ARRL News

AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat Launch Delayed November 18, 2018
AMSAT has announced that the SpaceX Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express launch carrying the Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat and several other Amateur Radio payloads has been delayed. SpaceX tweeted, “Standing down from Monday’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. Once complete, we will confirm a new launch date.”Fox-1Cliff and othe...
ARRL Director, Vice Director Election Results Announced November 17, 2018
ARRL has announced the results of contested elections for Director and Vice Director. Ballots were opened and counted on November 16 in seven contests within five ARRL Divisions.Here are the final tabulations: Central Division Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA 1,898 Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L 1,755 Mr. Carlson was declared elected. Hudson Division Director Ria Jairam, N2RJ 1,292 […]
The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available! November 16, 2018
Listen to the new episode of ARRL Audio News on your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at http://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/. Audio News is also retransmitted on a number of FM repeaters. Click here and then scroll down to see the list.
FCC Approves Use of Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System in the US November 16, 2018
The FCC has granted, in part, the European Commission’s request for a waiver of Commission rules so that non-federal devices in the US may access specific signals transmitted from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) known as Galileo.The action means that consumers and industry in the US may access certain satellite signals from the Galileo […]
Effort Under Way to Fund W0AIH Memorial Scholarship November 16, 2018
Scott Neader, KA9FOX, is spearheading a GoFundMe effort to establish a scholarship to honor the memory of Paul Bittner, W0AIH (SK), who died as the result of a tower climbing mishap on October 31. He was 84. The memorial scholarship would be administered by the ARRL Foundation. The GoFundMe solicitation says, “Licensed for nearly 70 […]
Former ARRL Headquarters Book Team Supervisor Jan Carman, K5MA, SK November 16, 2018
R. Jan Carman, K5MA (ex-W5SBX, W3JXS), who was a member of the ARRL Headquarters staff from 2001 until 2003 died on November 13. An ARRL Life Member, he was 76.Carman’s career spanned the fields of aerospace, oil-field equipment, industrial control and instrumentation, underwater acoustics, communication systems, manufacturing automation and consulting. Carman held bachelor’s and master’s degre...
The K7RA Solar Update November 16, 2018
A single sunspot appeared on November 13-14, yielding a daily sunspot number of 11 over both days. The sunspot number increased to 13 on the following day, November 15. The average daily sunspot number for the reporting week (November 8-14) was 3.1, after no sunspots during the previous seven days.Average daily solar flux rose from […]
Es’hail-2 Geostationary Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio Payload Launched November 15, 2018
A SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle lifted off flawlessly at 2046 UTC on November 15 from Cape Canaveral, carrying the first Amateur Radio payload destined for geostationary orbit. About 32 minutes after launch, SpaceX reports the spacecraft was successfully deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Positioned at 25.5° E, the satellite will carry an Amateur […]
ARRL November Sweepstakes CW 2018 Log Count Tops Last Year’s November 15, 2018
ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, says the 1,273 electronic logs plus 17 paper logs received by November 15 for this year’s ARRL November Sweepstakes CW weekend surpass last year’s log count by more than a dozen (the 7-day deadline for electronic logs ended November 12, but paper logs postmarked by the deadline are […]
The Doctor Will See You Now! November 15, 2018

WPA Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Bud Plants N3TIR, Section Emergency Coordinator
bud@n3tir.com

The Mission of the WPA Amateur Radio Emergency Service® is to provide excellent communications assistance, planning and coordination with partner agencies and communities throughout Western Pennsylvania. The Section Emergency Coordinator and local Emergency Coordinators are responsible for developing training, plans and procedures to coordinate and deploy teams of qualified, well-trained, volunteer amateur radio operators and equipment to provide reliable and robust communications in times of need, to provide specialized communications services to the public, and to accurately and efficiently transfer messages.

South-1 District Meeting

The South-1 District meeting will take place at the WACOM Hamfest New Improved Location! When: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 Time: 12:30PM-3PM Where: Printscape Arena at Southpointe, 114 Southpointe Blvd, Canonsburg Pa 15317 (Exit 48 off Interstate 79) The District Meeting follows the hamfest. District Meeting Topics Greetings and Introductions ARES Update including ARESConnect and the Public Service...Read More »

ARRL Headquarters Emergency Response Team to Activate on September 12

09/11/2018 The ARRL Headquarters Emergency Response Team will activate on Wednesday, September 12, ARRL Emergency Response Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, has announced. The team already has taken some steps to help prepare Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) groups in advance of Hurricane Florence, poised to strike the US east coast along the Carolinas and Virginia....Read More »

ARES Strategic Plan

Here is the Final Draft of the ARES Strategic Plan. You are requested to review it and forward your comments to your SEC or SM, who will forward them to ARRL. The last date for comment submission is October 31, 2018. ARES Strategic Plan – final – PSCRead More »

Western Pennsylvania Section News, Septmber 2018

ARRL Board Elects New CEO The ARRL Board of Directors has elected Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to be ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer. He will start on October 15. Michel (rhymes with “nickel”) is currently Chief Technology Officer at UBTECH Education, and Senior Vice President of UBTECH Robotics. Michel will succeed Barry...Read More »

Western Pennsylvania Section News - August 4, 2018

Visit us on the Internet! WPA Website and Find us on Facebook! WPA Facebook Group Western Pennsylvania Section News August 4, 2018 Breaking news: The ARRL Board, at their July meeting, established a three-month general comment period for the new ARES Strategic Plan with comments due no later than October 31, 2018, after which the Public Service...Read More »

Section News - June 30 2018

It was great to see all of you at the many Field Day sites we visited. You demonstrated that Western Pennsylvania hams are ready for action, and can set up operations anywhere, any time! Thank you for all the radiograms you sent, and to those who handled traffic as usual during the crowded band conditions....Read More »

WPA ARES Section Manager Message - December 9 2017

Good Morning everyone! We are still getting photos and articles for the WPA 2017 Yearbok. If you have some pictures and stories to share, you still have time. But not much time! Please get your submission in by Friday, to yearbook@wpa-arrl.org. We hope that everyone is taking part in the WPA 1 QSO Each Day...Read More »

SKYWARN Recognition Day Webinar - November 27

REGISTER HERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5263200920866289410 A free webinar, “What is SKYWARN™ Recognition Day and how can you participate?” will take place on November 27 at 8 PM EST (0100 UTC on November 28). Register online. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar SRD this year takes place on Saturday, December 2 from 0000 until 2400 UTC (starts on...Read More »

Section News, October 31 2017

Western Pennsylvania Section News October 31, 2017 October – What a Month! What a busy month it was for our WPA Section! From the very successful SET to the PA QSO Party, the multiple stations that participated in the Jamboree On The Air and the North-2 District meeting, we have seen an incredible amount of...Read More »

Section News, October 11

Western Pennsylvania Section News October 11, 2017 2017 WPA SET “Very Successful” Saturday, October 7th was the date for the 2017 SET. In the weeks leading up to the event, our WPA DECs and ECs finished all the preparation it takes to have a great exercise. At 9:00 am on Saturday, October 7th the WPA...Read More »

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WPA ARES Directory

The most recent edition of this directory may always be found at https://wpa-arrl.org/ares/directory and downloaded as a PDF file here: https://wpa-arrl.org/Files/WPA-ARES-Directory.pdf

Revised 29 OCT 2018

	North-1 District decn1@wpa-arrl.org
	Emergency Coordinator	Frequencies	Operations
Clarion Co		146.565 Simplex 147.075+ 110.9	Thursday 2015 146.550 Simplex
Crawford Co	Jamie Tolbert WW3S crawford@wpa-arrl.org	147.525 Simplex 145.130- 186.2	Sunday 2100 145.130- 186.2
Erie Co	Dave Wellman WX3E erie@wpa-arrl.org	145.590 Simplex 146.730- 186.2	Sunday 2100 146.610- / 146.820- / 146.700- 186.2
Forest Co		147.540 Simplex 145.490- 186.2
Lawrence Co	Gregory Singer K3VLR lawrence@wpa-arrl.org	146.595 Simplex 444.175+ 131.8	Third Tuesday of each month 1930 444.175+ 131.8
Mercer County	Michael Varga NR3C mercer@wpa-arrl.org	146.580 Simplex 145.350- 186.2
Venango Co	Russell Campbell KA3WNL venango@wpa-arrl.org	147.555 Simplex 145.230- 186.2
Warren Co	Lisa M. Bush WC3PO warren@wpa-arrl.org	147.585 Simplex 145.270- 186.2
N1 District-wide		145.530 Alt 145.630 DMR 145.750 Digital

Revised 29 OCT 2018

	North-2 District Kevin Snyder KA3YCB, WPA North-2 District Emergency Coordinator decn2@wpa-arrl.org
	Emergency Coordinator	Frequencies	Operations
Cameron Co		147.570 Simplex 147.180+ 173.8	Sunday 2100 147.180+ 173.8
Centre Co	Carmine Prestia K3CWP centre@wpa-arrl.org	145.510 Simplex 146.850- 146.2 147.105+ DMR 147.255+ D-STAR	Sunday 2100 146.850- o
Clearfield Co	Steven K, Smith K3SKS clearfield@wpa-arrl.org	146.535 Simplex 146.315+ 173.8
Clinton Co		146.565 Simplex 147.360+ 173.8
Elk Co		146.580 Simplex 147.000+ 442.200+ 173.8	Sunday 2000 147.000, 2030 442.200
Jefferson Co	Steve Waltman KB3FPN jefferson@wpa-arrl.org	146.550 Simplex 146.865- 173.8	Monday 2000 146.865- 173.8
McKean Co		145.530 Simplex 147.240+ 173.8	Sunday 2030 147.240+ 173.8
Potter Co		145.570 Simplex 146.685- 173.8
N2 District-wide		146.595 Alt 145.590 DMR 145.730 Digital	N2 Net: Wednesday 1900 on N3QC 147.315+

Revised 29 OCT 2018

	South-1 District Terence Nemitz KA3UTD , District Emergency Coordinator decs1@wpa-arrl.org Steve Fazekas K3FAZ, Assistant District Emergency Coordinator asec@wpa-arrl.org
	Emergency Coordinator	Frequencies	Operations
Allegheny Co	Robert Timmins AB3ED allegheny@wpa-arrl.org	145.530 Simplex 147.090+ 88.5	Wednesday 2100 147.090+ 88.5
Armstrong Co	Steve Fazekas K3FAZ armstrong@wpa-arrl.org	145.590 Simplex 145.410- 173.8	Monday 2000 145.410- 173.8
Beaver Co	John Cole N3TN beaver@wpa-arrl.org	145.550 Simplex 146.850- 88.5	Monday 2030 146.850- 88.5
Butler Co	Bill Hastings KB3TBT butler@wpa-arrl.org	145.570 Simplex 147.300+ 131.8 443.900+ 131.8	ACS Information/Digital Training Net 1st and 3rd Wednesday 1945
Fayette Co	Eddie Misiewicz KB3YRU fayette@wpa-arrl.org	146.550 Simplex 147.045+ 131.8 145.170- 131.8	Thursday 2100 147.045+ 131.8 (145.170 alt)
Greene Co	Larry Shumaker KC3DQY greene@wpa-arrl.org	146.535 Simplex 146.430+1 131.8
Indiana Co		147.570 Simplex 146.910-	Monday 2000 146.910- o
Washington Co	Bob Ketzell KB3IN washington@wpa-arrl.org	147.525 Simplex 146.790- 131.8	Tuesday 2030 146.790- / 147.390+ / 147.285+ / 145.250- / 147.315+ 131.8 (all linked)
Westmoreland Co	Paul Byers N3LQE westmoreland@wpa-arrl.org	147.585 Simplex 147.180+ 131.8	Wednesday 2100 147.180- 131.8 Tuesday 0800 443.400+ 131.8 Wednesday 2030 146.640- 131.8.
S1 District-wide		145.510 Alt 145.610 DMR 145.730 Digital

Revised 29 OCT 2018

	South-2 District c/o Steve Elliott KA3UDR District Emergency Coordinator, Pro Tempore decs2@wpa-arrl.org
	Emergency Coordinator	Frequencies	Operations
Bedford Co	Steve Elliott KA3UDR bedford@wpa-arrl.org	146.580 Simplex 145.490- 123.0
Blair Co	Drew Mc Ghee KA3EJV blair@wpa-arrl.org	147.540 Simplex 146.820- 123.0	Monday 2000 28.440 USB (10 meter HF) Tuesday 2000 146.820- 123.0 Wednesday 2000 146.550 Simplex
Cambria Co	Dylan M. Beaty KC3DVR cambria@wpa-arrl.org	147.555 Simplex 146.940- 100.0	Sunday 2100 145.210- 123.0
Franklin Co	Anthony Ogburn KB3WOX franklin@wpa-arrl.org	145.550 Simplex 147.120+ 97.4	Sunday 2100 147.120+ 97.4
Fulton Co		146.595 Simplex 145.250- 118.8
Huntingdon Co		147.525 Simplex 146.700- 123.0	Sunday 2030 146.700- / 145.310- 123.0
Mifflin Co		145.570 Simplex 146.910- 123.0
Somerset Co		146.550 Simplex 147.195+ 123.0	Sunday 1930 147.195+ / 443.250+ 123.0
S2 District-wide		145.530 Alt 145.650 DMR 145.750 Digital	S2 Net: 1st Thursday 2000 147.150+ 167.9

Revised 29 OCT 2018

WPA ARES

WPA Amateur Radio Emergency Service

WPA ARES Directory

North-1 District

Emergency Coordinator

Frequencies

Operations

Clarion Co

Crawford Co

Erie Co

Forest Co

Lawrence Co

Mercer County

Venango Co

Warren Co

N1 District-wide

North-2 District

Emergency Coordinator

Frequencies

Operations

Cameron Co

Centre Co

Clearfield Co

Clinton Co

Elk Co

Jefferson Co

McKean Co

Potter Co

N2 District-wide

South-1 District

Emergency Coordinator

Frequencies

Operations

Allegheny Co

Armstrong Co

Beaver Co

Butler Co

Fayette Co

Greene Co

Indiana Co

Washington Co

Westmoreland Co

S1 District-wide

South-2 District

Emergency Coordinator

Frequencies

Operations

Bedford Co

Blair Co

Cambria Co

Franklin Co

Fulton Co

Huntingdon Co

Mifflin Co

Somerset Co

S2 District-wide

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