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PARA Member Renders CPR

On Saturday, May 20, 2023, PARA member Ryan Williams performed CPR on a fifty-four year old athletic trainer who went into cardiac arrest at a football game in Philipsburg. Ryan is credited with saving the man’s life. The following article…

SKYWARN Spotter Training

On Monday, April 17, 2023, the following EmComm team members completed Basic Spotter Training: The class was held at the Clearfield 911 Center and taught by John Banghoff of the National Weather Service.

Attic Cleanup Completed

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, the cleanup of the attic space directly above the PARA EmComm station was completed by Joe Petrulionis, Darren Dixon, and Bob Snyder. This space can now be used to house small, indoor antennas and feed…

Charitable Donation

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Chad McKissick donated a 75-foot length of Times Microwave LMR-400 Ultraflex cable for use in constructing the PARA EmComm station. We anticipate using the cable to connect one of our primary base-station antennas to a…

New PARA Members

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Frank Harchak (W3IWJ) of Altoona and his sister, Susan Harchak of Philipsburg, became new PARA members. You may already be acquainted with Frank or Susan, as they have many connections with Philipsburg and the Moshannon…