Skyview Founders Day – Oct. 17th.
Skyview Founders Day – Oct. 17th. Our annual Skyview Founders Day will be held Oct. 17th. This will be our third year. In previous years we have exceeded 400 QSO’s. This is…
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ARES Meetings Planning for upcoming SET Drill
I have scheduled TWO Allegheny County ARES meetings this month to plan for the upcoming SET Drill on 10/3 and to discuss whatever else is on your mind (open table forum), as…
W2BRS June 26, 1935
New S.C.A.R.C club member W2BRS who took his grandfathers old call found an article with his grandfather ( W2BRS) from June 26,1935 on the internet. Tnx Patrick for sending this article along..…
BUM OF THE MONTH
The BUM luncheon will be Monday 9/14/2020 at noon at the usual venue Jabby Joes Island Ave Mckees Rocks. I called Jabby Joe’s regarding the Bum o’ the Month luncheon and Sue…
The ISS – FM cross band repeater
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) announcement reads: The ARISS team is pleased to announce that set up and installation of the first element of our next generation radio…
Steel City – PA QSO Planning
Okay folks as we discussed at the last meeting I am working on planning operations for the PA QSO Party from the club house this year. Due to covid I am trying…
Breezeshooters WSPR Contest
Saturday September 5th 2020 6pm-10pm (22:00-2:00 UTC) using 5 watts 10m WSPR digital mode, stations in Western PA see how many unique stations copy you within 160km (about 100 miles, wspr software…
The 440 tower is up
The 440 tower is up. Make sure you tune into digital net tonight to try it out. Special Thanks go out to: WA3VXJ KB3PJW WB3AGB KC3LED
2020 WACOM Hamfest – Cancelled
2020 WACOM Hamfest – Cancelled From WACOM: We regret to inform you that WACOM is canceling the hamfest for 2020. We feel the health risks, building occupancy, and additional restrictions would just…
W3KWH Drake 2-C
The Drake 2-c is now located in operating position 1 in the HF room.
FCC Proposes to Reinstate Fees
08/28/2020 Amateur radio licensees would pay a $50 fee for each amateur radio license application if the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC’s fee proposal are applications…
Wanted – A Drake Transmitter
The Steel City club is on a look out for a Drake transmitter to match our receiver. If you have one that is in working condition and are willing to donate it…