Page Last Updated Sunday, May 19, 2013

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The Pack Rats are looking for new members. We are seeking amateurs who are either already on the VHF/UHF weak signal bands, or are seriously interested in weak signal operation above 50 MHz. Browse our Web sight to find out a little more about are interests and activities. More information is available by contacting one of the members listed on the Club Contacts and Pack Rat History page.

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			Preliminary 2013 Conference Information September 27,28 and 29, 2013 Pictures from 2012 Conference

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2013 ARRL Contest Dates

Jan 19-21 , January VHF Sweepstakes
Jun 8-9 , June VHF QSO Party
Aug 3-4 , UHF Contest
Aug 17-18, 1st Weekend 10 gc and up Contest
Sep 14-16, September VHF QSO Party
Sep 21-22, 2nd Weekend 10 gc and up Contest
Oct 26-27 EME Contest (50-1296 MHz) Round 1
Nov 16-17 EME Contest (50-1296 MHz) Round 2

V31PC Beacon Project Pack Rats build beacon for use in the country of Belize. Info Here

June Contest Information The Pack Rats on Camelback Mountain in FN21HB. See June Contest

Pack Rat 1970 Expedition to Rodanthe, NC

Expedition to Nags Head, NC to attempt land distance record on 1296 Mhz.

Pack Rat 1976 EME Expedition

Expedition to South America to put the first moonbounce station on the air from that continent !

W3KKN (SK)

Memorial Tribute to Charter Member, Ernie Kenas, W3KKN (SK)

Pack Rat Beacons
	The Pack Rats have ten beacons on the VHF/UHF and Microwave Bands. See Beacon Information

Club Pictures

Pictures of all the Pack Rat beacons are shown here! See Club Beacons.

Pictures of the W3CCX/3 June QSO Party operation are here. See the setups and antennas we drag around for W3CCX/3.

Pictures from the 1997 Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference.

Pictures from the 1998 Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference.

Pictures from the 1999 Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference.

Pictures from Pack Rat HAMARAMA 1999

Pictures from Pack Rat Picnic 2005

Pictures from Microwave Update 2007 hosted by the Pack Rats

Pictures from 2012 Joint VHF Conference

Pack Rats Reflector (Auto E-mail Distribution)

The Pack Rats have an E-Mail reflector that is open to Pack Rats and friends of the Pack Rats. The intent of this E-mail reflector is to have a convenient means of reaching list members on subjects of general interest to the VHF/UHF and Microwave community in general and to the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club in particular. Simply click on the "Join Pack Rats Reflector" link below and follow the directions on that page. If you are already a list member and wish to send mail to the list choose "Send Mail for Distribution". You have to be a member of the list to send mail. You don't have to be a Pack Rat for this list.

The Pack Rats also have a Members Only reflector. This list consists of, and is for the use of, only Pack Rat club members.