This page has more information about the Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club of McKeesport.
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, except in December, starting at 7pm at the Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Department, 409 Oxford Avene, Elizabeth PA.
Board of Directors (2022-2023)
President: James Bricker N3JHB Vice President: Robert Guthrie KB3ST Treasurer: Michael Kowalcheck KV3L
Secretary: William Powers KB3WP Hamfest Chairman: Del Peterson W3DTP Trustee: Roger Johnson WI3R
Trustee: Merle Shotwell K3HIR Trustee: Jason Tsangaris KC3IXI Activities Director: Bill Hetrick N3LQC
Committee Chairs (Appointed):
Field Day: John Moskala K3CRO--Family Picnic: Bob Guthrie KB3ST--Christmas Party: Bill Powers KB3WP
W3OC License Trustee: Lynn Haselhoff K3MMO
Repeaters: Operating on 147.12 MHz and 442.250 MHz.
Radio Nets:
Monday evenings at 8 pm on the WA3PBD 146.73 MHz repeater. Includes TRARC, Local News, and ARNEWSLINE.
Wednesday evenings 'GABNET' at 830 pm on the W3OC 147.12 and 442.250 MHz repeaters.
Thursday evenings 'Ten Meter GABNET' at 8pm on 28.450 MHz.
Hamfest: The TRARC conducts a yearly hamfest usually scheduled for mid to late April from a local venue. The next hamfest will be on April 16, 2023 at the Elizabeth VFD Bingo Hall, 101 S 1st Ave, Elizabeth, PA 15037. See the Hamfest webpage for more informaton.
Amateur Radio Exams: The TRARC Exam Team conducts exam sessions four times a year. They are scheduled, on the second Tuesday of March, June, September, and December starting at 630pm, at the McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd, McKeesport PA. There is also an exam session sometimes scheduled at the TRARC Hamfest. See the VE Exam page for more information.
Field Day: The TRARC also participates in the annual ARRL Field Day exercise held in late June. See the Field Day webpage for more information.
Membership Roster 2022-2023 (Updated Jan 24, 2023)
AA3CD K3CRO N3JHB W3DTP
AA3MR K3HIR N3LQC W3ON
AB3IK K3MMO N. SHOTWELL W3SHF
AB3JT SK KV3L WI3R
AB3OO KB3ST WA3AHC
AB3PJ KB3WP WA3HAE
AC3IN KA3MJW WA3IOU
KB3JLT WA3PBD
KB3SBB WA8FDY
KB3UEG WB8YST
KB3UWC KD8BJW
KB3YIO W3SSS
KC3ANX ROXANE STEWART
KC3IXI
KC3LFM
KC3OBB
KC3OOS
KC3TRO
KC3TYD
KC3UUK
KC3VYM
KC3VZN
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