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Should QCARC continue giving VE Exams before club meetings in even months?
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The Quad-County Amateur Radio Club will meet on Tuesday, June 21st at 7:00 pm at the Penn State DuBois Campus in the Smeal Building Conference Room, following the VE exams. Set your GPS to 1 College Place, DuBois, PA 15801. This meeting is open to the public. Face masks are NOT required. Members and non members alike are welcome.
The National Weather Service, State College Office, has an Advanced Skywarn Spotter online training scheduled for February 23, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Registration prior to the class is required. For detailed information on the class and registration check out the web-site : https://www.weather.gov/ctp//SpotterTalks Due to the weather, the January 18, 2022 meeting has been canceled. Please spread the word. The next meeting will be Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 7:00 pm at the Chatterbox Cafe and Social Center, 4902 US-219, Brockway, PA 15824 (2½ miles north of I-80 Exit 97 on US 219. The Next VE Exam Session will be Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the Chatterbox Cafe and Social Center, 4902 US-219, Brockway, PA 15824 (2½ miles north of I-80 Exit 97 on US 219. The next breakfast get-together will be Saturday, February 12 at 8:30 am at the DuBois Dutch Pantry restaurant, at I-80 Exit 97 on US 219.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency along with the Federal Communications Commission will transmit test messages August 11, 2021 Between 14:20 – 14:50 EDT. The test messages will be sent via television and radio stations, as well as cellular systems. You will only receive the test message via cellular if the phone is set to receive this form of message. For the latest information and several other links, check the web-site: https://www.fema.gov/event/ipaws-national-test
An American Radio Relay League certified Volunteer Exam session will be held June 21 at 6:00 PM, at the Penn State Du Bois Campus in the Smeal Building, for those wishing to take any class of amateur radio license exam. The exam sessions will be immediately prior to the monthly meeting. An ARRL VE exam is scheduled to be held on even months, 6:00 PM, at the Smeal Building, Penn State Du Bois. The ARRL VEC Exam Fee for 2022 is $15.00. Exact amount and Checks made out to ARRL VEC are preferred, if possible. Please – read the information below on the new required FRN needed to take exams.Applicants must use an FCC Registration Number (FRN) for all license transactions with the FCC. Examinees must register in CORES and receive an FRN before exam day. Starting on May 20, electronic batch filed applications that do not include a candidate’s FRN will be rejected. The Social Security/Licensee ID Field will be disabled. An instructional video provides step-by-step instructions on how to establish a CORES account, which is necessary for licensees to make administrative updates and download electronic license authorizations. Effective June 29, 2022, all filers must provide an email address on all applications. When an email is provided, applicants will receive an official electronic copy of their licenses once granted (allow incoming email from authorizations@fcc.gov). If no email is provided when filing on or after June 29, 2022, applications will be rejected. ARRL VEC suggests that those without access to email to use the email address of a family member or friend. Licensees need to log in to the Universal Licensing System (ULS) to download their authorizations. The FCC no longer issues paper copies. — Information provided by FCC via the A.R.R.L Volunteer Exam Coordinator
The National Weather Service, State College has posted the Basic SkyWarn Spotter training schedule for October. All of the training sessions will be online. For the schedule, registration details and other pertinent information go to: https://www.weather.gov/ctp/SpotterTalks The Quad-County Amateur Radio Club will hold an online meeting August 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM. In the interest of maintaining a healthy environment for you, our members and guests, we feel the remote webinar is the optimal method to conduct meetings given today’s circumstances. An available email list of members has been sent a notice which has all of the needed information to join the meeting by computer only. (Cell phone connection is no longer available.) It may be advantageous to use voice only instead of both voice and video to eliminate drop-outs due to bandwidth limitations. Video is not required to participate. If you have not received the email notice, email Bryan at: wa3ufn@arrl.net to advise so the information can be emailed. Due to the 50 minute limitation, imposed by the webinar service provider, no program can be presented.  |
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