Newsletter Editor:
Ron Hillman N3KGC
Publisher:
George Wiencek N3WV

Webmaster:
Rick Rinehimer K3TOW
www.qsl.net/k3ytl

Club Stations – K3YTL & K3JML
Trustee: Bob Michael N3FA
Club Repeater
145.450 Tone – 82.5
Packet Node - K3YTL
145.05

 The Murgas ARC normally meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at 8:00pm. at the PPL Operations Center Building on Baltimore Drive in Wilkes-Barre. Guests are always welcome. The meeting usually features an informative program on a radio related topic after a brief business meeting. 

Talk-in on 146.610 (Tx-) (PL  82.5) or 145.450 (TX-) (PL 82.5)

The Murgas Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Special Service Club. The Club participates in several operating events during the year and members provide communications support for several local non -profit organizations. Our members are always ready to provide emergency communications in conjunction with the Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency.  We also sponsor a yearly scholarship awarded to an college student/amateur.

"Contest Contest DE K3YTL - Kilowatt  Three Yellow Traffic Light calling!"  Our club participates in the June and September VHF contests, operating from Red Rock Mountain (about 2200msl) in Northeastern Pennsylvania (FN11) using the callsign K3YTL. You will also hear K3YTL on the air during Field Day and during the Pennsylvania QSL Party in October.  The Murgas Amateur Radio Club has won the trophy for  highest scoring club in the  PA QSO party several times!  "QRZ?"

The Club sponsors a FlexNet Packet Digipeater (node) in Wilkes-Barre with a user port on 145.050 using the call K3YTL. Club members also assist in maintenance of several other packet node stacks. 

The club repeater, K3YTL on 145.450  (TX-) (PL 82.5 ) covers the Wyoming Valley and surrounding areas.

The MARC Times, our monthly newsletter is edited by Ron Hillman, N3KGC and published by George Wiencek, KB3QI.

Articles for publication may be submitted to the club's mailing address or to Ron via e-mail.

The trustee of our Club license is Bob Michael, N3FA.

Our Volunteer Examination Coordinator is Joe Caffrey, W3DZH. 

Our QSL Manager is Mike Benish, K3SAE. 

Club historian is Elaine Kollar, K3VQR. 

Club webmaster is Rick Rinehimer, K3TOW.

The Club is named after Father Joseph (Josef) Murgas, a Slovak priest who was a  communication. His first experimental broadcast from Wilkes-Barre to Scranton, Pennsylvania took place on April 27, 1905. Although others had previously succeeded in transmitting over water, Murgas was first to successfully transmit over land.  Murgas also developed a tone system for use in radio transmission.  Father Murgas' transmitting towers in Wilkes-Barre are pictured on our club's QSL Card as well as the cards of several of our members.  Father Murgas' accomplishments have been recognized by The Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1987 House Resolution 25.

Information on Father Joseph Murgas, Radio Pioneer from a student project at Wyoming Valley West High School

Murgas Information at the United States Early Radio Web Site

The callsign K3YTL was originally issued to founding member J. Campbell Collins.  In 2006, the Club added in memoriam, the call of one of our groups founding members - Carl Kollar, K3JML to honor his years of dedication and service to the Club.  Plans are to use this call on an ATV repeater currently under construction and for contesting and special event stations. 

Our members are very active in the hobby with such diverse interests as Contesting, DX, Amateur Satellites, EME, Amateur Television, Weak Signal VHF/Microwave, QRP,  Local Repeaters, Packet Radio, Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Traffic Nets, and much more.

Click on the QSL Card to e-mail The Murgas ARC Yahoo! group.