Club Meeting & VE Test – June 2

May 6, 2017 | Club Meeting, License Exams

VE Test Session on 6/2 – 5:00 pm – Go for your Amateur Radio license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register by sending a request to VETesting@PAARC.NET. Test sessions are administered by examiners accredited by the ARRL. See what to bring to exam session here: www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session. Next sessions: 9/1, 10/6, 11/3, 12/1/2017

Club Meeting – 7:00 pm –  Grounding with Ron, K3ZKO (rescheduled from March.) St. James Lutheran Church, Kugler Rd. and Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA.  The July 7, First Friday event is the Hot Dogs & Hams Picnic at 6:30.  Buffet dinner, beverages and dessert – $10. Get tickets at the June meeting. We’ll also have a Mobile Rig Show.

Fox Hunt – May 27

May 6, 2017 | Events, Fox Hunt

The next foxhunt will be on Sat., May 27, (Memorial Day weekend) starting at 10 am. We begin at the Pottsgrove Middle School on 1351 N. Hanover St., Pottstown 19464 N 40 deg., 16.27 min, W 75 deg. 38.15 min. Learn more on the fox hunting webpage.  If anyone needs to borrow equipment contact Jim, k3chj at arrl.net. He has a log periodic antenna, passive & active attenuators, a boat anchor 2m radio with an analog s meter plus a PennDOT map. We’ll also have a 440 mhz “pedestrian” fox to find at the finish.

Read an article by Glenn, AB3TQ on his first PAARC foxhunt here: [ilink url=”https://www.paarc.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/First-PAARC-Foxhunt-by-AB3TQ.pdf” style=”download”]First PAARC Foxhunt[/ilink]

Warminster Hamfest – May 7

May 6, 2017 | Hamfest

The K3DN Warminster Hamfest is Sunday, May 7,  from 7:00 am to 11:00 am at Bucks County Community College, Lower Bucks Campus, 1304 Veteran Hwy, Bristol, PA 19007.)  Tailgating and indoor tables for vendors.  Door prizes, VE testing, and equipment check out table. Get the guest speaker schedule: [ilink url=”http://wp.k3dn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Hamfest-Final-Speaker-Schedule-7-May-20172.pdf”]Hamfest Speaker Schedule[/ilink] 
 Visit: http://wp.k3dn.org for more info. 

Club Meeting & VE Test – May 5

Apr 8, 2017 | Club Meeting, License Exams

VE Test Session on 5/5 – 5:00 pm – Go for your Amateur Radio license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register by sending a request to VETesting@PAARC.NET. Test sessions are administered by examiners accredited by the ARRL. See what to bring to exam session here: www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session. Future sessions: 6/2, 9/1, 10/6, 11/3, and 12/1/2017.

Club Meeting – 7:00 pm – DXpedition to Haiti, with Dale, N3BNA.  St. James Lutheran Church, Kugler Rd. and Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA.  Coming  June 2 – Lightning & grounding, with Ron, K3ZKO (rescheduled from March.

York Hamfest – April 29

Apr 1, 2017 | Hamfest

The 2017 York Hamfest is on Sat., Aril 29, 2017 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at Elicker’s Grove Park, 511 Roth Church Rd., Spring Grove, PA 17362. “Sponsored by the York Hamfest Foundation The Areas Oldest Continuous Hamfest, our 62nd Year”
Get the flyer: 2017-York-Hamfest-Flyer.pdf