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 […]
New 433.680 MHz crossband repeater
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
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 […]