Minutes Dec 2023
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NEWS
Club news
Merry Christmas
Tune in Christmas Eve & Day for a special reading by our own Joe Fenn WA3AGB On The Steel City 2m Repeater
How can you help the club?
We are looking for some good volunteers! This club has been around since 1941 and the only way this club continues to exists is by having volunteers to help out around the…
Tape Measure Beam – Radio Direction Finding
TAPE MEASURE BEAM OPTIMIZED FOR RADIO DIRECTION FINDING Joe Leggio WB2HOL Description This antenna evolved during my search for a beam with a really great front-to-back ratio to use in hidden transmitter…
SCARC @ 10 Meter Contest
Steel City Members Paul, KC3WHX and Neil, N3WMI will be hosting this contest up at the clubhouse next weekend. (Dec 9&10) We currently have a lot of Tech operators so here is…
Skywarn Recognition Day 2023
Starts at Friday 7:00 PM – Dec 1st Ends at Saturday 7:00 PM – Dec 2nd Skywarn™ Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio…
Contact the ISS
Some ISS crew members make random, unscheduled, amateur radio voice contacts with earth-bound radio amateurs, often called “hams”. They can make radio contacts during their breaks, pre-sleep time and before and after…
WC3O on You Tube
Here is Bob WC3O from Skyview talking about their visit to K3LR and how well ham radio is doing in Western Pennsylvania.
Boy Scout Merit Badge – Nov 18th
On November 18th the Steel City members will be helping the Boy Scout earn their Radio Merit Badge at Camp Guyasuta. Steel City ARC will be needing operators to help the scouts…
ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio ® reports that earlier today, the FCC Commissioners unanimously voted to amend the Amateur Radio Service rules to replace the baud rate limit on the…
Contact the FCC – Save the 60 Meter Band
click on image for full size ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is asking that all radio amateurs urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue the existing use of the…
Veterans Day 2023 Special Events
Veterans Day 2023 Special Events will offer many opportunities for amateur radio operators to honor Veterans and make contacts for Veterans Day. K1USN will be on the HF bands on SSB, CW,…