Hello everyone in the Eastern Pennsylvania Section! If you have seen the ARRL Letter sent out on Thursday, you will have seen the announcement of both my election to the new term as EPA Section Manager (starting October 1, 2026 … Read More

BY Bob Wilson, W3BIG This will be the final time I will get to wish thousands of amateur radio operators in the EPA a Happy Thanksgiving while serving as the ARRL Section Manager. My term expires in April of 2026 … Read More

Red Cross volunteers George Breslau – KC3UPK (left) and Jay King – W2AFE are Blood Drive Donor Ambassadors and Southeastern Pennsylvania Red Cross Emergency Communications volunteers. As Blood Drive Ambassadors they greet blood donors and prepare them for their donor … Read More

United States Navy & Marine Corps 250th Anniversary Special Event A special event station hosted by the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club – WM3PEN will operate from Philadelphia, the birthplace of both services, on October 10-13, 2025. You can bag a … Read More

Reported by T. Sean Schulze, KC3YWX South Mountain Radio Amateurs (SMRA) will conduct a Technician license course beginning Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 0900 at the Cumberland County Public Safety Building located at 1 Public Safety Drive in Carlisle, PA … Read More

Reported by Dr. Richard P. Abramowitz, MD, KC3TLC      On Saturday November 15, 2025 at 1 PM,  the Murgas Amateur Radio Club of Wilkes-Barre PA will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary.  We are named after Father Josef Murgas a … Read More

Reported by Courtney Harding, N3AIR The Keystone VHF Club (W3HZU) is hosting an Open House on August 9th and September 14th to promote the club to amateur radio operators in the surrounding area. All hams in the area are welcome. … Read More

Robert McCutcheon, WA3IJC of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Robert “Bob” K. McCutcheon, 91, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 26, 1934, in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, Bob was the only son of the … Read More

By Bob Wilson, W3BIG, EPA Section Manager Field Day 2025 is drawing to a close as this is posted on Sunday morning. The biggest operating event of the year is in the books. It was a hot and humid day, … Read More

By Walt Skavinsky, KB3SBC We are excited to announce that special event station K3H will be on the air as part of the Eastern PA Homestead Festival, taking place July 3–6, 2025 at the Kutztown Fairgrounds in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. This special event station highlights the … Read More

Bob Wilson, W3BIG, EPA Section Manager Field Day 2025 is almost upon us. In less than 2 weeks – June 28/29 – amateur radio operators in the 34 counties of the EPA and all across America and Canada will take … Read More

Reported by Lloyd Roach, K3QNT Governor Josh Shapiro recognized the dedication and efforts of Pennsylvania’s Amateur Radio operators in emergency communications and public service by proclaiming June 2025 Amateur Radio Month. The full text of the proclamation is shown below:

By Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO In just a few weeks, one of the most popular summer operating events kicks off – The 13 Colonies Special Event. Now in its 17th year the event has grown from Special Event Stations making approximately 12,000 … Read More

The ARRL website has some excellent resources for club leaders to employ to make their organizations more successful in attracting and keeping members. There are recommendations, programs and content to make club meetings and events more interesting and beneficial. The … Read More

By Bob Wilson, W3BIG, EPA Section Manager New Pennsylvania legislation banning most hand-held electronic device use while driving will take effect June 5, 2025. The final Senate action, SB 37, also known as Paul Miller’s Law, was signed into law … Read More