Sponsor: Westmoreland Emergency Amateur Radio ServiceDate: November 23, 2024Time: 10:00 AM (Walk-ins accepted / preregistration preferred) Contact: Abraham SmithEmail:n3bah Location: Greensburg Masonic Center, 349 Donohoe Rd., Greensburg, PA 15601 Note: the $15 testing fee may be paid by check payable to “ARRL”. Will accept cash, but prefer a check. Test takers must supply their own pen, pencil and scratch […]
MASONS ON THE AIR CONTEST SET FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2024– WEARS/CP600 PARTICIPATING, 3-PEAT WINNER GOING FOR 4!- VE TEST SESSION ALSO SCHEDULED
With belated results from the 2023 contest just released, it’s been announced that WEARS took first place in the multi-op/multi-transmitter category! Now it’s time to defend our title in this year’s contest scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2023, 10AM to 6PM local time. This is a SSB only contest on 80, 40, 20, 15 and […]
2024 AIRSHOW
Westmoreland Emergency Amateur Radio Service is looking for at least 10 additional volunteers Sat/Sun for the Westmoreland County airshow Westmoreland County airshow Will be 8/17-18 There will be a F35 Lightning demo team, P51 Mustang, and a P40 Warhawk, DH 115 vampire in addition to a multitude of acrobatics planes, and a heritage flightSetup will […]
COMMON DMR SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES
Tony KB3BYA shares the following frequency list he mentioned on the net: Below are the recommended simplex frequencies to be used with DMR in Canada and the United States. In addition to this information, please note the following radio configuration items: Admit Criteria: Please set this to “Always” In Call Criteria: Please set to “TXI” […]
FUN WITH CHEAP QUANSHENG/ANYSECU RADIOS
The QUANSHENG UV-K5, which is also sold under the Anysecu brand name, is a highly modifiable radio. Via a firmware update you can add features such as expanded frequency ranges, SSB reception and a spectrum scope just to name a few. The radio is an inexpensive ($25 to $35 range) HT sold on Amazon and […]