Mt Airy VHF Radio Club

Dues

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Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2020 15:05

Written by Bill WS3O

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VHF Conference

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Published: Saturday, 05 May 2018 11:38

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2018 Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference Fri-Sat-Sun Sept 28-29-30

On-line registration and payment is now closed.

You may register and pay at the door for the conference. Banquet buffet registration and payment also at the door when you register for the conference on a space available basis.

The UPDATED CONFERENCE PROGRAM can be found >>> here.

• Friday afternoon special seminar
• Friday evening hospitality and table-top swap
• Saturday VHF Conference speakers and topics, Lunch included
• Saturday evening buffet banquet dinner
• Door prizes
• Sunday outdoor VHF flea market mini-hamfest
• Meet your VHF buddies
• Buy and sell VHF gear, parts, and accessories
• Hosted by the Packrats, Mt Airy VHF Radio Club

A printable copy of the flyer is located >>> here.

Holiday Inn Bensalem-Philadelphia
3327 Street Rd, Bensalem PA 19020
215-639-9100

Special conference rate $109/nite + tax, mention VHF Conference
Includes Breakfast for 2 room registrants
Conference Early Bird Registration: $40 ($50 after Sept 16)
Includes Fri hospitality, Saturday coffee, snacks, pizza lunch, disc
Banquet Early Bird Reservation $40 ($50 after Sept 20, if space available)
You must be registered and paid for both to be eligible for door prizes

On-line registration and payment at: www.packratvhf.com Or download and postal mail this PDF Form: Questions? Wish to submit a paper or give a presentation? Email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Advocacy

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Published: Saturday, 09 November 2019 20:07

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Spectrum Advocacy

(Please watch for future items of interest.)

General useful information

Addresses for the ARRL, the FCC, and your elected Federal Congress

ARRL Headquarters

Dan Henderson N1ND

225 Main Street

Newington. CT 06111

Federal Communications Commission

Marlene H Dortch

Office of the Secretary, Room TW-B204

445 12^th Street SW

Washington, DC 20554

on the ECFS (electronic comment filing system)

use  https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings

To find you Federal Representative in Congress use Google or

use this link    Representatives | house.gov

You may have to give your ZIP code or even your full address to get the right representative

To find you Federal Senator in Congress use Google or

use this link    U.S. Senate: Senators

You will have to enter your state

If you feel the NTIA ( the FCC equivalent for Government spectrum users)

needs to hear from you. Since they share several of their frequencies with radio amateurs

( we are secondary users) they sometimes make good allies.

This contact must be used with care - do not contact them unless you have a strong reason to believe 

They have a vested interest in agreeing with our continued usage.

On-The-Air

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Published: Monday, 08 January 2018 13:14

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Roll to the bottom of the page for some additional local nets

Information on Packrat Nets, Beacons, and Repeaters

The Pack Rats initiated VHF nets on Monday night the first year the club was formed. The nets are open to all radio amateurs. The purpose of the nets is to promote activity and share information of a common interest to the VHF community. You do not have to be a member of the club to participate in any of the Pack Rat nets!

This section last Updated 8/24/2024 at 2:30 pm 

Day	Time (Local)	Frequency	Control Station	Grid or Net
Monday	6:45PM	This net will be temporarily found on the old repeater 224.580	Michelle KB3MTW and Elliott K3JJZ	FN20ji (repeater) The Philidelphia 224.9 FM repeater is currently down.     The old Hilltown FM repeater is up and being used for nets at this time.
	7:00PM	Packrat Talk Group 8804 on a DMR Network See a complete list at very bottom of page of all repeaters on the Packrat Talk group -	George KA3WXV	Checkout delmarvaDMR.com for information and coverage maps  The Philidelphia DMR repeater is down Please use Hilltown, Eagle, Waterford or Charlestown as alternates. See the List of Packrat DMR repeaters at the bottom of this page for frequencies etc.
	7:30PM	50.150 MHz	Ray N3RG	FM29ki
	8:00PM	144.150 MHz	Dave W2KV	FN20ok
	8:30PM	222.125 MHz	Jim KC3BVL	FM29jw
	9:00PM	432.110 MHz	Mike WB2RVX	FM29mt

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This section last Updated 09/01/2024  at 11:2 am 

            Packrat Beacons   W3CCX/B

The Pack Rats maintain several VHF+ beacons, which serve as propagation indicators and allow operators to test their receivers.  All are GPS disciplined.                                                                                                        

 Locations  Mountain Top, Pa FN21BE     Fancy Hill near Pottstown, Pa FN20DH     New Brunswick, NJ  FN20TK        

Frequency Power Level Status Grid  50.300 MHz   0.3 W Not yet Operational   TBD 144.300 MHz  10 W  On the AIR  FN21BE 222.060 MHz   4 W  On the AIR  FN20TK 432.300 MHz  10 W  On the AIR  FN20TK 903.300 MHz  10 W  On the AIR  FN21BE 1296.300 MHz   9 W  On the AIR  FN20DH 2304.300 MHz  25 W  On the AIR  FN20TK 3400.300 MHz  10 W  Down for Repair  FN20DH 5760.300 MHz   5 W  Down for Repair  FN21BE 10368.017 MHz    OFF AIR for now  TBD

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This section last Updated 7/15/2024  at 7:30 pm 

Packrat  Repeaters

The Philidelphia 224.9 FM repeater is currently down  Output: 224.900      Very wide coverage used especially for nets                     Input: 223.30 CTCSS: 77.0 (currently enabled) Grid Square: FN20ji in Roxboro And a 432MHz Repeater:Output: 442.900 Input: 447.900 CTCSS: 123.0 The original PackRat 222 Repeater    Output: 224.580   W3CCX/R   Limited coverage but still operational Input: 222.98 CTCSS: 136.5 (when enabled) Grid Square: FN20ij in Hilltown

Try the Sprints   They are short and fun!

 Info at:

   http://www.packratvhf.com/index.php/fall-sprints

 

 This section last Updated 7/7/2024  at 7:46 pm 

Wednesday and Friday Night Nets

As you know many Packrats belong to more than one radio club. Jim, KC3BVL at FM29JW   mentioned he enjoys the following nets

Microwave Wednesday:   7:30 PM -  903.100,   8:00 PM - 1296.100,   8:30 PM-  2304.100    

Bottom 4 Fridays:  7:30 PM- 144.160,   8:00 PM- 50.160,   8:30 PM 222.150,  9:00 PM  432.160 

 Stop by and say hi some evening!

 

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