The RF Hill Amateur Radio Club (W3AI) Auction will take place on Thursday, April 27, at a new location: Encore Experiences at the Harleysville Senior Center, 312 Alumni Ave. (Rt. 63) in Harleysville. Look for the yellow “Hamfest” signs. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the auction starts at 7:30 pm. Get more info at: http://rfhillarc.org/events/. Get the flyer pdf: Front, and Back.
The next PAARC foxhunt will be on April 22, starting at 10 am. The start will be at the Pottsgrove Middle School on 1351 N. Hanover St., Pottstown 19464 N 40 deg., 16.27 min, W 75 deg. 38.15 min.
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 will also have a 440 mhz “pedestrian” fox to find at the finish. Bob, K3DBD will be the fox.
With the impending nor’easter on Tues., March 14, our Tuesday breakfast gathering at the Pottstown Diner has been moved to Tues., March 21, at 9:00 am. We’ll also gather for a 9:00 am breakfast on Sat., March 18, at Michael’s Diner in Douglasville.
The last transmitter hunt aka fox hunt of the 2016 season was held on October 29, 2016. Weather was sunny, but a cool 36 degrees F at 10
A Well Hidden Fox
am. Bill (W3FRB) and Jane (KC3FSR) were the foxes. The hunters included Al(AG3T) and Dori (K3TES), Bob (K3DBD), and Jim (K3CHJ) and Sal (NC3U). This was Sal’s first time as a fox hunter. Sal thoroughly enjoyed the event. He plans to extoll the virtues of fox hunting to the other clubs that he is a member of.
All PAARC foxhunts begin at the Pottsgrove Middle School. Why? Because it is the highest accessible point around. We have 3 fox transmitters: large (5 W), medium (100MW) and micro (10 MW). Hunters can use all fox transmitters to find the foxes, but the large and medium are more frequently used for homing in. (more…)
Sellersville Fire House – 50 North Main Street, Sellersville, PA 18960
Talk-In: 145.31+ (PL 131.8) – GPS Latitude 40.358° N, Longitude 75.309° W
The RF Hill Hamfest features computers, electronics, amateur radio equipment, and more. Food available from the fire house. VE license testing at 10 am sharp at the American Legion Post across the street. Get the RF Hill Hamfest flyer