About The Elco Amateur Radio Society
Monthly Meetings
Amateur Radio Exams
Executive Committee
Membership
Other Sites of Interest
Examinations are administered at the Elco Borough building Approximately 35 miles South of Pittsburgh, PA on RT 88.
There is parking in front of the building, and public transportation via the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, Route B.
What's the exam like? Here is a
sample examination based on the actual FCC question pool!
Join the many interested hams and radio enthusiasts in The Mon-Valley who
are a part of the action! Contact
Ron Tuman for further
information or click here for the
application.
If you've never acted as a Net Control Station, this is an ideal
way to improve your on-air operating skills. Plus, it's great practice
and a lot of fun. Our Net Control, Vicki Waters, N3TBA
, can tell you
more about it.
The EARS Net
preamble, read at the beginning of each net session, describes the Net.
There is parking in front of the building, and public transportation via the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, Route B.
The following elected officers and appointed members comprise
the Executive Committee:
Other Committees
Many of the members of the Elco Amateur Radio Society meet to practice net check-in procedures and to pass along information about club activities, test dates, special meetings and other ham-related issues on the weekly EARS Net. In addition to the above activities we are also a SKYWARN affiliated net which is activated in the event of a weather emergency.
Look for us on 147.045 MHz +600 every Sunday night at 19:00 local time!
EARS monthly meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the first Friday of each month at the
Elco Borough Building,Approximately 35 miles South of Pittsburgh, PA on RT 88.
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