Jul 16, 2020 | Events, License Exams
The Reading Radio Club will be holding a Hamfest live at Heritage Park in Sinking Spring (992 Clematis St.) on Saturday, August 8. The event will be open to hams selling equipment from 0700 local, and those who would be interested in buying equipment can arrive at 0800 local. Volunteer examiners will also be administering license exams for anyone who wants to get an amateur license or existing hams that want to move up to a higher-level license. Tickets are $5 for shoppers, $8 for sellers; no entry fee for people taking license exams, unlicensed spouses, or anyone under the age of 18. The usual $15 fee applies if you want to take an exam, but there is no further charge to enter the hamfest. Since so many in-person events have been canceled or switched to virtual, online venues, this will be a good way to enjoy an in-person amateur radio event again. Please remember to follow the necessary precautions that may be in place on the date of the hamfest, including any requirement for wearing a mask and social distancing. View the Facebook page for the latest information: https://www.facebook.com/RRCW3BN. Visit their website: https://www.qsl.net/w3bn/
They are offering an Amateur Radio license test session. You must pre-register for it. See this URL for more info: https://www.qsl.net/w3bn/vetest.html
May 7, 2020 | Club Meeting, License Exams
We expect to be still under the COVID-19 guidelines for the Friday, June 3rd meeting. The meeting will take place on the 2M repeater at 7:00 pm. Find us on 147.21 / 147.81 MHz PL 131.8.
Also, Amateur Radio license test sessions are on hold through September.
Apr 7, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Club Meeting, License Exams, Member News, News
We expect to be still under the COVID-19 stay at home guidelines for the Friday, May 1st meeting. The meeting will take place on the 2M repeater.
Find us on 147.21 / 147.81 MHz PL 131.8.
Also, Amateur Radio license test sessions are on hold for now.
Mar 7, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Club event, Club Meeting, License Exams, News, Repeater
Our Friday, April 3rd meeting and amateur radio license test session at the church have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. We hope to reschedule the presentation on attic antennas for a later date. Please note the May 1st meeting has a high likelihood of cancelation as well.
Instead of a face-to-face meeting, PAARC will have a First Friday Repeater Net with Ed, K3BVQ as Net Control. Repeater info: 147.21 / 147.81 MHz PL 131.8
The board meeting scheduled for 3/20 is also in flux. We will either move it online or postpone it to a later date.
PAARC is doing what we can to keep our community safe. Thank you for your understanding.
Jan 5, 2020 | Amateur Radio, AREDN, ARES, Club Meeting, Events, License Exams
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.
