Crawford Amateur Radio Society

Supporting Amateur Radio in NW PA since 1972

Supporting Amateur Radio in NWPA since 1972

Crawford Amateur Radio Society

License Exams

Our VE team belongs to the ARRL VEC. Exams are given on the third Tuesday of the month, 6:30 pm by pre-registration only. The current fee is 15.00, and applicants need a photo ID, and copies of your current license or CSCE, if applicable. The FCC now requires all applicants to have a FRN and provide a email address. Click here to pre-register, or call the team liaison, Jamie Tolbert at 814-337-2315.

Instructions on obtaining an FRN are available here: https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/universal-licensing-system-uls-resources/getting-fcc-registration-number-frn

Amateur Radio News

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has been at low levels with only C-class flaresproduced by Regions 4401, 4405, and 4409. There were 9 numberedactive regions on the solar disk, with 4409 showing the [...]

ARRL Dakota Division has a New Vice Director

Chris Stallkamp, KIØD, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Dakota Division. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, appointed Stallkamp who has been South Dakota Section [...]

ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with [...]

FCC Warns Licensee on Out-of-Band Transmissions

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has responded to a complaint involving a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amateur for operating outside the privileges of his Technician Class license and causing interference to local [...]

ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity was at low levels with seven numbered active regionson the disk. The largest event of the period was a C3.7 flare on March 25 fromRegion 4400. Region 4403, which [...]

Work for ARRL

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is seeking talented individuals to join our team and help advance the Amateur Radio Service. We are currently hiring for several impactful positions:RFI Lab [...]

ARRL Hosts Successful HamSCI 2026 Workshop

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity was very low to low. Only low-level C-class activitywas observed from Regions 4384 and 4389. Slight growth was observedin Regions 4384 and 4391. New Region 4392 was numbered. [...]