Murgas Amateur Radio Club

Wilkes-Barre, PA USA

Thanks for supporting the Murgas ARC at Hamfest 2023,

See You next July!

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Please be sure to check our Groups.io messages for current meeting dates and times. Our meeeting day and location may change..
The most current information will be in the "Topics" section of k3ytl.groups.io. 
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Murgas Amateur Radio Club, NASA, The University of Scranton and Misericordia University

 cooperated to bring
NASA Astronaut Colonel Doug Wheelock - KF5BOC to our area.


  The events can be viewed on the Murgas ARC YouTube Channel

WNEP-TV's Meterologist John Hickey interview of Col. Wheelock 

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Our QSL Card... Work us during the VHF QSO parties, Field
          Day, and the PA QSO Party.

For more information on our club click here!

Murgas ARC Constitution and By-Laws (as amended 2023)

Download a membership application and join our group.


Our Club meetings are held at 8:00PM on the First Wednesday of the month

at the Luzerne County Emergency Management Building in Wilkes-Barre

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Want to know more about  Radio Pioneer Father Joseph Murgas?


Read all about Fr. Joseph Murgas, the "Father of Radio"




Murgas ARC VE Testing

Contact k3tow@arrl.net for current testing information.
The Murgas VE Team is offering VE Tests before each regular meeting.
Registration 2 weeks in advance is required. Email K3TOW at ARRL.NET to arrange for a test session.
No Walk-ins Permitted.
New Technician Candidates MUST have an FCC FRN, Upgrade candidates bring a copy of your current license or CSCE. Full instructions from the ARRL.

There are now several ways to take an exam online.

Here is a good place to start: http://www.arrl.org/FindOnlineExam

or https://hamstudy.org/sessions/online




MARC NET - Every Thursday 9pm
Club
Repeater (145.450/PL 82.5)

 MARC Net Check-in Contest Rules


What is Amateur Radio? Find out all you need to know here.

When all else      New to Amateur Radio? Check
            out this link!     We do that



 Our Hamfest is the first Sunday in July! Click here for details.


The Murgas ARC would like to Thank DX Engineering,

KJI Electronics

and HamTestOnline for their support of our Hamfest.


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Online courses for the


Murgas ARC Media Coverage

Murgas makes the News!  Field Day coverage on WBRE-TV

K3YTL on Red Rock
        Mountain (FN11) September 2000

K3YTL on Red Rock Mountain during the 2000 September VHF Contest.



Other Links of interest:

  Luzerne County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Webpage



Latest Solar & Propigation Information


Solar X-rays:

Geomagnetic Field:

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Link to spaceweather.com

American
          Radio Relay League Radio Amateur Satellite
            Corporation FCC Amateur Radio Page

ARRL Home --- AMSAT Home --- FCC Amateur Radio

HamSCI.org

Links to Amateur Radio Clubs in and around Eastern Pennsylvania, and Murgas member Sites

PA QSO Party Home Page

ARRL EPA Web
            Page

ARRL Atlantic Division Home Page

Repeater Listings for EPA and SNJ

   The Delaware Valley Hamfest Calendar  

WA7BBM Contest Calendar

  CQ Contest,..... News and Scores at Contesting.com   

  E-QSL Electronic QSLs  

Luzerne County PA Scanner Frequencies

Previous MARC Ham Of the Year Honorees



Murgas ARC Ham Of The Year Honorees


Robert Michael N3FA/Murgas Scholarship


In Special Remembrance, SK Club members who have gone the extra mile for the Murgas ARC
 

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