The purpose of the Fort Washington Amateur Radio Club is to:

• Communicate by providing radio coverage across the area to promote on-air participation of members and future members, to provide reliable alternate communications services, and to help educate less experienced Hams on Amateur radio techniques

• Educate people on Amateur radio by mentoring and training youth groups, law enforcement, hikers, boaters, fishermen, or anyone who would potentially use communications services on the proper techniques and licensing requirements to operate on the air and by sharing knowledge and techniques with junior Amateur members to make them better operators  

• Serve the community by providing licensing exams, merit badge counseling, local area Ham fests, DX and Fox Hunt contests, repeater services, long distance HF and EchoLink nets

We work closely with PGARES in hospital related activities with a very high participation rate at the Fort Washington Medical Center during hospital drills, as well as supporting other events when needed. We also conduct quarterly radio fox-hunts while coordinating with a number of regular fox-hunt enthusiasts in the MDC area. We dedicate time for various special events such as Field Day, Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, and Kids Day. Some of our members are astronomers which increase our interests across the realm of science.