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08/15/2025

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08/04/2025

ANNOUNCE - W3PIE UNIONTOWN, PA ANNUAL HAMFEST
The 75th annual Uniontown Gabfest will take place in Uniontown,PA on Saturday the 9th of August. The Hamfest is located at 433 Old Pittsburgh Road (turn left at the Sheetz Gas Station if your coming from Uniontown on route 51, at the top of the hill turn right). The Hamfest starts at 8:00am and usually last until around 3:00pm. There is free coffee until 10:00am with a fabulous breakfast and lunch served at a reasonable cost. The admission is FREE and so is the tailgating spots on a first come first serve basis. Everyone is invited, you don't have to be a ham to join in on the fun.
Mark your calendar and plan to attend. Join in on the comrodiaty, tailgating, and an all around good time.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE !!!

06/25/2025

To All Ham Radio Operators,

Just a reminder that it is time for the annual ARRL Field Day operations that normally occur during the last weekend of June.

The Indiana County Amateur Radio Club (ICARC) with the support of the ARRL Foundation and the Indiana County Emergency Management Agency invite all hams in the area and the public to participate in its operations at the annual ARRL Field Day event happening on 06/28 – 06/29.

The event will be held at Blue Spruce Park near Creekside, PA in Indiana County; it officially starts at 2:00 PM (Sat) & ends 4:59 PM (Sun). An amateur radio license is not required to participate. You may talk to others around the country and around the world without a cell phone. Come out early and see how we set it all up and get it going. It's interesting, educational, and much fun!

If you are really adventuress, come out on Friday, June 27 during the afternoon or early Saturday to observe and possibly participate in the setup activities. Learn skills in setting up antennas and radios under field conditions which become very useful during emergency situations. Be forewarned, it may be very tiresome but it will also be great fun!

Hope to see you there!
73,
N3LT

06/20/2025

Amateur Radio Field Day is happening next Saturday & Sunday, June 28 & 29, 2025 at Blue Spruce Park.
The Indiana County Amateur Radio Club with the support of the ARRL Foundation and the Indiana County Emergency Management Agency invite the public to participate in its operations at the annual ARRL Field Day event happening on 06/28 - 06/29.
The event will be held at Blue Spruce Park near Ernest & Creekside, PA in Indiana County; (5 miles North of Indiana, PA near the village of Ernest) Activities will take place in the Park’s Ball Field beside the Main Parking Lot. The GPS Coordinates of the Field Day location are: 40.68914, -79.16341
Field Day officially starts at 2:00 PM Saturday (June 28) & ends 4:59 PM Sunday (June 29). Visit our “Get-On-The-Air” Station and you may talk to others around the country and around the world via Amateur Radio. With the assistance of licensed Amateur Radio Operators present, an Amateur Radio license is not required for visitors to participate. Come out early Saturday and see how we set it all up and get it going. It's interesting, educational, and much fun!

04/24/2025

How to Solder

To All: You are invited to ICARC's Last Saturday Event for this month.
April 26, around 10:00 AM (Following the usual ICARC Saturday Breakfast at EAT n' Park Restaurant (Backroom) in Indiana, PA)
Title of Event: How to Solder

Location: ICARC's Remote/Repeater site on the left side of Rhine Rd, approximately ½ mile South of Luciusboro Rd.
GPS Coordinates: 40.49833, -79.13374
Club members planning to attend please try to be there at 10:00AM to help set up.

All equipment, supplies and parts will be provided by ICARC (If you prefer your own equipment like a soldering iron you may bring it but not required.)

Also, there is a good chance that picnic type food will be available, water will definitely be available. Please feel free to bring food/snacks you would like to share.

Description of the Event.
Those of you who attended the April Meeting of ICARC know about it but others may not. Most of you may already know that, for the Final or "Last" Saturday of each month, ICARC puts on a special event, of some sort, related to ham radio that is open to all. For April, Saturday the 26th is the day and the event will be a Soldering Class (sort of). Those who attend will have the opportunity to either learn to Solder for the first time or perhaps practice their existing Soldering skills. This skill is a "Must" for most hams and very useful to other electronics enthusiasts. Therefore, this will be a golden opportunity to hone your existing skill or perhaps learn something new; certainly a new educational opportunity. This will be done by having participants actually solder PL259 uhf connectors to RG8X coaxial cables that will be used at ICARC events such as Field Day (Summer & Winter) as well as the Pennsylvania QSO Party and others. In addition there are plans to have participants to fabricate a J-pole antenna for 2m (vhf) from parallel wire feed line material. The nice thing about this antenna is that it is fold-able and very compact; easy to carry into remote biking or hiking areas. It is easy to hang from a tree with twine and is ideal for "Low Power" (QRP) and portable operations. It is great for "Parks On The Air" or any remote event.

COME ONE COME ALL! We look forward to seeing you.

04/05/2025

Wow 13 years ago special event

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03/31/2025