NEWS!

Mountaintop cleanup meeting

Tuesday, May 7 - at the Mountantop Shack.

Come up as soon as possible after 5:00 p.m., and bring your favorite cleanup untensil. Beverages will be provided.

There will be no Ham Radio testing at this meeting.


Mountaintop Open House

Saturday, May 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

We will be dedicating the David Harris W3ZX Memorial Radio station with equipment generously donated by Dave and his estate.

Dave Harris photo

Dave Harris, 1916 - 2012, was a Charter member of the Nittany Amateur Radio Club. Come on up and jion us and Dave's family in celebration of his station dedication.


Field Day!

ARRL Field Day is held June 22 and 23 this year, and as usual, the Nittany ARC will be participating.

We'll be making our effort from the mountaintop this year, and will be running either 3 or 4 stations at high power as the participation permits. So get ready for all the fun and good eats we always have at Field Days. There will be more news as our planning develops.


Our Repeaters

W3YA – 146.85/25 – PL 146.2

W3GA – 146.76/16 – PL 146.2

Two-meter net is held every Sunday 9:00 PM local time on the W3YA repeater.


Nittany Amateur Radio Club - NARC

The NARC is based in State College, Centre County, and serves the central Pennsylvania region. Our club operates two VHF repeaters that cover all of central Pennsylvania from New York to Maryland. In addition, NARC operates an APRS digipeater, a remote reporting weather station, and has a mountaintop HF/VHF equipped clubhouse. Formed in 1956, NARC has been affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, ARRL, from our beginning. Our members are active in ARES and RACES and participate in public service events throughout the year.

A note on Amateur Radio Tests:

The Nittany Amateur Radio club holds Ham radio testing at many of our meetings. However, there are several meetings each year that are off site, held at places other than the South Hills Business School. Reservations are required, when you call or email for a reservation, we will let you know the dates available.

Nittany Amateur Radio Club

P.O. Box 614

State College, PA 16801

A 501 (C) (3) organization. For more info, email us at:

narc@nittany-arc.net