Events Archive

Winfield Township Egg-Stravaganza – April 1
CALLING ALL GOOD EGGS : Amateur Radio volunteers are needed for parking and traffic control at the Winfield Township Community Egg – Stravaganza on April

World Amateur Radio Day – April 18
World Amateur Radio Day, held on April 18 each year, is celebrated worldwide by radio amateurs and their national associations which are organized as member-societies

Armed Forces Day Cross Band Test – May 12 & 13
The Department of Defense annual Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band Test will be May 12 & 13, 2023.

WINTERHEAT Simplex Event – January
WINTERHEAT is a month-long simplex event (January 1 – 31). Contacts must be FM voice (analog, C4FM, DMR, or D-STAR). Contacts are made on a set list of simplex frequencies and logged via the WINTERHEAT website.

Ham Radio Jump Start Program
New or aspiring Hams listen-up. The QRZ website along with Gigaparts and RT-Systems have teamed up to offer a amateur radio jump start program for

ARES Simplex Drill – November 19
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) // Western Pennsylvania Section // Southwest District will be conducting a simplex drill on Saturday, November 19th, 2022 starting at 10:00 AM EST. The drill will conclude at noon.

Santa Claus Net – December 17
HO! HO! HO! Some little elfs have told us that Santa Claus will be transmitting from the North Pole on Saturday, December 17, at 7:00

Christmas Party – December 17
It’s time for our annual Christmas Party!!! — Saturday December 17th at 3:00 PM at the Mount Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 W Old Rte 422, Butler, PA

W3VXT Memorial Simplex Contest – September 17
The Butler County Amateur Radio Association, is holding a 2 meter simplex contest in memory of Dave Zibrat (W3VXT) who passed in May of 2019.