Fort Armstrong Wireless Association
Established April 1980
Form to Report Western PA Severe Weather / ICE Conditions
Here are other ways to report regional severe weather
Next club meeting
Will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday May 17, 2023 at the ODC. NOTE: nonstandard date!
Schedule of Upcoming Events
Club Breakfast every second Saturday of the month at the CADET Restaurant (note new location) at 9AM. (next one is 06.10.23)
Sunday, June 4th, Butler Farm Show Ground
https://breezeshooters.org/ns/hamfest/
Summer Field Day, visitors welcome
Outdoor Discovery Center, June 25-26, 2023
Ford City 5K Race, Saturday, July 1st
Radio operators needed
License Testing Session
ACCL, 7.15.2023
FAWA Corn Roast
Outdoor Discovery Center, Sunday August 19, 2023
Ford City Labor Day Parade
Watch for Details on date and time
Parks On the Air is an enjoyable way to work HF for everyone www.parksontheair.com for information and spots
Antenna Moving Party September 2020
Regular Nets
Western Pennsylvania Phone Traffic Net (NTS)
daily at 5:30pm local time on 3.918khz.
Pennsylvania CW Traffic Net (NTS)
daily at 7:00pm local time on 3.585khz
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2M Public Service Net Mondays @ 7:30pm (145.410 MHz)
Our Backup Repeater is 146.970 MHz with a 131.8 PL Tone
2M SkyWarn Net as weather conditions require (145.410 MHz)
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**NEW LISTING**
Pittsburgh Area VHF Simplex Net on the first Friday of each month at 9pm on 146.520 FM
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75M Net, last Monday of the month immediately following the 2M net on 3.983kHz
Western Pa. DMR Net - Wednesdays at 7:30pm - DMR talkgroup 31422
2M Simplex Net Friday Oct 7th, 9PM 146.52 - more details to follow
Western area PEMA ACS/RACES Net Sunday mornings 9:00am on 3.990.5 khz
County Simplex Frequency
147.540
Our Repeaters
2-meter 145.410- 173.8 PL
70cm - 440 443.975+ 173.8 PL
FCC License Testing Dates
07.15.2023
Tests are scheduled for 2PM at the Armstrong Center for Community Learning. Walk-ins welcome.
Join the Fort Armstrong Wireless Text Alert system now.
Join the CoCoRaHS Weather Observer and Reporter program.
