Meetings and Contests Coming Up
Last updated 06/26/2025
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Next Meeting
Saturday July 26th, 2025
at the Ben Wilson Senior Activity Center
Packrat MDS
Packrat Picnic
White Elephant Sale
additional activities to be announced
See Packrat forum for starting times
This is an IN PERSON ONLY Meeting
Zoom Link for other meeting(s)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82027246496?pwd=askTa5ScIiBPKENRbQHnyNz3PncjMp.1
Need the PackRat Zoom Link ? For most of our standard and special meetings use the above link also
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Welcome to the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club
Dedicated to serving the VHF / UHF /microwave Amateur Radio community as well as enhancing the state of the art for 50 MHz and above weak signal operation.
The Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club was founded in 1956 by a group of Philadelphia area hams whose main interests were building equipment and operating the amateur radio frequencies of 50 MHz and above. The founding members almost immediately were nicknamed the "Pack Rats" because of their propensity for collecting all manner of electronic equipment and parts. The nickname stuck and for more than 60 years the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, better known as the "Pack Rats", has grown and prospered.
Although the higher frequency and microwave bands carry the mystique of requiring specialized technical skills, our members come from all walks of life but share a common interest in VHF and above operating and help each other wherever possible. We do have a number of members with technical expertise and many of the transverter, amplifier, and antenna designs that these members have created have been publicized in the major Amateur Radio journals and conferences.
