The HamRag is the official newsletter of the Rockford Amateur Radio Association. Published regularly since the early 1950s, it has served as the voice of the club for over four decades — keeping members informed about upcoming events, meeting recaps, technical articles, club news, and the people who make RARA what it is.
The HamRag exists because of the dedication of the volunteer editors who have given their time and talent to keep it going year after year. Their work has created a remarkable historical record of our club and the amateur radio community in the Rockford area. We’re proud to make these archives available for current members and anyone interested in RARA’s history.
Note: The RARA HamRag has been published monthly since the 1950s however not all copies are currently found in these archives. Browse the archive below — issues are organized by year with the most recent first. Click any month to open the PDF.
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Flyer BelRoc Hamfest 1971
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📝 1969-1976 issues are courtesy of Paul Dean, WB9HGZ Note: No newsletters are available for the years 1986–2002. If you have copies from these years, please contact us at w9axdrara@gmail.com so we can add them to the archive.