Welcome

The Somerset County Amateur Radio Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation promoting Amateur Radio services and education in Somerset County, PA

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Demonstrations & Training

First Aid and CPR Classes can be scheduled during January 2020

Cost will be $20 per person for the training book.
Class size is limited to 10. Each class will be 3 hours on 2 days.
If we have more than 10, we can schedule a second instructor.
Day 1 will cover basic first aid. Day 2 will cover CPR.
Attendance both days is required for certification.
Instructor Tami Prinkey - American Safety & Health Institute.

Possible dates will be:
January 11 and 18 from 1PM to 4PM or
January 18 and 25 from 1PM to 4PM.
Dates will be set by the instructor.

First Group: 9 of 10
Bob & Amanda
Stew & Peggy
Mark & Doloris
Gerry
Christi
Jim

Second Group: 6 of 10
Don, Jessica, Trinity & Passion
Deb & Dan

Click below to send an eMail to register
Sign up for CPR Class

Have a suggestion for a future demo.
Let us know.

Anyone interested in Amateur Radio is welcome to attend.

Our thanks to:
KB1CU - EZNEC demo
K1ZE - His years with Heathit and DMR deployment
W3DEC - NVIS antenna usage
N3XCC - Mesh networking hardware set-up
Steven Hofecfer - Glass insulators
N3XF Demo his Sony HW-1000XM3 noise canceling headphones
N3XF N1MM Plus training
K1ZE Geochron demo
Tom Causer, RN, BSN, RRT, HP Trauma Coordinator, Conemaugh Health System

Meetings

Business meetings will start at 7:30
on the third Thursday of the month.

Founders Hall
6022 Glades Pike
(Route 31 east)
Somerset, PA 15501
Room 27
FIND OUR ROOM HERE

Social meetings will start about 7:00
on the other Thursday evenings.

Anyone interested in Amateur Radio is invited to attend any Thursday evening.

Directions to the new clubhouse location
Route 31 east of Somerset

When driving east from Somerset on Route 31, Glades Pike, continue
to the top of the hill beyond the turn to the Somerset County Technology Center. At the top of the hill look for the large sign for the Somerset County Education Center, turn left off of Route 31 and look for Founders Hall. It is the large building to the left, housing the Somerset County Federated Library and Career Link. Enter the Library entrance. Room 27 will be to the right.

Technician License Training Options

Our new club location is perfect for teaching. We can offer weekly classes or one on one sessions.

We will use the ARRL Technicial License Manual that we can purchase for you at a slight discount. Classes will be free.
An ARRL VE test session will be offered following the class. The ARRL test fee is $15.

Option 1 - Classroom

With this option, all classes will be held in Room 27, Founders Hall. See address below.
Weekly classes meeting for about two hours for eight weeks. They can be evening classes, any evening except Thursday, or a Saturday or a Sunday afternoon.
Let us know what works for you.

Option 2 - One-on-One Mentoring

With this option you will be paired with a club member that lives close to you. You will study at your own pace. You can meet weekly or communicate via the telephone to talk about the training material.
Let us know what works for you.

Club Sponsored
Repeaters:

K3SMT - Somerset

Analog Repeaters:
VHF 147.195+ PL 123.0
UHF 443.250+ PL 123.0

EchoLink Node 506066

WA3P - Mt. Davis
443.725+ Primarily Digital
Controller: RB-STM32 DVM
D-Star in -> D-Star out
DMR in -> DMR out
Fusion in -> Fusion out
FM in -> FM out - PL 127.3
Pi-Star Status Page

W3DCW - Hays Mill
441.500+ Primarily Digital
Controller: RB-STM32 DVM
D-Star in -> D-Star out
DMR in -> DMR out
Fusion in -> Fusion out
FM in -> FM out - PL 123.0
Pi-Star Status Page

K3SMT is an ARRL Affiliated Club