10/05/2026
SIN CITY REPEATER GROUP RECOGNIZED AS AN ARRL SPECIAL SERVICE CLUB
Las Vegas, Nevada, October 5, 2026
The Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. W7RPT is proud to announce that the American Radio Relay League has recognized SCRG as an ARRL Special Service Club.
Special Service Club recognition reflects a sustained commitment to advancing Amateur Radio through new-ham development, public relations, emergency and public-service communications, technical advancement, operating activities, and community involvement.
For SCRG, the recognition reflects both where the organization has been and where it is headed.
Sin City Repeater Group began in 2014 as a loose association of friends and Amateur Radio operators. After formally incorporating on December 31, 2025, the organization entered a period of rapid development and expansion. Today, SCRG supports an increasingly diverse community of operators throughout Las Vegas and Southern Nevada while developing repeater infrastructure, technical programs, mentoring opportunities, public outreach, and operating activities.
“This recognition reflects what our members have built together and the organization we have worked intentionally to create,” said founding President Bill Freeman N4NJJ. “Our growth from 19 to 60 members in under 60 days matters, but the more important achievement is building the systems, leadership, technical capacity, and culture necessary to sustain that growth. We are creating an organization where people can learn, contribute, lead, and serve their community.”
During 2026, SCRG members participated in ARRL Field Day, provided communications for the Silver State Car Classic, conducted Amateur Radio and STEM outreach for approximately 55 Civil Air Patrol cadets, and operated from the KXNT-AM broadcast facility at the invitation of Audacy Las Vegas Chief Engineer Tracy Teagarden before the station’s towers were demolished. Two SCRG members made their first-ever HF contacts during the KXNT operation.
The organization also conducted two major K7F special event operations. The K7F Garcés Expedition generated 2,411 QSOs, worked all 50 U.S. states, reached 53 DXCC entities, and operated across eight bands and three modes. The K7F Saint Maximilian Kolbe special event generated another 1,525 QSOs, reaching 31 DXCC entities, 49 states, and all six inhabited continents.
During Saint Maximilian Kolbe week, SCRG also established an educational Amateur Radio station at Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Las Vegas, where members demonstrated HF communications, digital modes, antennas, equipment configuration, and practical operating techniques.
SCRG continues to invest heavily in technical education and infrastructure. Its extended technical footprint includes VHF, UHF, and 900 MHz systems using analog FM, AllStar, DMR, and P25 technologies. Members also provide hands-on assistance with radio programming, equipment configuration, antennas, networking, troubleshooting, and new-operator development.
The club’s work continues. Upcoming activities include additional Las Vegas-area repeater installations, a Radio Programming Palooza, community Trunk-or-Treat outreach, participation in the ARRL November Sweepstakes SSB contest, and a family-oriented Talk With Santa Amateur Radio event.
ARRL Special Service Club recognition is not an endpoint for SCRG. It represents an expectation to continue serving, teaching, experimenting, operating, and building.
To every member who has installed equipment, programmed a radio, mentored a new operator, worked a special event, participated in public service, supported an outreach activity, or simply welcomed someone new to Amateur Radio, this recognition belongs to you.
Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. W7RPT
