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   Last updated 04/02/2025

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Next General Meeting

Thursday April 17th, 2025

At 7:30 PM

 Very special ARRL  night!

All local Radio Clubs are cordially invited to attend.

The Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club (Packrats) will be holding their annual ARRL Night general meeting on Thursday April 17th, 2025. The meeting will take place at the Ben Wilson Senior Activity Center in Warminster, PA starting at 7:30 PM EDT.

This meeting is open to members of all local area Amateur Radio Clubs.

Special Guests

ARRL Speakers and Attendees at the April meeting will be:

  • David Minster NA2AA, CEO and Secretary of ARRL

  • Bob Famiglio K3RF, Atlantic Division Director

  • Marty Pittinger KB3MXM, Vice Director Atlantic Div

  • Bob Wilson W3BIG, EPA Section Manager

  • Riley Hollingsworth K4ZDH, ARRL/FCC Volunteer Monitor Program

  This is YOUR chance to hear from the ARRL and Atlantic Division and ask questions.

All local Radio Clubs are cordially invited to attend.

Please RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you plan to attend (strictly for headcount purposes) and if there is a specific topic you would like the speakers to address during the meeting.

We hope you will join us for this very special evening with our National and local ARRL leaders.

Phil Miguelez WA3NUF

President

Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, Inc.      

 

Zoom Link for 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.