Meeting Videos and Presentations where you can find YouTube videos of past club meetings, and presentations.
Granite Mountain HotShots Memorial Special Event June 30th.
Here’s a quick link to more information> Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Event .
“NRA 154th Birthday” on the air Celebration
The special event station operates from Gunsite Academy’s 2,000-acre campus in Paulden, AZ, north of Prescott. For more details go to https://www.w7yrc.org/nrabirthday/.
ARRL “So Now What” Podcast for Beginning Hams
The ARRL is doing a bi-weekly podcast to help answer beginning ham questions. Here is a link to the podcast archive where you can also ask questions.