Meetings

The Pack Rats meet on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM at the Ben Wilson Senior Center in Warminster, PA, except for the July and August meetings.  Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings.  The Ben Wilson Senior Center is located at:

580 Delmont Avenue
Warminster, PA 18974

 This is one block south of Street Road (Route 132), behind Giuseppe's Pizza.

 Click here for a map.

 

The upcoming meeting agenda:  

Due to the Corona Virus Look for possible last minute Updates

 Check this site, The Packrat forums and Email for the latest   

  • January VHF Contest -    January 16-18 - Starts 2:00 PM EST Saturday - Ends Sunday 11:00 PM
  • January - 01/21/2021, WebEx  Meeting     Packrat Crying Towel - what went wrong in the Contest! 
  • January - 01/30/2021, 10 AM         WebEx  Meeting - Contest Wrap Up meeting 
  • February - 02/18/2021,           WebEx  Meeting - Home Brew night 
  • March - 03/18/2021,          WebEx  Meeting - presentation by Al Katz K2UYH on EME made Simple.
  • April - 04/15/2021,           WebEx  Meeting - ARRL Night 
  • May - 05/20/2021,            WebEx  Meeting - Chris Tenev K2QFA - making RF test measurements
  • June - 06/17/2021,     WebEx  Meeting - Election of Officers and June contest report  
  • July - 07/15/2021,     WebEx  Meeting -  FT8 and passing messages to move up the band
  •  August  - 08/12/2021,      In Person Meeting - White Elephant Sale at WA3YUE's                                               
  • September - 09/16/2021    In Person Meeting at the Senior Center          
  • Topic will be a discussion on the digital protocols and running the bands digitally    
  • October - 10/21/2021        In Person Meeting at the Senior Center  
  •            Please see Email notice from Bob on special restrictions by the Senior                                              center for admittance to building.       
  • Topic will be 3 D Printing by Dean Hedin KC3JXT
  • November - 11/18/2021                  January 2022 Contest Preparation         
  • December - 12/16/2021                  Awards and Social evening 

       Special  meetings : 2020

  • August     08/23/2019  Camelback Conference call 7:30pm
  • October   10/07/2019   Camelback  Work party at Dover Delaware 9:30 am
  • January   01/30/2020   Camelback Conference call 7:30pm
  • February  02/27/2020   Camelback Conference call 7:30pm
  • March      03/07/2020   Camelback  Work party at Dover Delaware 9:30 am
  • March      03/26/2020   Camelback  Conference call 7:30pm
  • April        04/30/2020   Camelback  Conference call 7:30pm 
  • May        05/28//2020   Camelback  Conference call  Cancelled
  • Special  meetings : 2021
  • March      03/04/2021    Camelback  WebEx call 7:30pm
  • April        04/01/2021    Camelback  WebEx call 8:00pm 
  • April       04/17/2021   Camelback  Work party at Dover Delaware 10:00 am
  • May       05/06/2021   Camelback  WebEx call  7:30pm    Go - No Go decision 

 

    MUD Conference 2020:    Postponed 

2020  Microwave Update Joint Conference of

      Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club and N.E.W.S. ( The North East Weak Signal Group )