Westmoreland Emergency Amateur Radio Service

BUSINESS/SOCIAL MEETINGS and VE TESTING:

Business Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Unity Township EOC located near the Arnold Palmer Airport (Kilo Lane at Route 981, Latrobe, PA.) Social Meetings (or work details as needed) are held on the second Tuesday on each month, with location and details as announced. We will resume monthly VE Test Sessions on the fourth Saturday in September, 2021, with more details to be announced in the posts below.

DECEMBER 2023 VE TEST SESSION

N3BAH

October 29, 2023

Announcements, VE TESTING

Comments

Sponsor: Westmoreland Emergency Amateur Radio ServiceDate: December 23, 2023Time: 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 […]

New 433.680 MHz crossband repeater

N3BAH

September 30, 2023

Announcements, Repeater Info

Comments

There is a new crossband link to the 147.18 MHz repeater now up and running on 433.680 MHz, PL 131.8. This system is located atop Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, and should provide enhanced coverage for the .18 machine in Greensburg. To use it just set your radio to this frequency/PL in SIMPLEX mode.

MASONS ON THE AIR CONTEST SET FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 — WEARS/CP600 PARTICIPATING — VE TEST SESSION ALSO SCHEDULED

N3BAH

September 2, 2023

Announcements, Events, VE TESTING

Comments

You may remember that last September our club participated in the Masons on the Air Contest, racking up enough points to secure FIRST PLACE for the second consecutive year! Now it’s time to defend our title in this year’s contest scheduled for Saturday, September 23, 2023, 10AM to 6PM local time. This is a SSB […]