The April 2023 issue of Blair ARES has been published. Blair ARES is a monthly publication discussing ARES and EmComm activities within and around Blair County Pennsylvania. This issue features an article on the recent Clearfield County EMA Exercise. Click here to see the April issue of Blair ARES.
On Wednesday March 15 at 7 PM a Zoom meeting event has been scheduled to discuss Emergency Communications within Clearfield County and the regions immediately surrounding Clearfield County. Members of the Treasure Lake Amateur Radio Group, the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club and the Philipsburg Amateur Radio Association. We did also reach out to …. Read More
On Thursday February 9th 2023 the Clearfield County Emergency Management Agency conducted a Coordinator Certification exercise with numerous state and local agencies participating. The exercise was overseen by Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) officials and organized by the Clearfield County EMA staff. Amateur radio communications were provided as an alternate form of communications during the …. Read More
CCARC has received a donation which will enable amateur radio digital mode operations at the Clearfield County EMA amateur radio station. Darren Dixon of Philipsburg, amateur radio call sign W3DLD, recently donated a Intel NUC computer and a monitor for use at the Clearfield County EMA. This computer will enable amateur radio operators to run …. Read More
The November issue of Blair ARES has been published and CCARC is featured with a front page article! The article discusses CCARC’s efforts to restore the Clearfield County Emergency Management Agency’s amateur radio equipment back to operational condition. A huge congratulations is in order for everyone involved and it’s nice to be recognized for our …. Read More
Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in the CCARC work session on October 27th. There was a show and tell event mixed in with other activities. So a productive evening. We dug out the APRS digipeater from the storage closet. This had been in operation a decade ago but the transceiver …. Read More
Earlier this evening the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) held yet another work session at the Clearfield County EMA amateur radio station and made significant progress. Aside from a few minor details the amateur radio facility adjacent to the Clearfield County 911 Dispatch Center is operational. Participating in the work session was Lars KB3WBT, …. Read More
If you have an interest in supporting amateur radio emergency communications, typically referred to as EmComm, FEMA has a series of training programs available on the Incident Command System (ICS) which are strongly encouraged, if not required, by multiple public service and EmComm groups. The appropriate courses are all free and can be completed on …. Read More
Our friends in neighboring Blair County have published the September issue of Blair ARES Alert!. Edited by Drew McGee KA3EJV, Blair ARES Alert! is the official publication of the Blair County ARES Team. Click here to read the September issue of Blair ARES Alert!
On Thursday August 11th CCARC members gathered for a business meeting at the Clearfield County Emergency Management Agency conference room. A new slate of club officers and directors have been installed and other business discussed. Click here for the meeting minutes.
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