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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Crawford Amateur Radio Society

PO Box 653

Meadville PA 16335

Amateur Radio News

The Ham Radio World Heads to Ohio

Hamvention® 2026 is just over a week away, and the world’s largest in-person amateur radio gathering promises another three-day weekend of total immersion in all things ham radio. According to [...]

Salty Walt Goes “Next Level” with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook

Free ARRL Events App Now Live for 2026 Dayton Hamvention®

FCC Approves Limited Emergency Use of 70 cm Band by AST SpaceMobile Satellites Outside the US

New Book Release: Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio

Ever wanted to operate amateur radio satellites but felt intimidated by tracking the “birds” or unsure about the equipment needed? ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®'s new book, Satellite Operating [...]

2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Winners Awarded

The ARRL Foundation’s 2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award has been awarded to Dr. Ethan Miller, K8GU, and Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, W2NAF, for their August 2025 QST article, “About Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances.”The [...]

NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision to 2026 - 2030 Technician Pool

This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on February 19, 2026. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out.---The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool [...]

New Technician Class Question Pool Released -- Effective July 1, 2026

This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on December 18, 2025. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL Letter at www.arrl.org/opt-in-out.---On December 18, 2025, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner [...]