The Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club has embarked on a project which is intended to complement the existing W3CPA 147.255+ repeater at Rockton Mountain (mid-way between DuBois and Clearfield along I-80). This project will add a remote receiver system to the repeater and vastly improve the received signals. For years it has been noted that …. Read More
Plans are underway to hold the second Central PA Hamfest on the second weekend in September on Sunday. That will place our event on Sunday September 13th 2026. 2025 was our inaugural year. We learned a lot. Things we could do better and things we won’t be doing again. With the 2026 hamfest we are …. Read More
CCARC members were saddened to learn of the passing of fellow member John NA2BA on Monday September 22nd 2025. John as an active member of CCARC and will be certainly be missed. Tim N3PUL and John sat for their Technician Class examinations at the same time. They kept in touch over the years and built …. Read More
CCARC’s first ever hamfest, dubbed “The Central Pennsylvania Hamfest” happened on Sunday September 14th at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds. By nearly all accounts, this was a stunning success for a first attempt at an event like this, but multiple areas of improvement were identified for next year. The hamfest was a group effort with a …. Read More
On Thursday May 8th the Clearfield County ARC activated its first WinLink Gateway. This is the club’s first stage of building out a planned network of WinLink digital gateways. The ultimate goal is to provide WinLink access to all corners of Clearfield County. The call sign of the first gateway is W3CPA-10 and it is …. Read More
If you were anywhere near Clearfield County on Sunday March 16th you experienced a storm front that brought with it gusty winds, rain and hail. In the hours leading up to the storm hitting Clearfield County the National Weather Service (NWS) had issued several severe weather alerts and warnings. As the storm progressed tornado watch …. Read More
On March 5th 2025 Tim N3PUL, CCARC President, received notification from Leona Adams W1LGA at the American Radio Relay League headquarters in Connecticut that the CCARC application for designation as a Special Services Club had been approved. In Leona’s email, she stated “Congratulations! The SSC status for the NEW Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club, W3CPA …. Read More
The Western Pennsylvania Section of the American Radio Relay League Field Organization has announced plans to conduct a Simulated Emergency Test, or SET, on Saturday April 5th 2025. According to a statement on the WPA ARRL web site, the focus will be on providing communications support for a wide-scale event like floods, tornadoes, or hazmat …. Read More
At about 2 PM on Sunday January 12th 2025 the CCARC DMR repeater was relocated to a Rockton Mountain tower site which vastly improved the repeater’s coverage area. The repeater has bee operating from a temporary location near Clearfield since October 2024. This allowed members to ensure the repeater was ready for a more remote …. Read More
Re-posted from ARRL: SKYWARNTM Recognition Day is December 7, 2024. The annual event is celebrating its 25th anniversary. SRD was established in 1999 by the National Weather Service and ARRL® to commemorate the contributions of SKYWARN volunteers. Using amateur radio and other means of communication, SKYWARN spotters provide real time ground truth to NWS offices. …. Read More
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