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
Distracted Driving Bill Would Prohibit Amateur Radio Operations
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
CCARC GMRS Repeater Changes Frequencies
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
Dorthy Morrison N3PUQ(SK)
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.
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
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