Crawford Amateur Radio Society

Supporting Amateur Radio in NW PA since 1972

Supporting Amateur Radio in NWPA since 1972

Crawford Amateur Radio Society

Silent Keys

Silent key is a term of respect for a deceased amateur radio operator. The term originated with telegraph operators and continued with early wireless and then amateur radio operators. The term SK is used in telegraphy to indicate an end of transmission. Today, the term is commonly used within the wireless community as a sign of respect and condolence. Those identified here were licensed Amateur Radio operators and members of the Crawford Amateur Radio Society

Silent Keys

Amateur Radio News

FCC Batch Filing System Unavailable

The ARRL Solar Report

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 [...]

Lou Dietrich, N2TU, Noted DXer, Past INDEXA Chairman, Passes Away

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 [...]

New ARRL Book Release: Stealth Antennas for Ham Radio

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 [...]

The Best of Amateur Radio Honored With ARRL Awards

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 [...]

Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections

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 [...]

The ARRL Solar Report

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 [...]

ARRL Serving its Members: NU2W’s Story

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 [...]