Carmine Prestia gave a presentation on emergency communications to an audience of fifteen attendees at the February 2023 PARA meeting. A complete audio recording of the meeting and Carmine’s presentation can be found in the Members Area of this website…
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Radio Room Improvements
On Friday, February 10, 2023, C.J. and Becky Metsopulos cleaned the windows and then sanded and varnished the window frames in the PARA EmComm station. Meanwhile, John Horgas and Bob Snyder did some work in the attic space above the…
Clearfield County EOC Drill
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, John Szwarc of the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) and PARA members Bob Snyder, Johna McCormick, and Ryan Williams participated in a simulated emergency test that was conducted at the Clearfield County 911 Center.…
FEMA Coursework Completed
On Wednesday, February 2, 2023, Darren Dixon completed IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System.
EmComm Station Prep
On Wednesday, February 2, Chris Deck put a fresh coat of paint on the walls of the radio room at the American Legion. Meanwhile, Bob Snyder cleaned additional areas of the attic space in order to facilitate the eventual installation…
EmComm Coordinator Meeting
On Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, the PARA EmComm coordinators (Bob Snyder, Darren Dixon, and Scott Rummings) met to discuss EmComm team recruitment and training. The following decisions were reached:
Welcome to PARA!
We are a friendly group of radio enthusiasts serving Philipsburg PA and surrounding communities. Are you interested in radios, scanners, antennas, emergency communications, or emergency power? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. Our members love to discuss…
PARA Meetings via Zoom
In order to avoid the risk of transmitting the coronavirus, all PARA monthly meetings will be conducted virtually, using Zoom, until further notice. Prior to each meeting, all members will receive an e-mail message providing a link that you can…
Special event station W3M – Memorial Day weekend
Our friends at the Nittany Amateur Radio Club will staff a special event station operating with the call sign W3M from Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25, 2020. Look for W3M operators on or around 3.845 MHz, 7.190 MHz,…
PARA meetings are going virtual!
Due to the coronavirus, all future PARA meetings will take place online until further notice. We will be using a popular service known as Zoom. This service is being used by many of the faculty, students, and staff at Penn…