DMR Repeater Moved to Rockton Mountain Tower Site
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
CCARC Receives D-STAR Repeater Equipment
The Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club has received an Icom 2 meter band D-STAR repeater from the Philipsburg Amateur Radio Association, or PARA. On Saturday November 9th PARA voted and approved a proposal to transfer a D-STAR repeater to our Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club. This transfer comes with the understanding that we will activate …. Read More
New DMR Repeater On Air
On Friday October 25th 2024 the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club has placed a new DMR digital mode repeater into service. The repeater is currently located on a temporary tower at about 1,680 feet AMSL elevation overlooking the Borough of Clearfield. Plans are to operate the repeater for a short time from this location as …. Read More
CCARC Considers DMR Repeater Project
John N3SPW brought to the CCARC’s attention the 444.650 MHz repeater coordination at the February business meeting. CCARC holds an “initial coordination” for this frequency from the Western Pennsylvania Repeater Council (WPRC). After some discussion it was decided that if we were to take on a new repeater project it needed to offer something not …. Read More
CCARC Installs New GMRS Band Repeater
The Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that a new GMRS service repeater has been placed into service at Rockton Mountain, Clearfield County. This repeater was made possible with the cooperation and assistance of both Clearfield County EMA and Center Communications staff. The repeater is on 462.675 MHz with the receive set …. Read More
New GMRS Repeater
CCARC club members have undertaken a GMRS service repeater project. GMRS, or General Mobile Radio Service, is a radio service intended for the general public. You do need a license to use a GMRS repeater, but there’s no test involved – only a $35 fee for a 10 year license. Nationally there has been significant …. Read More