Gopher Amateur Radio Club of University of Minnesota

Contact Information

Club Name: Gopher Amateur Radio Club of University of Minnesota
Call Sign: W0YC
Contact Person: Matt Genelin N0YNT
Daytime Phone: (612) 605-5382
Evening Phone: (952) 200-8945
Email: W0YC@arrl.net

Basic Information

Call Sign: W0YC
Annual Report: January 20th, 2022
Meeting Time: See Webpage. http://w0yc.org
Meeting Place: Shepherd Labs, East Bank, University of Minnesota
Section: MNA
Affiliation Date: January 18th, 1964

Specialties

Contest
Digital Modes
DX
General Interest
Repeaters
School or Youth Group
VHF/UHF

Services Offered

General Or Higher License Classes
Mentor
On-The-Air Bulletins
Repeater
Tvi/RFI Committee

Description

The Gopher Amateur Radio Club at the University of Minnesota is a technology-focused club. They focus on building cutting-edge analog and digital repeater systems with wide-area coverage across the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Some of their notable achievements include:

The first D-Star system in Minnesota in 2008, still operational as W0YC B 443.425 Minneapolis.
The first DMR / MotoTRBO system in Minnesota in 2014, still operational as NH7CY/R 442.425 Minneapolis.
The Twin Cities' widest-area coverage two-way APRS I-GATE gateway as W0YC-5 on 144.390, established in 2010.
The first wide-area coverage GMRS repeater in 2005, still operational as WPXX954 on 462.650.

The club also maintains an HF station on the East Bank campus and welcomes station tours and membership from students, alumni, and licensed amateur radio operators.