SKYWARN Exercise Conducted
On January 24th at 1900 hours a SKYWARN training net was held conducted with net control operations at the State College National Weather Service Office. The W3GA repeater on 146.760 mHz was used for this exercise. Carmine KC3WP was Net Control for this exercise. Stations from Centre neighboring counties were invited to participate. Stations provided …. Read More
PEMA Activated ACS for Winter Storm
On Tuesday January 9th Clearfield County, as well as most of Pennsylvania, experienced a rather significant winter storm. Forecasts were calling for significant snowfall accumulations followed by wind and rain. At the request of PEMA ACS officials, a state-wide alert was issued and all county ACS teams were placed on stand by status. Local county …. Read More
Clearfield County EMA Exercise Conducted
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
October 2022 CCARC Work Session Held
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
CCARC Meeting Scheduled
During the July7 th work session it was decided to schedule the first post-COVID meeting of the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC). We are planning to get together on Thursday August 11 at 7pm. The location is planned for the Clearfield County EMA building conference room. This will be a reorganizational meeting and anyone …. Read More
EMA Center Work Session Held
On Thursday July 7 th another work session was held at the Clearfield County EMA building. We made progress and now have operational 2m/70cm/6m capabilities from inside the EMA center. So if you heard the W3CPA call sign on the air you now know where that was originating from. A couple of issues prevented us …. Read More
NWS Skywarn Spotter Training Available
Carmine Prestia K3CWP, Centre County ACS Officer, has provided us with information on Spring Skywarn training opportunities for those who might be interested in becoming a Skywarn Spotter or simply refreshing their training. Registration is required. Click here for an external link to the National Weather Service web site with all the details.
April 2022 Blair County ARES Newsletter Published
The April 2022 issue of Blair ARES Alert! has been published by Editor Drerw McGee KA3EJV. The Blair Ares Alert! is the newsletter of the Blair County Amateur Radio Emergency Service. Inside are articles of interest to those involved in emergency communications, or EmComm, efforts in Blair County and the surrounding area. Click here to read the …. Read More
Centre County ARES/RACES/ACS Announces Public Service Events
Officials at Centre County ARES/ACS/RACES have announced their schedule of public service events for 2022. Volunteers are needed to help make these events successful. If interested please contact Centre County ARES/ACS/RACES. Click here for a link with all the details.
