TRARC Activities for July 2026
Members,
Field Day is behind us and the weather is hot and humid. The Club has the following activities planned for July as we swelter in the heat.
Thursday, July 9th will be our operations night beginning at 7pm at the Lincoln Borough VFD 184 Social Hall, 4326 Liberty Way, Elizabeth 15037. We use the Club call W3OC which allows Technician and General Class operators to operate on all bands (Extra Class operators will be there to assist). If you or someone you know wants to learn more about operations, please come out and we will help. I’ll be bringing the equipment that Keith Peterson dropped off. Please see below for a list.
Saturday, July 11th is the Club’s Hams and Eggs Breakfast. It will be held at the Butlers Golf Course Rock Run Inn, 800 Rock Run Road, Elizabeth 15037 starting at 9:30 am. Please join us for a great breakfast and great company.
Tuesday, July 14th will be our next Club board meeting at 7pm via Zoom. Jim Bricker N3JHB will issue an email to the board members concerning the agenda and the Zoom log-in.
Tuesday, July 21st will be our next Club meeting at 7pm at the Blaine Hill VFD Main Hall, 409 Oxford Ave, Elizabeth, PA 15037. The major subjects will be results of Field Day and preparations for the Club picnic.
For the Good of the Club: A complete list of activities is listed on our website at https://trarc.org/events-calendar/
Keith Peterson stopped by Field Day and dropped off several pieces of equipment for anyone in the Club.
The equipment includes:
40m 3 element wire “beam” antenna
Two nice Dell full size key board that plugs into a USB port
Kenwood SP31 Speaker
10ft copper braid ground strap
35ft 10AWG stranded copper wire
>50ft 14AWG stranded copper wire
Kenwood hand mic
A bag of ring terminals
Antenna insulators
Heil mic foot switch
Data switch
Zip ties
Large shrink wrap
Upcoming Hamfests:
Somerset County PA Hamfest
Date: 07/19/2026
Location: Somerset County Technology Center
281 Technology Drive
Somerset, PA 15501
Website: https://k3smt.org
Sponsor: Somerset County Amateur Radio Club, K3SMT
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 147.195+ pl 123
Public Contact: Stewart R Saylor , AK3J
156 Sequoia Drive Apt. 1 Friedens, PA 15541
Phone: 814-444-0637
Email: ssaylor@earthlink.net
The Club will have a table at the hamfest.
Take care all,
Bill Powers, KB3WP
Secretary TRARC
