Welcome to the new home of the Chestnut Ridge ARC

The Chestnut Ridge Amateur Radio Club, Inc. owns and operates the the Derry repeater W3CRC operating on a frequency of 144.55 / 145.15 MHz and supports the 447.275 / 442.275 MHz repeater KE3PO located on the Chestnut Ridge in Derry Township.

These two machines are the primary repeaters for the Westmoreland County Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service.

The 145.15 machine is the primary National Weather Service Skywarn repeater for the county. The 442.275 machine is the hub repeater which will eventually link the all of the primary two-meter machines together from all the counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

The club also plays host to the Westmoreland County Public Service / ARES Net every Wednesday night at 8:00 PM on 145.15.

These are very active repeaters; not only because of their relationship with public safety and the NWS, but also because they are high profile, wide area coverage machines that service the entire amateur radio community of Westmoreland and surrounding counties.

The 145.15 machine is also part of the EchoLink community.