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
CCARC Field Day Plans
CCARC will be holding a Field Day event at Harvey N3RTK’s camp near Penfield. The ARRL Field Day is scheduled to run Saturday June 24 at 2PM through Sunday June 25th 2023 at 2PM. According the toe contest rules, Field Day setup can begin as early as 0000 UTC on Friday. Harvey is coordinating setup …. Read More
June 2023 Blair ARES Published
The June issue of Blair ARES Alert has been released and is available for review on the CCARC web site. Click here to see the June issue.
April 2023 Blair ARES Published
The April 2023 issue of Blair ARES has been published. Blair ARES is a monthly publication discussing ARES and EmComm activities within and around Blair County Pennsylvania. This issue features an article on the recent Clearfield County EMA Exercise. Click here to see the April issue of Blair ARES.
Clearfield County EmComm Meeting Scheduled
On Wednesday March 15 at 7 PM a Zoom meeting event has been scheduled to discuss Emergency Communications within Clearfield County and the regions immediately surrounding Clearfield County. Members of the Treasure Lake Amateur Radio Group, the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club and the Philipsburg Amateur Radio Association. We did also reach out to …. 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
Donation Enables Digital Modes at Clearfield EMA Amateur Station
CCARC has received a donation which will enable amateur radio digital mode operations at the Clearfield County EMA amateur radio station. Darren Dixon of Philipsburg, amateur radio call sign W3DLD, recently donated a Intel NUC computer and a monitor for use at the Clearfield County EMA. This computer will enable amateur radio operators to run …. Read More
CCARC Mentioned in Blair ARES Report
The November issue of Blair ARES has been published and CCARC is featured with a front page article! The article discusses CCARC’s efforts to restore the Clearfield County Emergency Management Agency’s amateur radio equipment back to operational condition. A huge congratulations is in order for everyone involved and it’s nice to be recognized for our …. 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
Clearfield County EMA Amateur Station Operational
Earlier this evening the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) held yet another work session at the Clearfield County EMA amateur radio station and made significant progress. Aside from a few minor details the amateur radio facility adjacent to the Clearfield County 911 Dispatch Center is operational. Participating in the work session was Lars KB3WBT, …. Read More
