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

2020 Hamfest is CANCELLED

VE TEST SESSION
June 20, 2020
Location change
Grace United Methodist Church
320 Felgar Road
Somerset, PA 15501
Now on the ARRL test session list

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 for the most recent updates
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All club activities cancelled
including Social meetings,
VE Testing,
Demonstrations & Training

RASPBERRY Pi Hands-On Discussion by AD3AD
Cancelled - will be rescheduled

This will be a Hands-On presentation, starting at 9 AM in Room 27, Founders Hall.
Bring your Pi, any model. Andrew will walk through the set up and update processes.
See the detailed posting by Andrew on Groups.io

SKY WARN CLASS
Cancelled - will be rescheduled

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

Anyone interested in Amateur Radio is welcome to attend.

Our thanks to:
2020
Introduction to RaspberryPi by AD3AD.
CPR First Aid Class
Taught by Seth Forry, KC3MQR
Attended by Andi, Bob, Amanda, Stew, Peggy, Don, Jessica, Trinity, Passion, Deb, Dan, Mark, Dolores,
Fred , Barb, Jim, Chris and Gerry


2019
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.