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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VE session schedule August 19 2025

An in person exam is scheduled for Tuesday August 19th at 6:30 PM at St Brigids Church Hall 383 Arch St Meadville PA. Please pre-register at https://hamstudy.org/sessions/16335/inperson Please bring photo id and 15.00 (cash preferred) hope to see you then, Good Luck !!

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A message from Atlantic Division Director K3RF on the new hand free driving law

Pennsylvania’s new distracted driving law just went into effect. Many of you have asked me about the law and whether it affects ham radio operations. An interactive mobile device was broadly defined in the new law. The law now adds to the existing prohibition on texting while driving. Use of a cell phone or other […]

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PA Hands Free driving law now in effect.

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FCC CORES Registration

If you have not yet registered with the new FCC CORES system, you will need to do so before you attempt to renew your license, this link will provide instructions on how to register : http://www.arrl.org/fcc-cores-registration-instructions

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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 [...]

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 [...]

The Kopernik Observatory put out a call last week for hams to receive and decode transmissions from a launch by its High Altitude Balloon Camp. Amateur radio delivered! Social media [...]

The 2025 hurricane season has been underway for almost two months and there has activity on the both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.   The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [...]

Alexia Snethen, KM6LGG, of Fremont, California, has been awarded The Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship by the ARRL Foundation. The award, endowed through the generosity of William R. Goldfarb, N2ITP, in memory [...]

Solar activity was at low levels on 28 July to 02 August and moderate levels on 03 August.  The largest flare of the period was an M2.9/2b event observed from [...]

Former ARRL Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH, has become a Silent Key. He passed away at the age of 100. Butler was an ARRL member for at least 78 [...]

On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the Kopernik Observatory in Vestal, New York, will be running a High Altitude Balloon Camp for local high school students.    The payload of the balloon [...]