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
Santa Net to be on the air
The Santa Net is back on 3.916 MHz for the 18th year! Starting Friday, November 24th, good girls and boys can talk to Santa Claus, via amateur radio, nightly starting at 7:05 PM (Central). The Santa Net will run every night through Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023. Pete Thomson (KE5GGY), of The 3916 Nets, commented …. Read More
Clearfield EOC Activated for SET
Members of the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club participated in a Simulated Emergency Test, or SET, on Saturday October 7th 2023. The SET was was an extension of the larger Western Pennsylvania SET. Centre County ARES was active as well as the Philipsburg EmComm team with separate scenarios. CCARC, as well as the Treasure Lake …. Read More
CCARC Helps out at Scouting Camporee
CCARC members were on hand on Saturday September 30th to help out at the Boy Scouts Camporee. The Camporee was held at the Clearfield Airport with several Boy Scout Merit Badges being offered, including the Radio Merit Badge. Participating scouts worked through the required merit badge classroom discussion curriculum and were given the opportunity to …. Read More
Volunteers Needed to Conduct Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge Course
The Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club is organizing an effort to support an upcoming Boy Scout Camporee Radio Merit Badge course which will be held on September 30th at the Clearfield Airport. They are expecting about 100 scouts from across Central Pennsylvania to attend the camporee. On Saturday September 30th Boy Scout leaders will be …. 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
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
