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W3USR Amateur Radio Station

About

W3USR is part of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Physics and Engineering Department, a Â鶹´«Ã½ Student Club, and a flagship station for the project.

Ham Radio Open House 2025

April is both and ! To celebrate, W3USR and is teaming up with the and to host an Amateur Radio Open House and participate in One Million Acts of Science! The W3USR Open House will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025 and will consist of the following public events:

  • IEEE Seminar from 12 – 1 PM in the DeNaples Moskovitz Theater: “NEXT-GENERATION HAMSCI RECEIVE SYSTEM – Advancing Space Weather Monitoring” by Rob Robinett AI6VN, Founder and Collaborator
  • Open Station Hours from 3 – 9 PM at the W3USR Amateur Radio Station

Location

W3USR is located in Loyola Science Center Room 596. To get to the station, take the elevator located next to LSC room 164 to level "P" (Penthouse). Once on level P, exit the elevator, turn left, and walk down the hallway until you see W3USR.

Visitor parking information is available at the . A recommended parking location for visitors is the City of Â鶹´«Ã½ metered street parking in front of the Lackawanna Historical Society Catlin House located at . Metered parking is free after 6 PM Mondays through Fridays, and free all day on Saturdays and Sundays. The Loyola Science Center is the building that surrounds the Catlin House museum.

Open Station Hours

W3USR open to the public on Thursday evenings from 7-9 PM when regular university classes (not summer or intersession) are in session. Please see the Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Calendar for details.

Schedule of Days for W3USR Open Station Hours
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Open 7-9 PM
Thursday, March 27, 2025 Open 7-9 PM
Thursday, April 3, 2025 Open 7-9 PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Open 7-9 PM
Thursday, April 17, 2025 Closed (Holy Thursday)
Thursday, April 24, 2025 Open 3-9 PM ()
Thursday, May 1, 2025 Open 7-9 PM
Thursday, May 8, 2025 Open 7-9 PM
(Last Open Hours Until Fall 2025)

Repeater

The W3USR repeater (445.875 - 82.5) is located on the HF tower on the roof of the Loyola Science Center in downtown Â鶹´«Ã½. We welcome all licensed amateurs to come and use our repeater!

Funding

Major support for the W3USR amateur radio station was made possible through a generous grant from the , with additional support from Dr. Mary Lou West KC2NMC, Mr. Edward Hayes N6XEM, Mr. Jeffrey DePolo WN3A, , and the .

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