TWO RIVERS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
P.O. BOX 225
GREENOCK, PA 15047

 Club Founded 1962  (over 60 years ago)                                            A.R.R.L. Affiliation since Jan. 1965 

Welcome to the Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club Inc. of Mc Keesport PA web site. For navigation of this web site you are directed to the tabs located atop this and every page. Many of the tabs also have drop down boxes that can provide you with links to other pages on this site. From this page you can find general information about the Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club, and some of its activities including meeting schedules, and weekly radio nets. You can also find information on other amateur radio related information, by selecting some of the tabs located atop this and all web pages. 

** TRARC ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE **

Meetings:    Are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, starting at 7pm, at the Blaine Hill VFD Main Hall,  409 Oxford Ave,   Elizabeth, PA   15037. Exceptions are in December (Holiday Dinner). The meeting location is handicapped accessible from the front of the Blaine Hill VFD.

Operations Night: A social meeting has recently been started on the second Thursday of each month, starting at 7pm at a location to be announced.
All radio amateurs and the general public are invited to attend. 

Radio Nets: The TRARC conducts several radio nets each week. The nets are scheduled on:
Monday at 8 p.m.. TRARC Two Meter Net on the TRARC 147.12 MHz W3OC Repeater (eff Dec 4, 2023).
Wednesday at 830 p.m. TRARC GABNET on the linked 147.12 and 442.250 MHz W3OC Repeater system.
Thursday at 8 p.m. TRARC 10 Meter GABNET Net on 28.460 MHz (USB).   If 28.460 MHz is busy, look up or down 5 khz or so. 

Breakfast:  Members of the TRARC get together on the 2nd Saturday of each month, starting at 9 am, for its 'Hams n Eggs Breakfast'. Our current location is the Butlers Golf Course, Rock Run Inn, 1800 Rock Run Rd, Elizabeth, PA 15037
Please click here for a directions map to the Rock Run Inn.

Exams:      Are held four times a year on the 2nd Tuesday of March, June, September, and December, starting at 630pm, at the McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd, McKeesport PA 15132. An extra exam session is often held at TRARC Hamfest. Please see the 'Exams' page found on this site for more information.

Field Day:  The TRARC participates in the A.R.R.L. sponsored Field Day emergency preparedness exercise. It is held on the last full weekend of June of each year. The radio site used by the TRARC is located at the White Oak Park, Water Tower Site, Muse/Carpenter Lane, White Oak PA. 

Hamfest:    Is held annually, in the early Spring-around Easter time. Please see the ''Hamfest' web page found on this web   site for more information. 

For Information on other Western PA Amateur Radio Activities, including Hamfests and Contests,  please see the 'Pittsburgh Area Events Calendar'  web page, found under the 'Misc Ham Radio Info' tab on this web site.

We are saddened to announce that former TRARC club president Jim Tapocik AB3JT passed away on April 10, 2023. He was a great friend to the TRARC and its members. He served on its board of directors as President and Activities Director for many years. He will be missed by many of us.  

 

MaY 13, 2023 Hams n Eggs Breakfast (Photo N3JHB)