Two Rivers ARC W3OC will be hosting a class for Amateur Radio Technician Class License. starting April 17th, 2025, and concluding May 22nd, 2025
Something new for Two Rivers ARC, Jeff KC3ZIX one of the members brought in a homebrew antenna he built. It’s called a Noodle Antenna. It’s tune for 17m.
PA QSO Party Results October 12, and 13 2024 Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club W3OC Location: Lincoln Boro VFD Social Hall 4312 Liberty Way Lincoln PA Claimed Score: 33,864 points Phone QSO’s: 297—-CW QSO’s: 0 Band Breakdown Contacts: 80m: 15 40m: 135 20m: 68 15m: 34 10m: 28 2m: 17 Operator QSO Counts: W3ON: 119…
As of yesterday September 26, 2024, TRARC successfully installed EchoLink on our repeater system at Lincoln. Preliminary tests indicate it is working well. We may need to make some minor audio level adjustments in order to fine tune the system. EchoLink is free software that allows you to access our repeaters from a computer or…
Members gather to test equipment and a demonstration tuning a 9:1 Balun.
The Two Rivers ARC repeater house received a Make Over and Face Lift. Members washed down and painted the outside. An addition was added to the house to store other club equipment
Jim Bricker N3JHB explaining to Councilman Jason D. Russell what Amateur Radio is and how it works and uses in an emergency. From left to right. Councilman Jason D. Russell, Bill Power WP3WP, Michael Kowalcheck KV3L and Jim Bricker N3JHB. Councilman Jason D. Russell had left the Field Day site this afternoon. He came back…
Operation Paul Bunyan. Members of Two Rivers ARC gather to take down a tree that was in front of the W3OC repeater shed. No one was hurt all had a good time. Also, no electric lines were damaged. Improvements being made.
Operations Night this evening we has a Class on how Antenna Tuners work and don’t work by Jim Bricker N3JHB. Then on to operating radios.
W3OC repeater in its new home, working better than was expected. We’ve added a sign on the door to the repeater house. We’ve moved the repeaters (2 meter and 70 centimeters) to a new location. Higher elevation, clear of any obstructions.
Two Rivers ARC Operations Night has grown and expanded. Truth is, there was no set plan as to what Two Rivers ARC members would do for Operations Night. Turns out we’ve been doing anything and everything Amateur Radio related. Initially members were learning FT8 at the first gathering, that got the ball rolling. Discussions:Antenna design…
Members of Two Rivers ARC W3OC mounting our new 2m Repeater Antenna. The antenna is a DB224 Broad Band Gain Antenna manufactured by Commscope. This is part of the W3OC 2 meter and 70 centimeter Repeater Relocation Project. We would like to send a special Thank You to Barkbuster Tree Service LLC for tremendous assistance…
