ARRL EPA Section Blog: Sept./Oct. Special Events & Hamfests

From: https://epa-arrl.org/upcoming-epa-events-announcements/

EPA SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST – The SET will be held in the EPA on Saturday, October 7. (Note that in Montgomery County the LGS Drill  will take place on Tues., Sept. 26 beginning at 4:00 pm.) ARES units in approximately 25 of the EPA’s 34 counties will participate in an exercise supporting the American Red Cross. The drill will simulate a widespread communications outage resulting from a CME event. ARES units will support Red Cross shelter operations by relaying critical email message traffic via Winlink. Last year the SET operated under similar conditions and more than 100 operators sent hundreds of messages in a highly successful event.

PA QSO PARTY – The 67th Pennsylvania QSO Party will be held on October 14 and 15. This operating event presents an excellent chance to dust off your HF rig and make some contacts. For event information and rules, follow this link: PA QSO Party Plans & Aids – PA QSO PA.

CAPITAL TESTING GROUP – Amateur radio testing in the Harrisburg area will be conducted by a new volunteer organization, the Capital Testing Group. The group is an ARRL-accredited VE unit that will hold testing sessions on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month just outside Harrisburg. In addition to the regular testing sessions the group will facilitate special needs testing in an individual’s home or an assisted living facility. Information on this extremely valuable service can be found here: Capital Area Testing Group – Ham radio testing, FCC testing, Amateur radio testing, Capital area, (arrlcapitalareatestgroup.info).

EPARA HAMFEST IN STROUDSBURG – September 17 – The Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Association Hamfest will be held on Sunday, September 17 at Moose Lodge 1336. The address is 705 Stokes Mill Road in East Stroudsburg, PA. For information on EPARA, check the link: https://qsl.net/n3is/.

RED ROSE REPEATER ASSOCIATION HAMFEST IN NEW HOLLAND – October 7 – The RRR Association will hold its annual hamfest in New Holland on Saturday, October 7. The location is 339 East Main Street at the Garden Spot Fire and Rescue Station #1 in New Holland, PA. Information on the Red Rose Repeater Association can be found here: Red Rose Repeater Association – W3RRR.

RF HILL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB HAMFEST IN PERKASIE – October 22 – The RF Hill ARC Hamfest will be held on Sunday, October 22 at the Upper Bucks County Community College campus at 313 Blooming Glen Road in Perhasie, PA. Follow this link for the hamfest flyer: L:\Data\R\RF Hill\HAMFEST\HAMFEST FLYER 2022.pmd (rfhillarc.club).

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PA QSO Party – Oct. 13-14

The Pennsylvania QSO Party is the 2nd weekend of October, October 13th and 14th.  Known as the Friendly QSO Party, it’s a fun operating event for amateurs in PA and across the globe, and offers fun and challenge for both casual operators and seasoned contesters. This year the PA QSO Party is led by a new organization, the PA QSO Party Association.  Consisting of several Party enthusiasts, the group is continuing the over 60 year tradition. The Bonus Station for the 2018 Pennsylvania QSO Party will be operated by the Nittany Amateur Radio Club (NARC) operating under the callsign of former PAQP Chairman, Mike Coslo, N3LI, recognizing his years of service and dedication to the PA QSO Party. The NARC N3LI bonus station will be a multi-op operation located in Centre County Pennsylvania. PAARC is proud to sponsor the Single-Op High Power Phone plaque for 2018.

Rules and awards for this year have been posted on the new PAQP website, http://paqso.org .  The Party will be from 1600Z October 13 to 0500Z October 14, and 1300Z October 14 to 2200Z October 14, 2018, that’s from 12 PM Eastern Saturday to 1 AM Sunday, and 9 AM Eastern Sunday to 6 PM Sunday.  A “pre-Party” net is held 8 PM Eastern Friday night (0000Z 10/13) on 3.910 LSB +/- .

The Party is open to amateurs everywhere.  For PA stations, the exchange consists of serial number and PA county abbreviation.  Non-PA and DX stations should send serial number and ARRL/RAC section, or serial number and “DX”.  Complete details can be found in the rules on the website. We look forward to having another great PA QSO Party this year and we hope you’ll join us. – 73 PA QSO PA

PA QSO Party – Oct. 8 & 9

Join PAARC members in participating in another fun PA QSO Party for 2016!  Pennsylvania Amateurs will try to contact as many other amateurs in Pennsylvania, the United States, Canada and the world in this two day contest. Some forty-five plaques will be awarded for multiple categories of operation. This event is sponsored by the Nittany Amateur Radio Club (NARC). Operation period: 1600Z October 8 to 0500Z October 9, and 1300Z October 9 to 2200Z October 9, 2016. Learn more at the party webpage: www.nittany-arc.net/PAQSO.htmlClick here for Contest Rules pdf.  Spotting site for contest: http://cwfun.org/funspots/paqp/frames.html