Crawford Amateur Radio Society

Supporting Amateur Radio in NW PA since 1972

Supporting Amateur Radio in NWPA since 1972

Crawford Amateur Radio Society

NWPA 2m Traffic Net

This net meets daily at 9:00 PM on a frequency of 147.210 mhz (PL 186.2) through the facilities of the W3MIE Repeater. The NorthWestern Pennsylvania Area Two Meter Traffic Net is a local net and a member of the National Traffic System. We meet for the purpose of handling traffic in the Northwestern Area of Pennsylvania and all amateurs are invited to participate. The Net Manager is WA3ZSC (Jerry), if you have any questions about this traffic net please contact Jerry. NWPA2MTN Roster

Amateur Radio News

ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity continued at low levels during the past 24 hours withfour active regions on the visible disk. The largest events were aC1.0 on May 20 from the northeast limb [...]

Interview with the ARRL CEO: Remote Operating

ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and Dick Strassburger, N9EEE, Editor of Solid Copy, the monthly newsletter of CWops, were guests on episode 94 of The DX Mentor (May 15, 2026) [...]

Report from the World’s Largest Hamfest

Radio amateurs from around the world descended on Xenia, Ohio, last weekend for Hamvention® 2026. The three-day event featured five indoor exhibit halls for vendors and organizations, four parallel tracks [...]

Outstanding Contesters and DXers Recognized

2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…

It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day … and this year didn’t disappoint! Showers and even the occasional downpour [...]

Hamvention 2026 Friday -- Let the Fun Begin!

Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, is officially under way, with large crowds filling the five exhibit halls, four forum rooms, and the giant flea market. Here’s a summary of Friday, [...]

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 wasresponsible for the majority of the C-flare activity, including thelargest flare of the period, a C2.3 that peaked on [...]

Hamvention 2026 Thursday -- Setup Day and Much More

Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to take part in pre-Hamvention activities. ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® [...]