/// Est. 1956 — Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
W3ACH is the Cumberland Valley's amateur radio club — seventy years of Field Days, Sunday nets, and friendships made one contact at a time. The bands are open and the picnic table has room.
Weekly Net
Sundays · 7:30 PM
Grid Square
FM19 · 39.94N 77.66W
147.120 MHz · PL 100.0 · W3ACH Repeater
Amateur Radio • Hobby • Art • Community • Service
1956
Established
38
Members On the Roster
12
Nets Run This Year
147.120
MHz • Club Repeater
Some of us chase stations on the other side of the planet. Some build antennas out of wire and stubbornness. Some just like the company. Wherever you start, the club meets you there.
The Sunday-night net at 7:30 PM on 147.120 is the club's front porch. Check in, catch up, and hear who's around — new voices always get a warm welcome.
Net Info
Field Day, special event stations, portable operations in the parks — when the weather's good, the shack goes outside and everybody's invited.
Event Calendar
Sit down at a station with a mentor beside you and make your first contact. No license needed to try it — and when you want one, we'll help you get there.
Discover RadioWork stations across oceans with nothing between you and them but the ionosphere. It never stops feeling like magic.
FT8, packet, mesh networks — where radios meet computers. If you like software, this corner of the hobby runs deep.
Wire, coax, and a little math. Homebrew antennas are the cheapest upgrade in radio, and the most satisfying one.
Throw a radio and a wire in a backpack and put a state park on the air. Small stations, big adventures.
When everything else goes down, radio still works. Train with ARES, RACES, and SKYWARN and be useful when it counts.
Technician, General, Extra — study with people who've taken the same exams and test locally when you're ready.
70 years
And still transmitting
W3ACH was founded the year before Sputnik flew. Generations of operators have kept the club on the air ever since — through vacuum tubes, transistors, and software-defined radio — without losing the thing that matters most: people who show up for each other.
Today the club runs weekly nets, maintains the 147.120 repeater, fields special event stations, and mentors the next generation of hams across south-central Pennsylvania.
Cumberland Valley Antique Engine & Machinery Association annual show. Come out and support the club!
Work as many VHF/UHF stations and grid squares as possible over the contest weekend.
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Students, families, retirees, tinkerers — W3ACH is friendly people who love radio and enjoy sharing it. There's a seat at the picnic table for you.
No license required to visit a meeting, watch a net, or stop by Field Day.
Mentors for newcomers — experienced operators help you study, test, and make your first contact.
Meetings every month — third Thursday, 7 PM, 390 New York Ave in Chambersburg. Just walk in.
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Check into a Sunday net, swing by a meeting, or just send us a message. We'd love to meet you.
