Oct 1, 2018 | Special Event
The Pennsylvania QSO Party is the 2nd weekend of October, October 13th and 14th. Known as the Friendly QSO Party, it’s a fun operating event for amateurs in PA and across the globe, and offers fun and challenge for both casual operators and seasoned contesters. This year the PA QSO Party is led by a new organization, the PA QSO Party Association. Consisting of several Party enthusiasts, the group is continuing the over 60 year tradition. The Bonus Station for the 2018 Pennsylvania QSO Party will be operated by the Nittany Amateur Radio Club (NARC) operating under the callsign of former PAQP Chairman, Mike Coslo, N3LI, recognizing his years of service and dedication to the PA QSO Party. The NARC N3LI bonus station will be a multi-op operation located in Centre County Pennsylvania. PAARC is proud to sponsor the Single-Op High Power Phone plaque for 2018.
Rules and awards for this year have been posted on the new PAQP website, http://paqso.org . The Party will be from 1600Z October 13 to 0500Z October 14, and 1300Z October 14 to 2200Z October 14, 2018, that’s from 12 PM Eastern Saturday to 1 AM Sunday, and 9 AM Eastern Sunday to 6 PM Sunday. A “pre-Party” net is held 8 PM Eastern Friday night (0000Z 10/13) on 3.910 LSB +/- .
The Party is open to amateurs everywhere. For PA stations, the exchange consists of serial number and PA county abbreviation. Non-PA and DX stations should send serial number and ARRL/RAC section, or serial number and “DX”. Complete details can be found in the rules on the website. We look forward to having another great PA QSO Party this year and we hope you’ll join us. – 73 PA QSO PA
Oct 1, 2018 | Special Event
Oct. 6-7 Emergency Preparedness Simuated Emergency Test
The 2018 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) national emergency exercise is designed to assess the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers, as well as those affiliated with other orgs. involved with emergency and disaster response. Although the main SET weekend this year is October 6 – 7, local and Section-wide exercises may take place throughout the fall. Those who already take part in public service and emergency activities are getting ready for the annual SET, a dress rehearsal, next month. But, the 2018 ARRL SET is an open casting call for all radio amateurs interested in expanding their emergency preparedness knowledge and skill. http://www.arrl.org/news/emergency-preparedness-takes-center-stage-for-2018-simulated-emergency-test
Sep 3, 2018 | Special Event
Sept. 28-30 Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Sponsored by the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, aka the Packrats Radio, at the Holiday Inn Bensalem-Philadelphia, 3327 Street Road, Bensalem. http://packratvhf.com/index.php/vhf-conference
FRIDAY
- FREE seminar “N1MM Logger-Intro for Beginners” from 2-5
- Evening hospitality and table-top selling
SATURDAY 8AM-5PM
Conference presentations & auctions. Evening Banquet buffet dinner (door prizes for paid conference & banquet attendees). Banquet speaker Paul Shuch N6TX CQ Space: Building the Interstellar Beacon
- Rick Rosen K1DS Single Yagi EME
- Paul Sokoloff WA3GFZ A Compact Multiband Microwave Transverter
- Joe Taylor K1JT FT8 and the Summer Es
- Dan Marlow K2QM Restoration of the 60’ Tiros Dish and EME Activity
- Michael Davis KB1JEY My Favorite Test Gear Comes from China
- Alan Wolke W2AEW Mr. Philip Smith and his Chart are Your Friend
- Paul Wade W1GHZ Cheap & Simple Transverters – New and Updates
- Phil Theis K3TUF Tower Mounted Microwave Gear
- Joe Horanzy AA3JH LASER Communicator Update
- Bob Fischer W2SJ Did Murphy Help You Prepare for the VHF Contest?
SUNDAY – Free outdoor morning mini-flea market
Details and updates www.packratvhf.com<http://www.packratvhf.com/>
Sep 3, 2018 | Club event, Events, Special Event
Due to anticipated rain, the PAOP Fly-In Breakfast has been postponed to Sunday, Sept. 16. The location is Heritage Field, in Limerick, PA. See modern, antique airplanes and warbirds, go for an airplane ride, and more! Breakfast: $8 for adults, $5 or kids. See the flyer: https://www.1250.eaachapter.org/newsevents.htm
RC/KC3HRV and Paul/KC3HSQ will be on site showcasing Amateur Radio on behald of PAARC. Tim, W3UE is the PAOP president and a PAARC member. Stop by and say hi!
Jan 29, 2018 | Special Event
The Amateur Radio clubs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers around the US have invited the Amateur Radio community to join the NASA On The Air (NOTA) special event. NOTA gets under way in December 2017 and continues through December 2018. In addition to being the agency’s 60th anniversary, 2018 will mark 50 years since NASA orbited the first human around the moon, and 20 years since the first elements of the International Space Station (ISS) were launched into low-Earth orbit. Starting in Dec. of 2017 Amateur Radio club stations at various NASA centers and facilities will be on the air with special event operations to celebrate these monumental achievements, as well as current milestones. Some clubs will offer commemorative QSL cards, and a special certificate will be available indicating the number of NASA club stations worked on various bands and modes.
Twitter feed for freq./times of NASA clubs: https://twitter.com/NASARadioClubs
Johnson Space Center amateur Radio: https://twitter.com/W5RRR_JSCARC
