Special Services Club Designation
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
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
SKYWARN Recognition Day
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
CCARC Spring Banquet
At the November CCARC meeting it was decided to hold the first Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club Spring Banquet. CCARC member Mike WB3EQW followed up with the Clearfield VFW to make arrangements for a club dinner/banquet. As a result, the first CCARC Spring Banquet will be held on Friday May 9th at 6 PM. The …. Read More
CCARC to Host Hamfest
The Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club has begun the process of organizing a hamfest here in Clearfield County. At the November CCARC business meeting it was decided to pay a deposit to the Clearfield County Fair Grounds for use of the Agriculture Building and surrounding grounds. This facility will allow us to host between twenty-five …. 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 to Resume Weekly Net
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
New Technician Class Operator KC3ZUF
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!
Solar Storm Impacts HF Communications
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
