Marple-Newtown Amateur Radio Club
Serving Delaware County and the entire Philadelphia Area
| Current MNARC IRLP (Node 4790) Node Status... | IDLE |
Here is what's happening in the
Marple-Newtown ARC
| Current MNARC IRLP (Node 4790) Node Status... | IDLE |
The focal point of the club's activity is our monthly general membership meetings which are held on the first non-holiday Thursday of every month except July and August, at 7:00 pm, at the Robert Gauntlett Community Center in Broomall, PA. Click here for a map and directions.
Each monthly meeting usually features a guest speaker who discusses a technical or cultural topic of interest to radio amateurs. Each of these talks is written up in our monthly membership newsletter The Dipole.
The following is the upcoming speaking schedule...
| Month, 2008 | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| April | Bob Famiglio K3RF | Ham Radio and the Law |
| May | William Weber, Chief Technology Officer, WHYY Inc. | End of Analog Television |
| June | -- | Hoagie Night and Field Day Planning |
| Traditionally, there are no meetings in July or August. Meetings will resume in September. | ||
The Newtown Square Weather and information net meets every single morning at 8:30 am on the K3MN repeater 147.195 MHz output, 147.795 MHz input, PL=100.0. The Weather Net draws checkins from Allentown to Maryland, from Lancaster to the Jersey Shore.
We operate the K3MN repeaters in Newtown Square,
Delaware County, PA. Two meters: 147.195 (PL=100.0). 70cm: 442.25
(PL=131.8)
Field Day takes place on the fourth full weekend in June.
The Marple-Newtown Amateur Radio Club publishes a monthly newsletter to relay news of club events. You may access The Dipole online by clicking here or by clicking the MNARC logo at the top of the page.
The club 2-meter repeater is equipped with an Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) node. If you are a current club member, you may access the codes at http://mnarc.org/irlp by using the email address the club has on file for you. If you would like to become a club member, check out the 2008 Membership Information.
For any Node 4790 information, including if you are traveling into or through the area and would like to use the node, please email Tom K3TAT.
If you are a club member and would like to purchase a name/call badge, please check out this website.