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
Apr 26, 2018 | Fox Hunt, Special Event
Reading Radio Club will hold a hidden transmitter “Fox” hunt on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 1:00 pm. They’ll meet at the Reading Pagoda on Skyline Drive a little before the start time. The hunt initially requires a drive of less than 12 miles, then multiple low power transmitters are hidden within walking distance after you found the higher power Fox(es). All are welcome. No Amateur Radio license required to for the transmitter hunt. Most Foxes are on the 2 Meter band. Learn more about W3BN, the Reading Radio Club: http://www.qsl.net/w3bn/
– Ron K3RJW and Glenn AB3TQ
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!
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 29, 2018 | Hamfest, Special Event
It’s time to dust off the cob webs of winter and start making plans for a spring trip to Dayton, OH for Hamvention 2018! This is billed as the world’s largest expo for Radio Amateurs since 1952. Hamvention will be held May 18, 19 and 20, 2018 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center. It is worth the trip and a candy land of ham radio gear, as well as a smorgasbord of presentations presentations on topics of interest to Radio Amateurs. It’s worth the trip! Click here for a list of accommodations.
And, If you’re into QRP, check out Four Days In May (FDIM) noted as “the biggest and best QRP event in the World!” held in conjunction with Hamvention. FDIM will be held at the Holiday Inn Fairborn from Thurs., 5/17-19. (No rooms left at this inn.)
