The Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club of McKeesport PA, is pleased to announce our annual Amateur Radio Hamfest / Computer Show, on: Sunday: March 29 2020 Time: 8am to 2pm Location: The McKeesport Palisades And Event Center 100 Fifth Avenue McKeesport, PA 15132 You are cordially invited to attend our hamfest/computer show. Please note that this is our first year at The Palisades, as we locals call it. Although this is not our first hamfest. We at the Two Rivers ARC have been holding amateur radio hamfests for many years starting back in the mid to late 1960s. The McKeesport Palisades And Event Center is conveniently located next to the McKee's Point Marina in the heart of the city of McKeesport's waterfront and recreational district. The entertainment venue can be accessed easily from Lysle Boulevard at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Water Street, in McKeesport. Free parking is available on the street or in our recently expanded lot. Our hamfest will include such amenities as a large indoor setup area, free parking, breakfast and lunch prepared and served by our crack kitchen staff, large list of prizes, amateur radio exams, and many other items. Please see our hamfest flyer for more details. Exhibitors are welcome, as we have a large indoor exhibit area. Our main prize features many great ham radio transceivers from Icom, a portable generator, Heil headset, an antenna analyzer, etc. We will also offer prizes from such companies as Power Film Solar, Electraft, DxEngineering, and MFJ. For more information, especially for exhibitor information, please contact our hamfest coordinator Del Peterson W3DTP, via email: petersondt@verizon.net, or phone 412 398 1092. Thanks for taking the time to view this page. We hope that you can make. Don't forget, it is on Sunday March 29, 2020, here in the Pittsburgh PA area. Actually it is in the Pittsburgh area's southern suburbs. 73 de Chuck W3ON TRARC Secretary
Subject: Hamfest Cancellation March 17, 2020 Hello We are saddened to announce that this year’s Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club Hamfest and Computer Show scheduled for Sunday March 29, 2020 at The McKeesport Palisades and Event Center in McKeesprt Pa is cancelled. We are following all mandated state, county, and federal orders and guidelines to limit non-essential exposure to the general public to the COVID19 virus. Sincerely Yours Charles Gessner W3ON Secretary