Electronics & Tools Tag Sale, Phoenixville – July 25 & 26

The electronics equipment and collections of Robert Bellini, N2IGU, SK will be available for sale next weekend. Bob was passionate about STEM education and some of the items reflect this. He hobbies included audio engineering, robotics, amateur radio, and woodworking.

TAG SALE
Sat., July 25th, & Sun. July 26
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
359 Vista Drive, Phoenixville (this is a home and the items will be outside)

– amateur radio equipment
– robotics gear
– cables and spools of wire
– woodworking tools
– scuba equipment
– books
– misc. computer gear, and much more!

See a partial list of items that will be available: https://www.paarc.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ToolsForSale-Ad1.docx

Stop by to check out the sale, and be sure to wear a mask.

Please share this info widely with your friends and STEM educators.

Club Meeting – 2/7: Mesh Networks

Join us at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, PA for a presentation on AREDN mesh networks by Tom Nolan, W3EX. Tom is our Montgomery County ARES Emergency Coordinator. Refreshments served. All are welcome to attend.  

There will also be an amateur radio license exam at 5:00 pm at this location. See the License Exams page to learn how to sign up, and for more details. 

Limerick Generating Station Drill – 11/19

The Limerick Generating Station Emergency Preparedness Drill will occur this Tuesday November 19.  As we have done in the past, PAARC has granted permission for Montgomery County ARES to use the 147.21 repeater and Berks County ARES to use the 224.02 repeater during this exercise.  It is possible that some activity may also show up on the 443.55  repeater.

We are requesting that normal communications that would occur on our repeaters be minimized or curtailed during the drill.  It is expected that the drill will be active between 4 PM and 8 PM.

Thanks for your cooperation.
Bob K3DBD, K3ZMC Trustee

– Learn About ARES Connect  https://epa-arrl.org/ares-connect/
– Berks County ARES-RACES  https://k3ti.n3vmt.com/ARES_RACES_2016.html
– Chester County CCAR  http://www.w3eoc.org
– Montgomery County MCAR   http://www.aa3e.org

Phila. Scouting Festival & JOTA – Oct. 19-21

October 19-21, 2019PHILADELPHIA SCOUTING FESTIVAL- (Jamboree on the Air at Lighthouse Field )

Once again, the Education Alliance for Amateur Radio (EAAR) will participate in the Philadelphia Scouting Festival at Lighthouse Field in Philadelphia.  On October 19th, EAAR will have a solar power radio station station set up (Big Green) for both will Jamboree on the Air and the radio merit badge. For more information on the Philadelphia Scouting Festival at Lighthouse Field, please visit https://colbsa.org/activities-2/phila/
For information about EAAR please visit https://www.radiostemalliance.org/