EXAM SESSION 05/23/2020 Sponsor: Westmoreland Emergency Amateur Radio ServiceDate: May 23 2020 Time: 2:00 PM ( Walk-ins accepts / preregistration preferred) Contact: Abraham Smith (412) 357-0076Email:n3bah@arrl.netLocation: Marguerite Fire Hall, 138 Continental Drive Latrobe, PA 15650 E-Mail or call to register!!! Note: the $15 testing fee may be paid by check payable to “ARRL”. Will accept […]
Updated Lists of Area HF and VHF/UHF Nets
If you’re looking for active nets while sheltering in place, here are updated lists of Pittsburgh Area HF Nets and VHF/UHF Nets.
GoFundMe fundraiser for Mother of Dustyn, KC3LIA
Jody McGinity, mother of club member Dustyn McGinity, KC3LIA, of Unity Township, is in Excela Latrobe Hospital recovering from COVID-19. While the majority of people are not so severely affected by the virus, she ended up spending 12 days on a ventilator and was taken off on Monday. She was still in the intensive care […]
WEARS Radio Mail System
Here’s the link for information on the Wears Radio Mail System Manual. This is an interesting system that allows you to send email over VHF to other hams without the need for the Internet, which could be very useful under emergency conditions. Since we’re all staying at home, this would be a good time to […]
NET UPDATES
We are adding a NEW weekly Club HF net on 10 meters! The net will meet Thursday evenings at 8:00 PM on 28.350 USB. All are welcome. Monitor the 442.150 FM repeater (PL 131.8 transmit AND receive) as a backup and to coordinate. Speaking of 442.150, we’re continuing the FM net on that repeater each […]
