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!
Jan 29, 2018 | Special Event
The Amateur Radio clubs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers around the US have invited the Amateur Radio community to join the NASA On The Air (NOTA) special event. NOTA gets under way in December 2017 and continues through December 2018. In addition to being the agency’s 60th anniversary, 2018 will mark 50 years since NASA orbited the first human around the moon, and 20 years since the first elements of the International Space Station (ISS) were launched into low-Earth orbit. Starting in Dec. of 2017 Amateur Radio club stations at various NASA centers and facilities will be on the air with special event operations to celebrate these monumental achievements, as well as current milestones. Some clubs will offer commemorative QSL cards, and a special certificate will be available indicating the number of NASA club stations worked on various bands and modes.
Twitter feed for freq./times of NASA clubs: https://twitter.com/NASARadioClubs
Johnson Space Center amateur Radio: https://twitter.com/W5RRR_JSCARC
Jan 8, 2018 | ARRL, Contesting, Special Event
ARRL International Grid Chase – New Year’s Eve to Dec. 31
An event for all radio amateurs. Taking part is as simple as just getting on the air and making contacts: The objective of the year-long event is to work stations on any band (except 60 meters) in as many different Maidenhead grid squares as possible, and then upload your logs to ARRL’s Logbook of The World (LoTW). All contacts on all permitted Amateur Radio bands, except 60 meters, are eligible for award credit. This includes contest contacts. ARRL Grid Chase site.
Apr 2, 2018 | About PAARC, Club event, Club Station, Contesting, Special Event
PAARC is proud of our members who made so many QSO’s from French Creek State Park that our club station, K3ZMC, was recognized by POTA with a Kilo Activator Award. Thanks to Pete Kobak/K0BAK for submitting the entries!
