MARC  WB3JOE/R  W3NWA  Southeastern PA

Field Day

ARRL Field Day - Summer Field Day - June 27-28, 2026

The ARRL sponsored Field Day exercise of emergency preparedness and amateur fellowship is always the fourth full weekend in June, rain or shine. MARC will hold the 2026 ARRL Field Day on June 27-28, 2026 at the Lower Providence Fire Company, located at Ridge Pike and Mount Kirk Avenue, Eagleville, PA, coordinates: 40.15729, -75.40317 (see the maps below). Talk-in is on the MARC 145.13 Paoli repeater.

All MARC members and their families are invited to a picnic at the site. MARC will be operating class 3A.

Radio Merit Badge - June 16, 23 and 28, 2025

MARC held a Radio Merit Badge session in conjunction with their annual 2025 ARRL Field Day - an event which allows Amateur Radio operators to practice their skills with emergency communications and to inform the public about the mission and value of amateur radio.

Field Day 2025 Report

 

Our ARRL Field Day 2025 score was 242 points with 790 bonus points from 100% emergency power, educational and youth activity. The score was 121 SSB QSOs. MARC used the club callsign W3NWA on 80, 40 and 20 meters with wire antennas at the Lower Providence Fire Company site in Eagleville. MARC had confirmed contacts with all the ARRL sections in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th and 9th call areas and most of the remaining.

 

Jeremy N2ZLQ, Jim W3JNFand Brian AB3BK ran a successful Scout Radio Merit Badge program. And of course great food, great fun, and great friends! Be sure to mark your calendar for June 27-28, 2026 and come to the MARC Field Day!

 

Shown kicking off the Field Day operation (back to front) are Chuck W3AFV, Jeff AB3WM, Bob N3JIZ and Michael N3OMR (standing, checking the networked laptops for logging is Dennis K3DS).

 

PA QSO Party

 

MARC placed First in Montgomery County for the PA QSO Party (where the Lower Providence Fire Company is located) in 2022 with 21548 points) and 2023 with 39730 points as the In-State Multi Op Low Power station. The PA QSO party is October 11-12, 2025 and MARC members are encourage to operate their home stations in the event. Send in you logs to the sponsors but indicate MARC as the club. The PA QSO Party rules are here.

Field Day Location

Lower Providence Fire Company is in Eagleville PA ('A' on the maps below') coordinates: 40.15729, -75.40317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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