Last updated November 10, 2011

http://para.k3dsm.net

 

PARA

PARA celebrated 40 yeras May 2010

Officers:

President: Gene K3DSM

Vice President: Robert NX3S

Meetings: Nov & May

Semi-annual: Next Meeting Wednesday May, 2012, 730PM

Program: TBA

 

New Location: Lower Providence Township Building, Eagleville, Pa

Talkin on 76

Latest membership list - click

 

 

 

 
 
Philadelphia Area Repeater Association
P.O. Box 64, Valley Forge, Pa 19481-0064
A non-profit 501C3 Corporation
 
Supporting 19 Amateur Radio Repeaters and Links
serving the entire Philadelphia Area
for Hobby and Emergency Communications
 
 
PARA's "Flag-Ship" Repeater System: 146.76 Mhz W3PHL
with transmitters at Valley Forge Mountain and Worcester, PA
and
Remote Receivers: Valley Forge, Eagleville, Worcester, Sellersville, Camden, NJ
 
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Quadrant Repeaters:
NW: Quakertown, Pa 148.88 Mhz * NE: Feasterville, Pa 146.97 Mhz.
SW: West Chester, Pa 146.94 Mhz * SE: Camden, NJ 146.82 Mhz
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VHF Repeater: 52.41-53.41Mhz, VVHF Repeaters: 223.86 Mhz, 224.94 Mhz, 224.98 Mhz,
UHF Repeater: 443.9 Mhz
ATV Repeater: 439.25 Mhz * Packet: 145.01 Mhz * APRS 144.39 Mhz
 
 
PARA is looking for Private and/or Public Grants to update and expand this system.
Corporate membership sponsors wanted - Certificate
 
 
 
General Membership Meeting Information:
Next meeting May 2012
      * All members encouraged to attend
      * Non Members encouraged to attend
      * Members of other clubs encouraged to attend
       
* * 50-50
* Talk-in on 146.760 Mhz
* New Member Incentives
* Always a good program and speaker
* Meeting starts at 730PM

PARAGraphs is PARA's quarterly membership bulletin
(click on month below for latest issue)
April 03 * July 03* October 03 * January 04 * April 04 * July 04 * Oct 04 Apr 05 July 05 October 2005 Jan 06 April 09 Nov 2010 May 2011
November 2011 Paragraphs
Minutes: November 2011
Editor/Publisher: Dick Stewart K3ITH
(Paid advertising is accepted

PARAGraphs Sponsors: Buxcom, GCO , Eagle Enterprises

October 2005 Last Paragraphs that was mailed to all paid members, supported by the above advertisers - Normally delivered by email

Click below for Information

  • How to Join - Application
  • PARA Quadrants (membership)
  • Directions to Meeting Location - coming
  • Map - to Meeting - coming
  • Board of Directors & Officers  
  • Technical Committee 5 Year Plan 
  • PARA-Link Proposal
  • President's Agenda
  • "From the President" 
  • About Your New President 
  • Tech Committee Page
  • PARA Autopatches
  • Joint Announcement:PARA/CCARS
  • ATV Article by K3ZKO
  • Main Line VHF Page
  • PARA's History
  • PARA is looking for a Grant
  • Past Presidents
  • PARA's Repeaters
  • Paragraphs Advertising
  • Genuardi's Tapes Wanted
  • PARA.Buxcom
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  • PARA Main System Block Diagram
  • Block Diagram Worcester Site
  • Block Diagram Typical Quadrant Site
  • Block Diagram Typical Remote Sites
  • Block Diagram Valley Forge Mountain
  • Block Diagram Proposed PARALink
  • PARA By-Laws
  • CCARS
  • Mandatory PL Policy
  • Repeater Co-ordinating Group: ARCC
  • W3PHL Fred
  • Hamfests (List by VARA)
  • Hamfest Search
  • PA Repeaters
  • Gene's Personal Home Page
  • K3DSM Homepage
  • ARRL
  • Eastern PA News
  • AMSAT
  • TAPR
  • Call Lookup (may be temporairly unavailable)
  • FCC
  • FCC E-File
  • Roosters Battleship NJ Amateur Radio Club
  • Weather or NOAA
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    Board Meetings: (as necessary)

    PARA's Board is made up of 5 directors at large, plus Officers: President, Vice President, Rec Secretary, Corr Secretary, Treasurer, elected from/by members at large

    The PARA Constitution and By-Laws have been amended. There were 2 readings at 2 meetings Nov 2009 and May 2010. Board members are now elected from membership at large rather than quadrants. There are now only 5 board members plus officers. Specific changes are on page 16 of the document, half way down. Click for Revised Edition

    More Interesting Links
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    [ Original Para Site at Berwyn ]
    Pictures

    PARA at Berwyn Roller Rink ( 1969-70)

    One of PARA's first locations serviced the entire Phila area

    Note the duplexers on top of the rack and the mechanical code ID wheel in the upper right.
    genem@k3dsm.net