EXCLUSIVE Interview with David Sumner, K1ZZ

We have had the opportunity to interview ARRL CEO, Executive Vice President and Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ for this month's issue of our club newsletter, the eQRM. Make sure to read the 4-page interview in the May issue of our PDF newsletter. Participate in the discussion and go to the QRZ forum thread In our EXCLUSIVE interview with David Sumner, K1ZZ, we talk with him about the future of amateur radio, his opinion on the current licensing structure, the 1979 WARC, and more. Here ...

Live from the Pittsburgh Marathon!

Make sure to watch our Twitter feed on May 2, starting at 7AM EST. We will be Tweeting live from Mile 21.5 at the Pittsburgh Marathon! Check our Twitter feed for more updates.

April: WPA Section News DE John Rodgers, N3MSE

From the ARRL Several months ago I posted information regarding a bill that was introduced into the House of Representatives here in Pennsylvania. The bill was designated HB-2070. This bill was designed to prohibit hand held cell phones from being used while a vehicle was in motion. Unfortunately the wording of the bill is such that amateur radio devices particularly handhelds could also be prohibited with the passage of this bill. While we have worked for the past several months to get this ...

VOIP contacts now valid for ham radio awards

From the QRZ Forums According to an announcement just out on the IARU website, from today contacts made using QSONet and HamSphere are now officially amateur radio contacts and can count towards amateur radio awards. The announcement says: "There is an ever increasing use of computer and internet technology to facilitate the making of contacts between amateur radio operators. For many years use of the DX Cluster has been permitted to locate DX contacts to work and many operators now use in...

Volunteers from the amateur radio community

The following is an email to Bob DeMarco, WA3ZRM regarding volunteers from the Amateur Radio community: Dear Mr Robert J De Marco, I read on the ARRL website that you are the contact person for the Beaver Valley Area . I also noticed that many of the email addresses and names provided on the ARRL website for club contacts either do not match or are duplicated for more then one club. If this information gets to you and you are no longer the contact person for your club, would you please for...

Scouting’s 100th Anniversary Volunteer Celebration for Pittsburgh

Dear Beaver Valley Leaders, 6 days from now a historic ceremony will be taking place! The 100th Anniversary Volunteer Celebration is scheduled for Thursday March 18, 2010 at Heinz Field~ West Club Lounge. This year Beaver Valley will be awarding the Silver Beaver Award to Mark Murdoch. We will be also honoring the following District Award recipients: District Award of Merit Evelyn Gower Tom Walsh John Onuska Jr. Cubmaster of the Year Jeff Knechtel Scoutmaster of the Year Ra...

Thank you for participating in TechFest 2010!

To all displayers, vendors, and attendees, Thank you for participating in TechFest 2010! It was a pleasure to see and meet all of you, and I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. We will be holding the TechFest again next year, but that is far in the future. As of now, we have plenty of great events to participate in: ARMAD in May, Field Day 2010 in June, The BVARA Corn Roast in August, Campaganza in September, and the Christmas Party in December. And this just the tip of the iceberg!...

Photos from TechFest 2010!

Here are a few photos, mostly of setting up, of TechFest 2010, held at the Baden American Legion in Baden, PA on February 14, 2010. If you cannot see the slideshow below, please install Adobe Flash Player. Enjoy!!

TECHFEST 2010 IS TOMORROW!!

The big day is finally upon us: TechFest 2010 will be held tomorrow, February 14, at the Baden American Legion, 271 State Street, Baden PA 15005 from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM. We will be having Merit Badge classes for the Boy Scouts, technology displays, amateur radio flea market, geocaching presentation (with Q & A afterward), amateur radio auction and MORE! Make sure to stop by for a day of fun and learning! Grant, KB3QFQ Eagle Scout, Boy Scout Troop 405 Beaver Valley TechFest 2010 Coordinato...

TECHFEST IS STILL A GO!

We will still be holding the TechFest in spite of the weather! Doors open at 8:00 AM for attendees, and at 7:00 AM for vendors or those who need to set up a display table. You are invited to set up a table on Sunday morning, but there is limited space available! Please contact us at TECHFEST@W3SGJ.ORG to reserve a table. The TechFest will be held this Sunday, February 14 at the Baden American Legion, 271 State Street, Baden PA 15005 from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM. We hope to see you there! G...