Sponsor: Westmoreland Emergency Amateur Radio ServiceDate: April 27, 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 […]
Category: VE TESTING
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 […]
FCC FEE INCREASE FOR ALL AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE MATTERS AND GMRS FEE DECREASE EFFECTIVE APRIL 19, 2022
The long dreaded FCC Fee increase for amateur radio license related processing (new, renewal, vanity, etc.) will take effect April 19, 2022. See this post on the ARRL website for details. The fee for a 10 year GMRS license should decrease to $35 on April 19, 2022 as well. NOTE: According to an email to […]
MAY VE TEST SESSION–LAST BEFORE FALL
Sponsor: Westmoreland Emergency Amateur Radio ServiceDate: MAY 22, 2021Time:10:00 AM (Walk-ins accepts / preregistration preferred) Contact: Abraham SmithEmail:n3bah@arrl.netLocation: Marguerite Fire Department, 138 Continental Drive, Latrobe, PA 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 paper. You will also need […]
UPDATE OF FCC LICENSING FEES
The FCC has released their final Report and Order increasing the Amateur Radio License fee to $35 from the current $15 fee (see pages 11-16 for the relevant info). This will apply to all new license applications, as well as renewals, vanity call requests, etc. This will NOT take effect immediately, but will take effect […]
