Sept. 1: Club Meeting with food, fun, fellowship

Aug 25, 2023 | Club Meeting

Join us on Friday, September 1st for the monthly club meeting at 7:00 pm. We’ll meet in the fellowship hall of St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. Come hungry for food and fun. We’ll serve hot dogs, Ed’s beans, potato salad, fresh fruit, and treats. Members are welcome to speak about their summer projects and purchases, operating experiences, and POTA adventures.
Note: There will not be a license exam session on 9/1.

 

Sept. 23: RRC Special Event – City of Reading’s 275th Birthday

Sep 13, 2023 | Events

Reading Radio Club W3BN Special Event for the City of Reading’s 275th Birthday: 

Sept. 23 on HF and VHF bands –

The W3BN Special Event Station launch date is Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The time of operations will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT on SSB on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters. At least three HF radios will be transmitting through an array of beams high atop towers as well as through a series of long wires (depending on the band, of course).

For those in the region who don’t have HF capability, a team of VHF operators will set up a portable operation atop Mt. Penn along Skyline Drive overlooking Reading on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at 1 p.m. EDT until at least 2 p.m. EST on 146.550 MHz. (simplex).

Each station making contact with W3BN qualifies for a colorful, commemorative certificate to mark the occasion. All a licensed operator has to do to get their certificate is to send log information about the contact – call sign, date, time, and band as well as their name – to w3bn275@gmail.com to receive the certificate via email.

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June 24-25: PAARC Field Day

Jun 4, 2023 | Club event, Field Day

The PAARC 2023 Field Day event is at beautiful Welkinweir again. The park is not open to the public on weekends, so this is a members-only event, though members may bring their friends and family to experience ham radio and get on the GOTA station, with or without license. We expect to operate on Saturday, June 24th beginning at 2:00 PM through 9:00 PM (gates will be closed overnight), and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. We will operate as W3U, and will likely operate as 3A EPA on commercial power. Enjoy plentiful food and refreshments in the pavilion along with some fun fellowship with your fellow hams!
View the PAARC Field Day webpage for directions 

Learn more about ARRL Field Day here: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
View the ARRL Field Day Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966096706830030/

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13 Colonies Special Event

Jun 1, 2023 | Special Event

The 15th Annual 13 Colonies Special Event

2022 Event Dates / July 1 (9AM Eastern) to July 7 (Midnight Eastern)
(July 1, 2022-1300 UTC to July 8, 2022-0400 UTC)Sponsored by The U.S. Original 13 Colonies Group
http://www.13colonies.us
with the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
WM3PEN@ARRL.NET2023 13 Colonies event certificate image From WM3PEN on QRZ:
The theme for the 2023 certificate is, “Signers of the Declaration of Independence” and is only available from Ken, KU2US, special event manager. Other QSL card details, Log Sheets and other special event information on the 13 Colonies Special Event can be found on the following website  http://www.13colonies.us 

13 Colonies is an annual event held during the 4th Of July Week. Those who participate try to make contact(s) with all 13 Colony Stations, and the Bonus Stations. You do not need to make a contact with all 13 to get the certificate. However, getting all 13 is known as a Clean Sweep. A Full Sweep includes the additional 3 bonus stations. This makes it more challenging.

Stations working one state or, as many as all 13, are eligible for the certificate. A “Clean Sweep” indicator will be affixed for those lucky enough to “Q” all 13. Plus, a special endorsement will be attached for contacting bonus stations WM3PEN, TM13COL & GB13COL. 

In keeping with the theme the WM3PEN QSL card will feature Ben Franklin.

Members of the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club, Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club, the Philadelphia Digital Radio Association, the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club, and the Villanova University Amateur Radio Club will celebrate our independence from the city where independence was declared, Philadelphia, PA. Club members will be operating a special event station using the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club call WM3PEN. Amateur radio stations operating from the original 13 colonies, England (GB13COL) and France (TM13COL) will also be on the air.  
 13 Colonies Log sheet:  http://www.13colonies.us/logsheet