Murgas Amateur Radio Club - K3YTL

Wilkes-Barre, PA - USA

On November 15th, 2025 The Murgas ARC celebrated of the 50th anniversary of our club

and re-created Father Murgas first public transmission 120 years ago.

The event was held in conjunction with King's College, The University of Scranton, W3USR, and the Murgas ARC.

Watch the presentation on our YouTube Channel

Want to know more about  Radio Pioneer Father Joseph Murgas?


Read all about Fr. Joseph Murgas, the "Father of Radio"

 
Thank You to everyone who made our 46th Hamfest a success.  See You next year!

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Our QSL Card... Work us during the VHF QSO parties, Field
          Day, and the PA QSO Party.

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Murgas ARC Constitution and By-Laws (as amended 2023)

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Our Club meetings are held at 8:00PM on the First Wednesday of the month

at the Luzerne County Emergency Management Building in Wilkes-Barre

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Murgas Amateur Radio Club, NASA, The University of Scranton and Misericordia University

 cooperated to bring
NASA Astronaut Colonel Doug Wheelock - KF5BOC to our area.


  The events can be viewed on the Murgas ARC YouTube Channel

  Meterologist John Hickey's interview of Col. Wheelock


  Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation





Murgas ARC VE Testing

Contact k3tow@arrl.net for current testing information.
The Murgas VE Team is offering VE Tests before each regular meeting.
Registration 2 weeks in advance is required. Email K3TOW at ARRL.NET to arrange for a test session.
No Walk-ins Permitted.
New Technician Candidates MUST have an FCC FRN, Upgrade candidates bring a copy of your current license or CSCE. Full instructions from the ARRL.

There are now several ways to take an exam online.

Here is a good place to start: http://www.arrl.org/FindOnlineExam

or https://hamstudy.org/sessions/online




MARC NET - Every Thursday 9pm
Club
Repeater (145.450/PL 82.5)

 MARC Net Check-in Contest Rules


What is Amateur Radio? Find out all you need to know here.

When all else      New to Amateur Radio? Check
            out this link!     We do that



 Our Hamfest is the first Sunday in July! Click here for details.


The Murgas ARC would like to Thank DX Engineering,

KJI Electronics

and HamTestOnline for their support of our Hamfest.


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Online courses for the


Murgas ARC Media Coverage

Murgas makes the News!  Field Day coverage on WBRE-TV

K3YTL on Red Rock
        Mountain (FN11) September 2000

K3YTL on Red Rock Mountain during the 2000 September VHF Contest.



Other Links of interest:

  Luzerne County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Webpage



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ARRL Home --- AMSAT Home --- FCC Amateur Radio

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Links to Amateur Radio Clubs in and around Eastern Pennsylvania, and Murgas member Sites

PA QSO Party Home Page

ARRL EPA Web
            Page

ARRL Atlantic Division Home Page

Repeater Listings for EPA and SNJ

   The Delaware Valley Hamfest Calendar  

WA7BBM Contest Calendar

  CQ Contest,..... News and Scores at Contesting.com   

  E-QSL Electronic QSLs  

Luzerne County PA Scanner Frequencies

Previous MARC Ham Of the Year Honorees



Murgas ARC Ham Of The Year Honorees


Robert Michael N3FA/Murgas Scholarship


In Special Remembrance, SK Club members who have gone the extra mile for the Murgas ARC
 

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