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Monday Night Nets
The Pack Rats initiated VHF nets on Monday night the first year the club was formed. The nets are open to all radio amateurs, the purpose is to promote activity and share information of interest to the VHF community. You do not have to be a member of the club to participate in any of the Pack Rat nets!
| TIME (Local) | Frequency | Net Control Station | Alternate Net Control Station |
| 7:30 PM | 50.145 | K3EOD (FM29II) | K3JJZ |
| 8:00 PM | 144.150 | N3ITT (FN20KL) | |
| 8:30 PM | 222.125 | N3PLM (FN20IG) | K3JJZ |
| 8:30 PM | 224.58R | W3GXB (FN20JM) | KB1JEY |
| 9:00 PM | 432.110 | WB2RVX (FM29MT) | WA3GFZ |
| 9:30 PM | 1296.100 | W2SJ (FM29LW) | |
| 10:00 PM | 903.125 | K3TUF (FN10WE) | WA3DRC |
June Contest Information and Pictures
Each June finds the Pack Rats at some remote location with three yellow rental trucks full of radio equipment. The Pack Rats have been operating as a club during the June QSO Party contest for over 30 years. For about the first 20 years it was from the old civic grounds in the center of Hilltown, PA, EPA Section. Then it was Valley Forge Mountain, PA (EPA) , Spruce Knob, WVA (FM08), Chestnut Ridge (2405 feet) near Taterville, PA (Clearfield County) in FN01 and most recently from atop Camelback Mountain, Big Pocono State Park in Tannersville, PA (FN21). The pictures below are a small sample of the Pack Rat contest efforts over the years.
Pack Rat Beacons
FM29JW N 39o 57.266' W 75o 10.733' Philadelphia, PA
The Pack Rats operate VHF/UHF/Microwave beacons which serve as propagation indicators and allow weak signal operators to test their receivers even when there is no other activity on the bands. The Beacons are located on top of a high rise building in center city Philadelphia in grid square FM29JW.
Frequency
Power Level
Antenna
| Frequency | 903.073 MHz | 1296.244 MHz | 2304.042 MHz | 3456.202 MHz | 5760.194 MHz | 10368.042 MHZ |
| Power Level | 5 Watts | 5 Watts | 1 Watt | 5 Watts | 5 Watts | 1/2 Watt |
| Antenna | Little Wheel | Alford Slot | 8 Slot | 16 Slot | 32 Slot | 32 Slot |
Warning: Do not use these frequencies to calibrate your pace maker.
The beacons are in an unheated room and are subject to day to day frequency changes. Use common sense.
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