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Everyone, The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for CLearfield County Thursday and Friday. They're predicting 2 to 3 inches for most of Clearfield County, more in the Western portion/DuBois region. Please stay alert and monitor the 147.255 W3CPA repeater for stations requesting weather updates. Carmine W3CWP and others do occasionally operate from the NWS office in State College and request snowfall observations on the repeater. They consider it helpful to have actual reports from the region during these warnings and advisories. Please consider helping them out. Thank you. John N3SPW -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

Just a quick reminder about the net tonight: Clearfield County ARC Net Tuesdays 7 PM 147.255+ PL 173.8 Hz And now that we have the club's DMR repeater in a better location, anyone with DMR capabilities may want to consider participating in the Western Pennsylvania DMR Net: WPA Section DMR Net Wednesdays 7:30PM DMR talk group 31422 WPA Hope to hear you on the air! John N3SPW-- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

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Everyone. Some excellent news to relay: 1. The issue with the 147.255 repeater has been resolved and it's back on the air. Allen K3HOC believes that the power switch for the repeater was accidentally bumped when workers were at the site earlier. That issue has been rectified. 2. The 444.625 DMR repeater has been relocated from the EMA building to the Rockton tower site. I was able to carry on a two-way conversation with Tim K5TEL using an HT in the Bigler PA area and could hear Paul W3PRL here at West Decatur. So that repeater appears to be functioning as planned. Coverage should extend east to about Brookville before becoming a hilltop repeater, South toward Punxy and East to Philipsburg. Allen does not have the equipment mounted in cabinets but will take care of that task on his next trip to the tower site. If you have DMR capabilities, please give the 444.625 W3CPA repeater a try! Thank you and 73. John N3SPW -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

Just a quick heads up for everybody. 147.255. Repeater is currently off the air. The GRS repeater however, continues to function properly. So it’s not a power issue as both repeaters are controlled by the same controller. I spoke to Allen and he’s going to try and get up there later today to look at it to see what’s going on. Just wanted everybody to know what was going on. 814-553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses * Post: [email protected] * Subscribe: W3CPA+subscribe@ groups.io ( [email protected] ) * Unsubscribe: W3CPA+ [email protected] ( [email protected] ) * Group Owner: [email protected]

Everyone- At the December meeting a guest named Brian Bullers attended the meeting and completed a membership application. That paper application was turned in and subsequently misplaced. I understand that someone had invited him to the meeting. I'm hoping that someone here has his email and telephone number. Can anyone help with this? Thanks and 73. John N3SPW -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

CCARC members and interested aboservers, The latest edition of the Clearfield COunty ARC Newsletter has been published and is available for your review. https://clearfieldcountyarc.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CCARC012025.pdf And if you'd like to read the back issues, here's a link for that: https://clearfieldcountyarc.net/newsletters/ Thank you and 73. John N3SPW -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

Everyone, Thank goodness the holidays are over! Now we can get back to business as usual. And part of that will be resuming the CCRC weekly net this coming Tuesday. 7 PM on the 147.255 repeater. I believe Tim K5TEL will be taking care of net control duties for the first net of 2025. Hope to hear everybody there. Thank you John N3SPW 814-553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses * Post: [email protected] * Subscribe: W3CPA+subscribe@ groups.io ( [email protected] ) * Unsubscribe: W3CPA+ [email protected] ( [email protected] ) * Group Owner: [email protected]

CCARC Members -- The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for today and continuing into Thursday. This advisory covers Clearfield County as well as the majority of Central and Eastern Pennsylvania. Gusty winds of 35 to 45 MPH are expected with higher wind speeds at ridge tops. In addition we are expecting snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches starting today and ending Thursday morning for Clearfield County. Jefferson County is forecast at 2 to 4 inches of snow. Please take note of any severe weather in your immediate area, and if the situation warrants it, listen to the 147.255 repeater for an impromptu Weather Net to receive weather reports. Thank you and 73. John N3SPW -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

Everyone, Some sad news this morning. Rich N3RBJ suffered a personal loss yesterday morning when his father was discovered to have unexpectedly passed away during the previous night. My understanding is that there won’t be a viewing but the family is planning on a funeral Mass. No word yet when that will be. Please keep Rich and his family in your thoughts and prayers as they deal with this as best they can. Thank you, John N3SPW 814-553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses * Post: [email protected] * Subscribe: W3CPA+subscribe@ groups.io ( [email protected] ) * Unsubscribe: W3CPA+ [email protected] ( [email protected] ) * Group Owner: [email protected]

The January 2025 issue of QST magazine has an article about the home-brew construction of a fan cooled dry dummy load, complete with a parts list. The total cost is said to be less than $40. A copy of the article is attached to this email. And the complete parts list from the ARRL web site is below. I think I'd like to build one of these for myself. Is anyone else interested in building one as well? Maybe we could make a group activity out of this little project. Anxious to hear if anyone is interested. John N3SPW ___________ Table 1 – Parts List QTY Description Source 1 250 W 3 dB attenuator AliExpress 1 250 W 50 ? Termination AliExpress 1 StarTech 85x70x50mm CPU Cooler w/Heatsink Amazon 4 4-40 x ?” aluminum standoffs Mouser 534-1893 4 4-40 x ?” screws Mouser 534-9902 2 4-40 x 3/8” screws Mouser 534-9901 2 #4 split lock washers Mouser 616-60687-01 2 #6 self-tapping screws Mouser 534-9576 2 $6 flat washers Mouser 761-1059-SS 1 UHF connector Mouser 601-25-7350 1 6.8 pf 1KV capacitor Mouser 75-561R10TCCV68BA -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

There is a new GMRS repeater in Brookville near the I-80 bridges. It was initially planned to be on the same frequency & tone as the Rockton repeater and I was able to reach out to the owner before it went on the air so it is now at 462.725 with a 141.3 tone. It has a large area of overlap with the Rockton 650 repeater but coverage does extend further west. This will be a good addition to GMRS coverage further west for travellers on 80. https://mygmrs.com/repeater/9727? Scott W3EOD

Everyone, For the January Clearfield County ARC meeting Carmine K3CWP is going to give a presentation on severe weather conditions spotting for the National Weather Service from the amaeur radio community. For those of you that don't know Carmine, he is an Assistant Section Manager for the American Radio Relay League Western PA Section and actively involved with the National Weather Service office in the State College area. In addition he is the ARES Emergency Coordinator and ACS/RACES Radio Officer for Centre County. He's well versed in the area of emergency communications and will certainly have an informative presentation for us. Thursday January 23rd at 7 PM. Hope to see everyone there. Thanks and 73. John N3SPW-- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

Good Thursday Morning! Just a final reminder about the meeting tonight. I was informed yesterday that my step-son has a school event tonight. So I wont be able to attend. But Rich KB3QKR nad Chuck KM4NSC should both be there to tun the meeting. I gave Rich a bunch of notes about the progress of several projects. It should be a good meeting. Please plan to attend the meeting and lend a helping hand. Thursday December 19th at 7 PM. In the Clearfield County EMA Training Room. Hope to see you there. 73, John N3SPW-- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

Everyone- As most everyone is aware, the Kenwood UHF/VHF transceiver the county owns loses its memories every time it is powered off. We have in the past attempted to fix it by replacing the EPRM battery but this did not solve the problem. At the request of the county, I have requested a price quote from DX Engineering for a replacement transceiver. They provided a price for an AnyTone AT-D578UV III Plus package which includes the needed programming software. I also stressed to the county that we really could use two of these transceivers. With two we would be able to monitor the National Weather Service station, or any other station of interest, on one radio and use the second one to communicate on the local 147.255 repeater. Hopefully they at least get one, but it would be ideal if they bought two. And as an added benefit, this particular model of radio would add DMR capabilities to the EMA anateur radio room. At this point I'm waiting for a response from the county. Just wanted to bring everyone up to speed on this. Thank you and 73. John N3SPW -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

About The Santa Net For the 16th consecutive year, The 3916 Nets will be presenting The Santa Net on 3.916 MHz. Good girls and boys can talk to Santa Claus, via amateur radio, nightly at 7:00 PM (Central) starting Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, through Christmas Eve, December 24th. Heard them last night and it was a busy time. Please take the time to get the little ones around the radio to talk to Santa. 73 Shack - W3PRL

Everyone, I know the holidays are always a busy time for everyone. But please make the time to attend the December CCARC meeting this Thursday (December 19th). We have several large projects in the works. To be successful we're going to need input and assistance from more than just a few of us. Please plan to attend the meeting and lend a helping hand. Thursday December 19th at 7 PM. In the Clearfield County EMA Training Room. Hope to see you there. 73. John N3SPW -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

A quick heads up for everyone. The NWS is expecting a wintery mix with accumulation Saturday into Sunday. If the situation warrants it we should gather on the 147.255 repeater for local condition reports which would be relayed to the NWS office in State College. 73. John N3SPW ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: NWS State College <ctp.stormreports@...> Date: Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 12:35 PM Subject: Central Pennsylvania Weather Briefing To: NWS Partners - A wintry mix is expected to enter central Pennsylvania Sunday morning and continue through Monday morning. Snow and ice accumulation will result in hazardous travel conditions especially on bridges, overpasses, and untreated secondary roads. Initial Briefing For more information, see attached briefing or view it online at https://www.weather.gov/media/ctp/Briefing/briefing.pdf. You can also find additional weather information at https://www.weather.gov/ctp/briefing or https://www.weather.gov/ctp/selfbrief. Estimated Time of Next Update: 6am Saturday (12/14/2024) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immediate Questions? Call us at 814-954-6440. [Use Option 9]. We can also be reached 24/7 on NWSChat. -NWS State College-- Central Pennsylvania Weather Forecast Office 328 Innovation Blvd, Suite 330 | State College, PA 16803 weather.gov/ctp -- John Szwarc Cell Phone: (814) 553-5649 -- ___________ CCARC Group Email Addresses Post: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected]

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