ICEMARC: Indiana County Emergency Management Radio Club

06/23/2026

Congrats to AJ WO3U on his first net tonight!

You can be part of this action too, just reach out to Ralph M. Timblin Jr., ICEMARC Net Manager for more information.

Great job tonight AJ!

06/17/2026

Perspective new hams:

The FCC pool changes for the Technician license level on July 1. If you are looking for an exam and haven’t found one reach out to our VE Team Lead Gary, KC3NHE and get one scheduled either in person or remote. He can be reached by email [email protected].

06/10/2026

Why grounding and bonding is extremely important!

06/08/2026

FYI: Might be worth a trip out to see their mobile ATC and comm gear!

First thing this morning the Air National Guard kicked off their deployment here at JSA. They will be providing mobile Air Traffic Control support until Friday. During this time they will operate on the following radio frequencies:
Local Control: 127.625
Ground Control: 122.8

Time and activity permitted, you can visit and tour their Mobile ATC tower.

06/05/2026

Mark your calendars!

05/27/2026

One more post of possible interest.

Learn how NBEMS plays an integral role in EMCOMM for the amateur radio community & how you can get started with it.

05/26/2026

FYI. This guy has a great YouTube channel.

HF Noise Radar HB9HBY

Nouvelle fonction interactive / New interactive feature

FR:
Cette nouvelle fonction permet à chaque station de signaler manuellement le niveau de bruit HF réellement entendu sur une bande.

Le but est de construire une carte communautaire plus sérieuse, plus utile et plus à jour pour tout le monde.

Merci de jouer le jeu : ne cliquez pas juste pour le fun. Envoyez uniquement des rapports réels, au bon moment, avec la bonne bande et le bon niveau de bruit.

Plus les données sont honnêtes, plus la carte devient fiable pour tous les radioamateurs.

Fonctionne partout : Windows, Linux, Android, et dans le monde entier.

Plus d’informations sont disponibles sur la carte interactive ou sur le site officiel :
https://hb9hby.ch

EN:
This new interactive feature lets every station manually report the HF noise level they are really hearing on a band.

The goal is to build a more serious, useful, and up-to-date community map for everyone.

Please play fair: do not click just for fun. Send only real reports, at the right time, with the correct band and noise level.

The more honest the data is, the more reliable the map becomes for all radio operators.

Works everywhere: Windows, Linux, Android, and worldwide.

More information is available on the interactive map or on the official website:
https://hb9hby.ch

05/26/2026

Advent of the telegraph.

Today back on May 24, 1844 --near Laurel, Maryland, in Prince George's County.

05/26/2026

Today’s Memorial Day Pop-up Field Day at Yellow Creek State Park. Cliff KD3BKN and family, Ralph N3UDI, AJ WO3U, Jeffrey KC3NJE and wife. Pictured also is AJ connecting with the International Space Station and satellites.

05/24/2026

Our Cambria County friends will be participating in this year’s N3N special event. This is an event that has operated for the past several years and is run by two local operators with help from friends.

This disaster not only marked the single deadliest day in American history until September 11 2001 it was also the first test of disaster services capabilities for the American Red Cross which was formalized as the result of the Johnstown Flood.

Remembering the Johnstown Flood of 1889 - Special Event Station N3N

On May 31, 1889, Johnstown was forever changed.

The Johnstown Flood claimed 2,209 lives, destroyed 1,600 homes, wiped out four square miles of downtown Johnstown, and took 99 entire families. Flood lines were later found as high as 89 feet above river level, and the force of the water was powerful enough to move several locomotives thousands of feet.

To help remember the lives lost and share this important part of our local history, the Keystone Amateur Radio Society will be operating special event station N3N.

Our main operating day will be:

Sunday, May 31
0800 - 1800 EDT

As operators are available, N3N may also be on the air from Saturday, May 30 at 0800 EDT through Friday, June 5 at 2000 EDT.

When you hear N3N on the air, you are hearing local amateur radio operators helping keep the story of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 alive. Operators will be making contacts, sharing a short message about the flood, and directing stations to more information.

We invite everyone to listen for N3N, make a contact, and take a moment to remember the 2,209 lives lost in one of the deadliest disasters in American history.

Remember Johnstown. Remember May 31, 1889.

73,
Keystone Amateur Radio Society
N3N Special Event Station