We serve Dauphin County
RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service)
HEARS (Hospital Emergency Amateur Radio Service)

September 16, 2021 meeting cancelled [Covid concerns]

Next meeting: October 21, 2021
Where: Hoss’s in Hummelstown
Food – 6 PM New Meeting time – 6:30 PM Hoss’s is closing at 8:00 PM

September 2021 CPRA CPIN DMR Newsletter-PUBLIC

> Membership Dues for 2021 are now Overdue <<<

Technician Class

Free Technician Class course on Zoom beginning Thursday, September 9, and running for 7 sessions. Sessions will start at 6:30 PM, and run 3 hours. No charge, of course. These are the classes sponsored by the National Electronics Museum that we have been holding for years. Please publicize this with your club and anyone you know whom you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email me at roland.anders@comcast.net.

General Class

I am starting a General Class course on Zoom beginning Thursday, November 5, and running for 9 sessions. Due to holiday breaks, the course ends Jan 21. Sessions will start at 6:30, and run 3 hours. No charge, of course. These are the classes sponsored by the National Electronics Museum that we have been holding for years. Please publicize this with anyone you know whom you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email me at roland.anders@comcast.net.

Thanks, Rol, K3RA

SILENT KEY It is with Sadness: SILENT KEY

K1BIX – Russell E. “Rusty” Plush
December 11, 1945 – August 17, 2021

Russell E. “Rusty” Plush, 75, of Palmyra, passed away on Tuesday August 17, 2021 at The Middletown Home. Long time member and former Board Member Rusty K1BIX has lost his fight with Cancer at 05:15 on 8/17/21.

One of Rusty’s final wishes was to be able to be buried and not cremated. Unfortunately he doesn’t have life insurance or
enough assets to pay for a funeral/burial. We did setup a gofundme to help us fulfill Rusty’s wishes any amount helps.
Link is: https://gofund.me/c73d25a9

More information

The SBE Central Pennsylvania Chapter 41 Ennes Workshop on “Transitioning to ATSC 3.0” was held August 27.
This was for anyone interested in learning the basics of the new ATSC 3.0 digital over-the-air broadcast transmission standard.
Post seminar discussion:

CPRA net – Sunday, 9 PM every week on Local 2 on every DMR repeater except Brandmeister sites.

Flight Radar 24 – More information

Local Amateur Radio Classes & License Testing Schedule

Service Opportunities

Ironmasters Challenge – September 26

Pine Grove Furnace State Park
Provide communications for two hikes, a 30 miler and a 9 miler. Between the two hikes there will probably be in excess of 500 hikers.
Rick, WA3USG

More Information

PEMA ACS: https://www.pemaauxcom.org/ <<<— New website that will have the most up-to-date Information

SERVPA – State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Pennsylvania
Sign up as a Amateur Radio volunteer at the state and or your county level

Central Pennsylvania SKYWARN Group

Your invited to participate in the Central Pennsylvania Skywarn Net on the 145.11 pl 131.8
Wednesday nights 9 PM
And any time severe weather breaks out.
The group has grown to six counties. Join us, see what’s going on in weather.

Please send your e-mail address to KB3YRC@comcast.net for weather bulletins and events the list will not be shared with anyone.

Richard