Mar 27, 2022 | Events
Join us for SKYWARN Storm Spotter Program training with Lou Ruh, WX3I on Friday, May 6, 2022 at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. Open to all: You do not need to be a PAARC member or have an amateur radio license to attend.
We follow CDC and Montgomery County guidelines for mask-wearing during the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. If case counts are up in Montgomery County we suggest you wear a mask for your heath and wellbeing.
Read about SKYWARN: https://www.weather.gov/SKYWARN
Jan 16, 2022 | ARRL, EPA Section
Jan. 11, 2022 – The ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, is pleased to report the re-election of George W. Miller, W3GWM to a third 2-year term as section manager for the 34 counties of Eastern Pennsylvania (EPA). Miller resides in Wyalusing, PA.
As the Eastern PA (EPA) ARRL section manager, Miller is responsible for managing a team of volunteers that offer the following:
1. Emergency and backup communications for emergency management agencies and other disaster relief organizations, during public safety incidents, weather disasters and other local and national emergencies.
2. Outreach to youth organizations like the Scouts and others with an interest in Amateur Radio both as a hobby and as a public service
3. A source of information and education about Amateur Radio for appointed and elected government officials in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4. A public information service providing media in Pennsylvania with news releases on issues of importance to Amateur Radio and our communities in Eastern Pennsylvania, as well as an informative YouTube Television series – What Hams Do… aimed at the general public.
5. A liaison to the more than 50 ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio Clubs in the 34 counties that comprise the Eastern PA Section of the ARRL.
Miller was first licensed as an Amateur Radio Operator by the Federal Communications Commission in 1979. He spent decades in the armed forces of the United States in various communications roles. His service includes 26 years in the US Air Force Reserve and an earlier stint with the US Coast Guard. In more recent years, Miller ran his own IT consulting firm and authored or co-authored 5 books on computer programming. He was also the Technical Editor for Compute! Magazine as home computers became a standard fixture.
In addition to managing the EPA section, Miller is also a leading ‘traffic’ handler, i.e., an amateur radio operator who passes emergency communications from one part of the country to another. He serves as ‘net control’ – the on-air meeting manager for Amateur Radio Operators engaged in handling emergency messages – for a variety of daily and weekly meetings that ensure there’s a trained cadre of experts to maintain regional and national communications when disaster disrupts phone and internet service.
As section manager, George has made his mark, even in these difficult pandemic times, as a constant presence in the ham radio community. His regular in-person and remote presentations to ARRL affiliated clubs regarding traffic handling and other Amateur Radio activities are highly regarded by the thousands of hams in Eastern PA.
Learn more about the EPA Section: https://epa-arrl.org
George Miller, W3GWM
Jan 16, 2022 | ARES, ARRL, News, Public Service
New Section Emergency Coordinator -Bob Wilson, W3BIG is the new ARRL ARES EPA Section Emergency Coordinator. He came on board Dec. 1, 2021. Bob lives in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County. Bob has been a Ham since 1978, was previously the Emergency Coordinator for Delaware County from 2008 until 2015. View the ARES EC Map: https://epa-arrl.org/ares-ec-map/
Bob Wilson W3BIG
Jan 16, 2022 | ARRL
The ARRL has set a new standard for what counts as low power for ARRL-sponsored HF contests. The new limit is 100 W, which is down from the 150 W limit that has been permitted in some events, including the ARRL November Sweepstakes.
With the exception of the ARRL Field Day, this change goes into effect on 1 January 2022, for all ARRL-sponsored HF contests, as well as the IARU HF World Championship in July 2022.
This change has been implemented to standardize low-power categories within the contesting community. However, on a more practical level, the typical modern HF transceiver has a maximum power output of 100 watts.
Feb 28, 2022 | Events
2022 Dues Payments – Please renew your membership at the March meeting
Renew in-person, online, or by mail. Full Membership is $25, and additional family members are $5 each, student membership is $10, associate membership (non-licensed friend of the club) is $5.
Wonder if your dues are already paid? Check the Member List. Enter your callsign in the search box.
Existing members may renew via PayPal (with small surcharge): visit https://www.paarc.net/membership.
To pay by mail fill out the membership form and send a check to:
PAARC, PO Box 1485, Pottstown, PA 19464-0897.
Your dues support your club. Thank you
