UPCOMING PROS EVENTS
2026 Field Days - June 27th & 28th
The PROS Club again set-up and participated in the ARRL Field Days Weekend. It was held again at the Tillinghast's residence at 118 Elm St., Springville, NY. Set-up was around Noon on Saturday & we operate until 2 PM Sunday afternoon using our Club Call sign, K2PRO. We operated on-the-air using voice or CW Code modes.
RE-OCCURING PROS EVENTS
Monthly PROS General Zoom Meetings
PROS holds a monthly General Meeting every 1st Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (September to May) online via Zoom.
Anyone interested in radio communications can join in on the meeting and check us out. We're looking for folks interested in Ham Radio, GMRS, MURS or CB radio, Short Wave listening, Scanner Monitoring and Radio Prepping too.
Annual ARRL FIELD DAYS Weekend
PROS participated in the 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026 ARRL Field Days weekend event. We set up at the Tillinghast's residence and had a fun time operating & socializing. Hope that the weather and the band conditions cooperate and make for a great Field Day weekends.
Our 2027 Field Days Weekend is on June 26 & 27, so mark your calendar and join us for the Field Day FUN !
PROS Ham Breakfasts & Luncheons
PROS sometimes has Breakfasts or Luncheon meet-ups to socialize. This fall, we met again with the WDN Group on Saturday, Oct. 10th at 9 AM at Ploetz Farms, 12833 Dowd Rd., Springville, NY for an "All-You-Can-Eat" Pancake Breakfast that includes Pancakes with homemade Maple Syrup, scrambled eggs, sausages, and Coffee-Tea-Juices. You can also tour the Maple Syrup plant to see how the delicious syrup is made there.
See the Pictures of previous breakfasts we enjoyed there.
PROS set-up at Springville Art Crawl
PROS members set-up an EMCOM demo at the 2024, 2025 & 2026 Springville Art Crawl. Tim - KD2ONL brought his EMCOM Trailer to display and we had a welcome table with Ham Info. & a CW Oscillator with a Code Key for kids to pound out their name for a prize bah of candy. See Pictures page. PROS was at the 2026 Art-Crawl on Saturday, June 6th, 2026. Visitors toured the EMCOM Trailer, met the PROS folks, and we gained some more club members!
PROS meets at the "ECR Meet-N-Greet"
PROS meets at the ECR (East Coast Reflector) annual Meet-N-Greet. We mingle and meet with other ham operators & have a great time. Tim, KD2ONL brings his Emergency Communications Trailer to display to the group. It's a real nice way to spend an afternoon, so come join us there.
The latest ECR "Meet and Greet" was on: June 20, 2026 from 11AM to 4 PM. (Rain-or-Shine). The cost was $15 per person and kids are free. There's a great BBQ luncheon included. We meet at the Martin Lodge in Chestnut Ridge Park, Orchard Park, NY. Tail gating was encouraged for clubs in the large parking lot.
Ham Radio License Testing
PROS can help provide ham radio VE Testing for your ham radio license. Technician, General and Extra class exams are offered FREE from the CCARET VE testing group on an as-needed basis. For more information, contact Devin, KC2RTE by email at: devinmoyer32@gmail.com
