Dec. 4th Meeting on Zoom – Member Night
Join us on Friday, Dec. 4th at 7:00 pm for a discussion on Zoom and show off your home-brew projects. We will also see a short presentation on the Able Archer Special Event and hear some exciting news on the area AREDN mesh network. Contact the secretary for Zoom...
Ron Schwendt, N3AR SK
Ronald Joseph Schwendt, 89 of Union Twp., Berks Co., PA, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Penn State Health-St. Joseph in Bern Twp., Berks Co., PA. Born September 30, 1930 in Trenton, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Joseph Schwendt and the late Helen...
Nov. 6th Meeting on Zoom – Antenna Matching with K3EUI
Join us for our monthly club meeting and Zoom presentation at 7:00 pm on Friday, November 6. Barry Feierman, K3EUI will present on antenna matching. Interested Amateur Radio operators should contact the secretary at "secretary at paarc dot net" for the Zoom credentials.
Sept. 4th & Oct. 2nd Meetings
Our first Friday meeting on Sept. 4th will be on the 2M repeater at 7:00 p.m on 147.21 / 147.81 MHz PL 131.8. Our 7:00 p.m. October 2nd meeting via Zoom will feature a presentation by Tom Nolan, W3EX on the Elbow Reef Lightstation: The last remaining kerosene fired,...
New EPA Section YouTube Channel
The EPA Section Manager, George Miller W3GWM, launched a new YouTube Channel. There are two recent presentations uploaded: Digital Mobile Radio, and Becoming a Better Net Control Station. See them both here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9pFjWjOMIl61cX4umAp9g/...
EPA Section DMR Net – Thursdays at 7:30 pm
From the ARRL EPA Section website: We’ve been having a lot of activity on the EPA Section DMR Brandmeister Talkgroup. If you have a Hotspot our Talkgroup is 31426. I try to monitor whenever I can. We’re going to try holding a net. Most people seem free on Thursday...
New Weekly Statewide WIRES-X Talkgroup
Sunday nights at 8 PM choose ID#60328 on your C4FM radio and join the statewide WIRES-X net. The Keystone-Wide room, (formerly the Uniontown Amateur Radio Club’s Keystone-West room) is now open to everyone in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Steel City ARC’s Christine...
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....
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo – Aug. 8-9
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on Saturday and Sunday, August 8 – 9, 2020. Attendance is free and registration is now open at https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com with early bird prize incentives for registering by July 24, 2020. Built on a live, virtual platform used by...
