Crawford Amateur Radio Society
Supporting Amateur Radio in NW PA since 1972

Supporting Amateur Radio in NWPA since 1972

Crawford Amateur Radio Society

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VE session schedule August 19 2025

An in person exam is scheduled for Tuesday August 19th at 6:30 PM at St Brigids Church Hall 383 Arch St Meadville PA. Please pre-register at https://hamstudy.org/sessions/16335/inperson Please bring photo id and 15.00 (cash preferred) hope to see you then, Good Luck !!

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A message from Atlantic Division Director K3RF on the new hand free driving law

Pennsylvania’s new distracted driving law just went into effect. Many of you have asked me about the law and whether it affects ham radio operations. An interactive mobile device was broadly defined in the new law. The law now adds to the existing prohibition on texting while driving. Use of a cell phone or other […]

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PA Hands Free driving law now in effect.

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FCC CORES Registration

If you have not yet registered with the new FCC CORES system, you will need to do so before you attempt to renew your license, this link will provide instructions on how to register : http://www.arrl.org/fcc-cores-registration-instructions

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On August 22, Spaceweather.com reports a fast-moving Coronal MassEjection, or CME, left the Sun on August 21.  However, it is notEarth-directed, and is predicted to strike the planet Mars.Solar activity [...]

A respected member of the DXing community has passed away. Lou Dietrich, N2TU, became a Silent Key on August 15 at the age of 78. Dietrich was the former Chairman of [...]

Designs for Discreet Amateur Radio Operating!Stealth Antennas for Ham Radio is full of antennas to get you on the air no matter where you live. Even radio amateurs who live [...]

ARRL honors the work of amateur radio operators who grow the hobby by advancing technology used within, and the operating culture, of the Amateur Radio Service. At the Second Meeting [...]

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has announced that the candidates for the 2025 ARRL Division elections are now official. ARRL members will choose between four candidates for Director [...]

Solar activity has been at low levels with mostly weak C-class flares observed from Regions 4172 and 4180.  The largest flare of the period was a C6.8/Sf at 15/1037 UTC [...]

By Phil Temples, K9HI, ARRL New England Division Vice DirectorThe New England Division RFI Team assisted Tom Lanieri, NU2W, of North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, with a significant RFI problem he’s been [...]