Membership Dues for 2024
It’s time to renew your PAARC membership for 2024. Annual dues renewal is $25, and associate family membership is $5. Student membership is $10. Dues payments will be accepted at meetings, and existing members may renew online.
Note: Prospective members MUST fill out a Membership form and mail in payment. See the Membership page for the editable PDF mail-in form and address to send it to.
If you’re not sure if you’ve already paid your dues, you can check the Member List page.
Thank you for supporting the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club.
ARRL Helps Radio Amateurs Comply with New RF Exposure Evaluation Rules
From May 5: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-helps-radio-amateurs-comply-with-new-rf-exposure-evaluation-rules:
The National Association for Amateur Radio® provides free, comprehensive resources to help radio amateurs ensure they are compliant with the new RF exposure rules.
On May 3, 2021, new FCC rules governing RF exposure evaluations went into effect. While the exposure limits were not changed, the requirement to conduct an evaluation was made more broadly applicable to amateur licensees. A 2-year transition period was implemented to allow existing amateur licensees to conduct evaluations and make any changes necessary to ensure that their station complies with the exposure rules. On May 3, 2023, the transition period ended. All licensees must now conduct evaluations of their current station and reassess compliance when making changes to their stations that would affect exposure going forward.
As detailed in a May 2023 QST article by Greg Lapin, N9GL, the rules now require amateur radio operators to perform station evaluations. The Amateur Radio Service is no longer categorically excluded from certain aspects of the RF exposure rules, and licensees can no longer avoid performing an exposure assessment simply because they are transmitting below a given power level.
The ARRL website features an RF Exposure landing page with resources, such as an RF exposure calculator, the entire RF Safety section from the 100th Edition of the ARRL The Handbook, a video explaining the topic, FAQs about the subject, and more. These tools and resources are available to the public without an ARRL membership or website account.
For further assistance with technical matters, ARRL members enjoy the additional resources of the ARRL Technical Information Service, and access to the experts within the ARRL Lab.
March 1: Club Meeting – Oscilloscopes & Multimeters
Please join us on Friday, Feb. 2nd at 7:00pm for our monthly meeting at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. All are welcome. Refreshments served.
Our presenter will be Ron Medykiewicz, WA3VEE, and his presentation will be an overview of Meltymeters and the Silly Scopes (sometimes known as multimeters and oscilloscopes)! There will be minimal slide whipping and a lot of hands-on practical stuff!
Some of the topics will include:
– What is a multimeter and what do you use it for
– Types of multimeters
– Tips, techniques, and safety precautions
On oscilloscopes (visual voltmeters)
– Why use an oscilloscope
– The three main settings on a scope – it’s easy!
– Things to measure with an oscilloscope
– Safety tips, hints, and techniques!
Feb. 2: Club Meeting – Radiation & You, with Ron, KC3ACL
Please join us on Friday, Feb. 2nd at 7:00pm for our monthly meeting at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. The evening’s presentation is “Radiation and You,” given by Dr. Ron Bellamy, KC3ACL. This talk will cover the basic principles of natural and manmade radiation, and the effects on the human body. Regulatory limits and how they apply to nuclear power stations like Limerick will be explained. The basic operating principles of a nuclear reactor, how it generates power, and the radiation it produces, will be discussed.
Dr. Bellamy is the President of the International Society for Nuclear Air Treatment Technologies, and has worked in this field for over five decades.
All are welcome. Refreshments served.