Fellow Amateur Radio Operators,
It may seem quite a ways off yet, but planning for the 2019 Bike MS: Glimcher Keystone Country Ride Amateur Radio Public Service Event is going on now. This year’s Ride will be Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, 2019. The Ride is over two days and covers 150 miles. On the first day, the Ride goes from Hollidaysburg, PA, to State College, PA. On the second day, it’s back to Hollidaysburg from State College. Continue reading
On Saturday the twenty third of February 20 individuals completed Skywarn training at the National Weather Service office in State College, PA. Continue reading
Due to the predicted winter storm, ACS will be Activating from Saturday 1/19 08:00 Thru Monday 1/21 TBD an HF Net will be established on the HQ Primary Daytime and Nighttime Frequencies starting on Saturday at 0800. PEMA ACS will also monitor the PaNBEMS HF Frequencies and PEMA ACS DMR Talkgroup on the Brandmister network starting at that time. Stations are asked to report their current weather conditions. This information will be used to provide PEMA with corroborating information on where the snow, ice, and rain is occurring throughout PA for situational awareness and operations planning. Click the link to the ICS-205 for operation details/frequencies for this event. Please be sure to read the notes in Box 5 special instructions. If anyone has any questions please feel free to email me at acso@pa.gov (PEMA ACS Officer).
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Matt Steinbugl, K3MRS, of the State College office to the National Weather Service reported that they received the Skywarn “Wildfire” certificate for the 28 contacts made from the NWS CTP office on Skywarn Recognition Day (12/1/2018). Continue reading
The Skywarn Recognition Day (SRD) operation at NWS CTP was successful. In addition to the preparation for the event, net operations worked well and netted twenty eight (28) check ins over twelve (12) repeaters in the thirty three (33) county NWS CTP coverage area. One check in was from Dunkirk, New York! Continue reading
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) will hold a Weather Exercise on November 8, 2018 from 14:00 to 21:00 local time. Amateur radio operators are invited to participate. Continue reading
Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22, amateur radio operators from Centre and surrounding counties again coordinated communications for the event we call the MS-150. The Multiple Sclerosis Society named this year’s ride the Glimcher Keystone Country Ride 2018 to honor one of their significant donors. The ride starts in Hollidaysburg, Blair County and ends in State College, Centre County on Saturday then returning on Sunday for a total of 150 miles. Continue reading