Crawford Amateur Radio Society

Supporting Amateur Radio in NW PA since 1972

Supporting Amateur Radio in NWPA since 1972

Crawford Amateur Radio Society

AREC/ACS/RACES

Amateur Radio News

The 5th annual Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest has begun to accept submissions.The contest is sponsored by The Intrepid-DX Group, a U.S.-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that promotes amateur [...]

Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio

The K7RA Solar Update

Key solar indicators were lower this week, with average daily solarflux down from 194.3 to 170.5 and average daily sunspot numbersdeclining from 129.3 to 127.7.On October 22, Spaceweather.com reported:"THE SUN [...]

2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs

ARRL Systems Service Disruption

Updated 10/23/2024The ARRL DXCC® System has been returned to service, and our staff is again processing applications for credit toward DXCC awards. The queue includes nearly 3,000 award applications submitted [...]

ARRL HQ Experiencing Local Power Outage

Updated 12:36 PM EDT, Tuesday, October 22, 2024Power has been restored. There may be minor disruptions to some services as certain systems are returned to service. We thank you for [...]

Hurricane Oscar - Storm Updates

Saturday, October 19, 2024 8:00 PM Eastern Update:The following information was received from The Hurricane Watch Net:The Hurricane Watch Net will be activated this afternoon for Hurricane Oscar at 3:00 [...]

ARRL Online Auction Open

The 19th Annual ARRL Online Auction sponsored by RT Systems Inc. opened on Friday, October 18, at 10 AM EDT. The auction continues through Thursday, October 24.This year’s auction features [...]