ARSCAmateur Radio Signal Corps
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Get on the airwith purpose

A fun amateur-radio game built around real contacts. Take on missions, earn ribbons and rank, and build skills at any experience level.

Example mission Timezone Check-In: contact two stations in each of the four contiguous U.S. time zones within four hours.

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Pick a mission

Choose a mission, review its brief, and accept it to begin.

Make real contacts

Make and log contacts with real operators, on the bands you use.

Earn rank

Complete missions to earn ribbons and advance in rank.

Every mission has a clear objective and a race against the clock.

Timezone Check-In: Contact two stations in each of the four contiguous U.S. time zones within four hours.

Local Net: Contact five stations on 2 meters or 70 centimeters within two hours.

Every contact counts. Every mission is a new challenge.

Browse mission briefs
A mission brief styled as a classified paper dossier, with the Timezone Check-In objective, a four-hour window and a color-coded time zone map.

Your Command Information Center, at a glance

Your rank, band conditions, active mission and a map of on-air activity in one place. Say ON AIR when you are calling so members who need your contact can find you.

Open the command center
The ARSC command center: operator rank and on-air status, space weather, the active Local Net Check-In mission at three of five contacts, and a map of North America.

See the whole band at once

Your contacts, other ARSC members, Parks on the Air spots and DX spots, each on its own labeled layer. Filter by band and mode to find who is on the air near you.

Open the operations map
The full operations map with band and mode filters and four labeled layers.

Log by hand, import, or connect QRZ

Enter a contact in seconds, import an ADIF file, or bring in your QRZ logbook. Logging works offline and sends when you are back online. Every contact counts.

Open the logbook
The ARSC logbook: totals for eligible contacts and mission contacts, and a table of logged contacts with band, mode and location.

Your service record, all in one place

Finished missions add ribbons to your public service record; experience and awards help advance your rank. Your achievements and their requirements are in plain view, and you control what personal information is visible.

See a sample service record
A member service record showing callsign, rank, featured ribbons and the full rack.

What you can earn

The rank ladder from Private through General, each with its insignia and what it takes to earn it.

Ranks

From Private to General, with the requirements for each step out in the open.

See all ranks
A list of ribbons, each with its colored bar and the mission that earns it.

Ribbons

Finish a mission and the ribbon goes on your rack. A star marks a repeat.

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Your first mission

Timezone Check-In

Work two stations in each of the four contiguous-US time zones within four hours, on any band or mode. Complete it to earn your first ribbon.

Read the brief

Who it is for

  • New operatorsStart with a friendly mission and make your first contacts.
  • Everyday operatorsFind fresh reasons to get on the air with the bands you use.
  • Teams and clubsWork together on missions and earn rewards as a team.

Your next mission starts now

Join the Corps

Free to join for U.S.-licensed amateur radio operators age 13 and older.