Bob Wilson, W3BIG, EPA Section Manager ARRL Field Day has many purposes but the two most important are to take to the field in a quasi emergency communications exercise and to demonstrate amateur radio to the public. The Windmill Amateur … Read More

By Bob Wilson, W3BIG, EPA Section Manager As we edge toward summer warmer temperatures are gracing most of our area. With milder weather many of us will venture outdoors to operate. POTA and SOTA adventures are becoming really popular as … Read More

By Robert McClintock, N3RZI, Schuylkill County EC May 28, 2024 – Mahanoy City, PA Upon receiving word of a possible tornado in Mahanoy City last evening, Amateur Radio Operators fromSchuylkill County sprang into action, establishing communication links and collecting damage … Read More

By Jay King, W2AFE, EPA SEC 22 May 2024 Pennsylvania National Mass Care Exercise – Emergency Communications BACKGROUNDEach year FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) selects a state for a National Mass Care Exercise (NMCE),in 2024 is was Pennsylvania. PMEA (Pennsylvania … Read More

By Mark Abromowicz, NT3V The special Multi-County Simplex Radio test sponsored by the Reading Radio Club and conducted on 146.550 MHz on Saturday, May 11 heard from 76 amateur stations in 11 counties in eastern Pennsylvania. A team of net … Read More

From Jay King, W2AFE, EPA Section Emergency Coordinator Save the date – 25 May 2024 Red Cross is inviting Pennsylvania ARES, PEMA ACES, radio clubs and unaffiliated hams to participate in a joint exercise on May 25th. We’ve been hard … Read More

By Mark Abramowicz, NT3V Many of us know the Boy Scout Motto is “Be Prepared.” And for many of us, we’ve learned it doesn’t just apply to those who are or have been members of the Boy Scouts of America … Read More

Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club organized a very successful POTA event, dubbed PAARC in the Park, at Evansburg State Park in Montgomery County on Sunday, April 28. The activity was intended to demonstrate all aspects of Parks On The Air … Read More

The Mt Airy VHF Radio Club, affectionally known as the Pack Rats, is hosting an ARRL Night at its meeting on Thursday, April 18. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Ben Wilson Senior Center located at 580 Delmont … Read More

Spring has sprung and so has hamfest season. Here are some upcoming events in the EPA Section: APRIL 27 – Saturday: York Hamfest sponsored by the York Hamfest Foundation. The event is held at Elicker’s Grove Park located at 511 … Read More

Jay King, W2AFE, EPA ASEC Pennsylvania Red Cross invites all Pennsylvania amateur radio operators to join in celebrating theopening of the Red Cross Emcomm Stations (RCES). These stations are located in Red Cross facilitiesin each of the 10 Pennsylvania Red … Read More

A Zoom class for those new to digital amateur radio will be taught by Barry Feierman, K3EUI, of West Chester. The classes will be held on the first Saturday of the month beginning on February 3, 2024 at 1000 hours … Read More

By Mark Abramowicz, NT3V “Q-R-Z. Here is W3BN, Whiskey Three Bravo November celebrating the 275th Birthday of Reading, Pennsylvania.” And that will be among the many on-air calls inviting amateur radio operators. from across the country and around the world … Read More

PA QSO PARTY – The 67th Pennsylvania QSO Party will be held on October 14 and 15. This operating event presents an excellent chance to dust off your HF rig and make some contacts. For event information and rules, follow … Read More

Great weather graced the MARC (Mid-Atlantic Amateur Radio Club) Valley Forge Hamfest held Sunday, August 13 at the Kimberton Fairgrounds outside Phoenixville in Chester County. Attendance was robust with a variety of vendors offering deals on equipment new and used. … Read More