Oct 1, 2018 | Special Event
The Pennsylvania QSO Party is the 2nd weekend of October, October 13th and 14th. Known as the Friendly QSO Party, it’s a fun operating event for amateurs in PA and across the globe, and offers fun and challenge for both casual operators and seasoned contesters. This year the PA QSO Party is led by a new organization, the PA QSO Party Association. Consisting of several Party enthusiasts, the group is continuing the over 60 year tradition. The Bonus Station for the 2018 Pennsylvania QSO Party will be operated by the Nittany Amateur Radio Club (NARC) operating under the callsign of former PAQP Chairman, Mike Coslo, N3LI, recognizing his years of service and dedication to the PA QSO Party. The NARC N3LI bonus station will be a multi-op operation located in Centre County Pennsylvania. PAARC is proud to sponsor the Single-Op High Power Phone plaque for 2018.
Rules and awards for this year have been posted on the new PAQP website, http://paqso.org . The Party will be from 1600Z October 13 to 0500Z October 14, and 1300Z October 14 to 2200Z October 14, 2018, that’s from 12 PM Eastern Saturday to 1 AM Sunday, and 9 AM Eastern Sunday to 6 PM Sunday. A “pre-Party” net is held 8 PM Eastern Friday night (0000Z 10/13) on 3.910 LSB +/- .
The Party is open to amateurs everywhere. For PA stations, the exchange consists of serial number and PA county abbreviation. Non-PA and DX stations should send serial number and ARRL/RAC section, or serial number and “DX”. Complete details can be found in the rules on the website. We look forward to having another great PA QSO Party this year and we hope you’ll join us. – 73 PA QSO PA
Oct 1, 2018 | Special Event
Oct. 6-7 Emergency Preparedness Simuated Emergency Test
The 2018 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) national emergency exercise is designed to assess the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers, as well as those affiliated with other orgs. involved with emergency and disaster response. Although the main SET weekend this year is October 6 – 7, local and Section-wide exercises may take place throughout the fall. Those who already take part in public service and emergency activities are getting ready for the annual SET, a dress rehearsal, next month. But, the 2018 ARRL SET is an open casting call for all radio amateurs interested in expanding their emergency preparedness knowledge and skill. http://www.arrl.org/news/emergency-preparedness-takes-center-stage-for-2018-simulated-emergency-test
Sep 3, 2018 | Special Event
Sept. 28-30 Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Sponsored by the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, aka the Packrats Radio, at the Holiday Inn Bensalem-Philadelphia, 3327 Street Road, Bensalem. http://packratvhf.com/index.php/vhf-conference
FRIDAY
- FREE seminar “N1MM Logger-Intro for Beginners” from 2-5
- Evening hospitality and table-top selling
SATURDAY 8AM-5PM
Conference presentations & auctions. Evening Banquet buffet dinner (door prizes for paid conference & banquet attendees). Banquet speaker Paul Shuch N6TX CQ Space: Building the Interstellar Beacon
- Rick Rosen K1DS Single Yagi EME
- Paul Sokoloff WA3GFZ A Compact Multiband Microwave Transverter
- Joe Taylor K1JT FT8 and the Summer Es
- Dan Marlow K2QM Restoration of the 60’ Tiros Dish and EME Activity
- Michael Davis KB1JEY My Favorite Test Gear Comes from China
- Alan Wolke W2AEW Mr. Philip Smith and his Chart are Your Friend
- Paul Wade W1GHZ Cheap & Simple Transverters – New and Updates
- Phil Theis K3TUF Tower Mounted Microwave Gear
- Joe Horanzy AA3JH LASER Communicator Update
- Bob Fischer W2SJ Did Murphy Help You Prepare for the VHF Contest?
SUNDAY – Free outdoor morning mini-flea market
Details and updates www.packratvhf.com<http://www.packratvhf.com/>
Sep 3, 2018 | Club event, Events, Special Event
Due to anticipated rain, the PAOP Fly-In Breakfast has been postponed to Sunday, Sept. 16. The location is Heritage Field, in Limerick, PA. See modern, antique airplanes and warbirds, go for an airplane ride, and more! Breakfast: $8 for adults, $5 or kids. See the flyer: https://www.1250.eaachapter.org/newsevents.htm
RC/KC3HRV and Paul/KC3HSQ will be on site showcasing Amateur Radio on behald of PAARC. Tim, W3UE is the PAOP president and a PAARC member. Stop by and say hi!
May 1, 2018 | Events, Field Day, Special Event
PAARC Field Day runs from 2 pm on June 23rd, to 12 noon on June 24th, 2018. This year we’ll be at Welkinweir, part of the the Green Valleys Watershed Association. Their web is: http://www.welkinweir.org A group of PAARC members will be setting up amateur stations in Welkinweir’s covered pavilion with electric power and picnic tables, plus two stations will operate from the nearby field. The elevation here is 452′. Porta-pottie’s and running water are on-site. There is a paved parking lot and a generous number of trees around the pavilion. This is ham radio’s annual open house event, and the public is welcome to join us.
Welkinweir is easy to find going south from Pottstown on Route 100, past Pughtown Rd., to just past the Little’s John Deere dealer, then right onto Prizers Rd., and go 1 mile unto you see the visitor’s entrance on the left. GPS coordinates: 40.15490 / -75.68412. See the PAARC Field Day webpage for details and station info.
Welkinweir entrance sign
Welkinweir Pavillion
Pond at Welkinweir
