Sep 11, 2016 | Events
RF Hill Hamfest
Sunday, October 16, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sellersville Fire House – 50 North Main Street, Sellersville, PA 18960
Talk-In: 145.31+ (PL 131.8) – GPS Latitude 40.358° N, Longitude 75.309° W
The RF Hill Hamfest features computers, electronics, amateur radio equipment, and more. Food available from the fire house. VE license testing at 10 am sharp at the American Legion Post across the street. Get the RF Hill Hamfest flyer
Sep 20, 2016 | Club Station, Events, Special Event
Sept. 11, Fly-In Breakfast Recap
We had a good time this year at the PAOP Fly-In Breakfast. Glen WA3LAB brought his remote radio using a Kenwood TS 480 interfaced with his cell phone. On the table he unpacked his TS 480 control head and wireless interface to his phone. His home set up has a similar interface box to his TS 480 transceiver. He demonstrated this ability to a few hams who were also pilots about how this actually works – really cool stuff! We could talk from Glen’s home station to our club station. No need for a radio check ever! Our club station is an Icom 718, manual antenna tuner, power supply powered by commercial power (we had a generator but it wasn’t needed this year). The antenna was new for this year, a G5RV mini, 51’ overall length. It was up at about 25 feet. It covers 40 thru 6 meters with a tuner. We made contacts as far away Nebraska, and mobiles and base stations in Texas and as far south as Florida. (more…)
Aug 15, 2016 | Club Station, Events, Special Event
PAARC at the 2016 Montgomery County 4H Fair
On August 12 and 13, the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club operated and did demos of amateur radio for the public. This was our third year at the fair. Thanks go to Wes N3HWH who got the club involved back in 2014. It is a wonderful opportunity to show off to the public what amateur radio has to offer to individuals and to their communities. (more…)
Sep 11, 2016 | Contesting, Special Event
Join PAARC members in participating in another fun PA QSO Party for 2016! Pennsylvania Amateurs will try to contact as many other amateurs in Pennsylvania, the United States, Canada and the world in this two day contest. Some forty-five plaques will be awarded for multiple categories of operation. This event is sponsored by the Nittany Amateur Radio Club (NARC). Operation period: 1600Z October 8 to 0500Z October 9, and 1300Z October 9 to 2200Z October 9, 2016. Learn more at the party webpage: www.nittany-arc.net/PAQSO.html. Click here for Contest Rules pdf. Spotting site for contest: http://cwfun.org/funspots/paqp/frames.html
Sep 11, 2016 | Club Meeting, License Exams
These PAARC events are held at St. James Lutheran Church, at the intersection of Swamp Pike and Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA:
VE Test Session – at 5:00 pm: Go for your license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register by sending a request to VETesting@PAARC.NET. Test sessions are administered by examiners accredited by the ARRL. See what to bring to exam session here: www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session. Future session: 11/4.
Club Meeting – 7:00 pm: Presentation on batteries by Tim Drager / W3UE. It’s also pie night. Enjoy pies of the season along with ice cream.
