At the September Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club meeting it was decided to resume a weekly net for the club. The last time a weekly net was conducted was at the beginning of the COVID19 epidemic. It is hoped that resuming this net will allow local amateur radio operators a means to share information and …. Read More
Our most recent VE Testing session was held in Clearfield was on Friday September 13th at 7PM. At that session Josiah Shimmel successfully passed his Technician Class exam. The FCC has since issued the call sign KC3ZUF. Congratulations Josiah!
On Friday May 17th the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club held a Volunteer Examination session for amateur radio FCC licensing. This exam session allowed anyone wishing to become a licensed amateur radio operator or upgrade their license to do so. CCARC extends congratulations to two individuals who successfully passed exams. Passing the General Class …. Read More
Solar flares reached the earth’s atmosphere on May 10 through the 13th which disrupted radio communications. The resulting geomagnetic storm was classified as a G5 category storm and included solar winds traveling at 470 to 500 miles/second. This was the must powerful solar storm since October of 2003 and produced visible aurora as far south …. Read More
One of the most most recognizable brands in amateur radio announced Thursday April 25th that they are ending production of all product lines in the United States. In an email to customers MFJ President, Martin F. Jue K5FLU, made the announcement. The MFJ line of products includes the MFJ, Cushcraft, Hi-Gain, Mirage, Vectronics and MDS-HAM …. Read More
On Thursday April 18th the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Atlantic Division Director, Bob Famiglio, K3RF, alerted ARRL members to a Pennsylvania Bill that would impact mobile amateur radio operations if passed. The text of Bob’s alert is included at the bottom of this post. This bill has been in development for over three years …. Read More
The Central Pennsylvania office of the National Weather Service has announced their Skywarn training classes for Spring 2024. All classes are and open to the public. Virtual classes do require advance registration while in-person classes do not. For the registration link and further details please visit the NWS web site at https://www.weather.gov/ctp/SkyWarn. Monday, March 25, …. Read More
On Friday March 1st 2024 the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club’s GMRS service repeater changed frequencies. The repeater was previously operating on 462.675 MHz. After activating the repeater it was discovered that a group of GMRS enthusiasts were operating another repeater on Pine Grove Mountain near State College on the same frequency. Their repeater was …. Read More
At the February CCARC meeting Harvey N3RTK reported the passing of Dorthy Morrison N3PUQ. Dorthy, and her husband Ed K3JE (SK), were long term amateur radio fixtures in the Clearfield area and were actively involved in local cub activities. CCARC extends our condolences to the Morrison family and friends.
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
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