Oct 29, 2023 | Special Event
The East Penn Amateur Radio Club (W3LP) has partnered with the Allentown and Auburn Railroad to host an “Operation Toy Train” on air amateur radio special event station W3A. The main event will take place on November 18, 2023, between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM local time. Operation will be on 20-17-10-6 and 2 meters. This will be a mobile operation from a functional train car. See the W3A QRZ page: https://www.qrz.com/db/W3A
Talk to the Operation Toy Train as it travels on the Allentown and Auburn Railroad in Kutztown Pennsylvania. The train will be at the Kutztown Train Station from 11:00 am to 2:00 to collect toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots. Each year, the train collects over 30,000 donated toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation, which redistributes them to underprivileged children within the collection area.
More information can be found here:
Submitted by Walt Skavinsky, KB3SBC
Sep 13, 2023 | Meeting
Join us on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Saint James Lutheran Church for the PAARC monthly meeting. There will be a presentation by Tim Poth, W3QP on Summits on the Air (SOTA).
Also, at the Nov. meeting we will be taking your nominations for the 2024 PAARC Board for the following positions:
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and one Executive Board member position. After receiving nominations, we will hold an election at the Dec. 1st meeting for contested positions. Please attend this important meeting, and see a great POTA presentation too! (This is also a good time to renew your membership.)
Sep 13, 2023 | ARRL, Hamfest, News, Special Event
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).
Apr 13, 2023 | Hamfest
Regional Hamfests in 2023
July 16 Sussex County HAMFEST
Sunday, 7/16, 2023. Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ 07822. Get the flyer: http://www.scarcnj.org/downloads/hamfest%20flyer.pdf
or visit http://scarcnj.org.
August 5 Reading Radio Club HAMFEST
Saturday, 8/5. 992 Clematis Street (GPS) Heritage Park in Sinking Spring, west of Reading off Rt. 422 close to MacDonald’s at the intersection of Rt. 724. Talk in 146.91/.31. Tone 131.8. Look for the park entrance and Hamfest signs. For GPS use: 992 Clematis St., Sinking Spring, PA 19608. See the July QST for more info. https://qsl.net/w3bn/index.htm
August 13 MARC Kimberton HAMFEST
Sunday, August 13th, Kimberton Fire Company grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) (GPS: 46.12748, -75.56726) west of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA. Opens for sellers at 7 am, buyers at 8 am. Get the flyer: http://www.marc-radio.org/Hamfest23.pdf
October 22 RF Hill HAMFEST
Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Upper County Campus of Bucks County Community College, Blooming Glen Rd., Perkasie, PA 18944
Gates open at 7 am to the public, 6 am for vendors. VE testing at 10 am sharp. $7 admission. Non-ham spouses and children are free.
Get the flyer (2 sided): https://www.rfhillarc.club/hamfest/
PAST HAMFESTS
July 1 HRAC Firecracker HAMFEST
Saturday, 7/1, opens at 8 am at 1500 Roberts Valley Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112 http://www.w3uu.org/firecracker/
July 2 Murgas HAMFEST & Computerfest
Sunday, 7/2, opens at 8 am. 2 South Oak St., Plains, PA 18705.
Plains PA. Get the flyer: http://murgasarc.org/hamfest.htm
April 15 Delmarva Amateur Radio & Electronics EXPO
& ARRL State Convention
Sussex Amateur Radio Assn. event at Cheer Community Ctr., 20520 Sand Hill Rd., Georgetown, DE. Tailgating at 7:30 am, indoor expo opens at 8 am. Super raffle prize, free VE test, speaker forums. http://www.radioelectronicsexpo.com/
Sat., April 29
York Hamfest
Takes place on April 29 at Elicker’s Grove Park, 511 Roth Church Rd, in Spring Grove, PA 17362. Tailgating and undercover spaces available. $5 to attend, $5 to sell. Opens to the public at 8 am.
Lean more here: https://www.yorkhamfest.org/
Sun., May 7
Warminster ARC Hamfest & ARRL Convention
Bucks County CC, 1304 Veterans Hwy. (Rte. 413), Bristol, PA 19007
Opens at 7 am, vendors at 6 am. Rain or shine. VE testing at 10 am. http://wp.k3dn.org/hamfest/
Sep 13, 2023 | Meeting
Join us for the Friday, Oct. 6th monthly meeting at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. Tim Drager, W3UE will present on upgrading to second generation Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries.
There will be a license exam prior to the meeting. See the License Exam page to determine what you need to bring to the exam session. Sign up by writing to vetesting@paarc.net. Sorry, no walk-ins.
