HF/VHF/UHF/Repeater Stations

Amateur Radio operators are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).   Amateur Radio is a non-commercial, non-political endeavor.  Thanks to the generosity of Temple University, TUARC members use the fully equipped Amateur Radio station located at the College of Engineering on Temple's main campus.  TUARC has contacted Amateur Radio stations in every state (Worked All States) and over 250 foreign countries (DX Century Club).

The VHF/UHF station for CW, SSB, FSK and PSK are ICOM IC271, IC471, and IC1271 transceivers for all-mode operation on the 144, 440 and 1296 MHz Amateur Radio bands.  The HF station is a Kenwood TS430S for CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK.  Click on the VHF/UHF and HF station thumbnail pictures to see the club station equipment.   
TUARC was formally organized in 1959 and has held the Amateur Radio callsigns K3KJI and WA3TVT.  Click on the thumbnail pictures to see the prior and current TUARC QSL (confirmation) cards.

 

Club station K3TU is equipped with radio transceivers and antennas for all Amateur Radio HF (3-30 MHz), VHF (30-300 MHz), UHF (300-3000 MHz) and microwave (2.4, 5.6, 10 GHz) bands,  and many modes of analog and digital communication, including amateur television (ATV) and amateur satellite operation.   TUARC's antenna system atop the Engineering and Architecture Building consists of three towers with a Yagi and multiband dipoles for HF, and a variety of VHF and UHF Yagi and helical antennas at 150 feet above ground level.  TUARC members regularly contact Amateur Radio operators throughout the world.  TUARC is affiliated with the ARRL and is a member of the fraternal organization 10-10 International. 

TUARC is an active participant in Amateur Radio satellite operations with tracking azimuth-elevation cross-polarized Yagi antennas.  AMSAT AO-40 is an advanced digital communications Amateur Radio satellite. 

TUARC operates two FM radio repeaters that serve the greater Philadelphia area and are open to all Amateur Radio operators.  The repeaters are manufactured by ICOM, with Waccom duplexers, and use an ACC microprocessor controller.  The output frequencies are 224.8 MHz and 442.8 MHz with a PL tone of 131.8 Hz.  When using the TUARC repeaters, be courteous and observe FCC regulations.