Feb 26, 2024 | Club event, News, POTA
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Get ready for an electrifying event! Join us for an Amateur Radio Parks on the Air (POTA) extravaganza at Evansburg State Park Pavilion A on April 28, 2024!
Date: April 28, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM local time
Location: Evansburg State Park Pavilion A
Upcoming POTA event in southeastern Pennsylvania. you are officially invited to the PAARC in the Park event. Date: April 28, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM local time Location: Evansburg State Park Pavilion A, Evansburg State Park US-1351 – 851 Mayhall Rd., Collegeville, PA 19426-1202 Talk-in 147.210 + 131.8 (K3ZMC) What3Words- ///mystic.switch.clean
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Refreshments and snacks will be provided the event is free of charge. Please feel free to visit. Activators are welcome!
The Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club (K3ZMC) is hosting this event. The aim is to show other hams how to activate a POTA station with minimal special equipment, focusing on what’s already available to most. Sharing their experience is what we call our “League of Extraordinary POTAMEN” emphasizing their expertise and unique approaches The four featured POTA veterans, Pete Kobak K0BAK, Greg Malone WA3GM, Joel Rubincam NF3R, and Bill Hewitt W3FRB, are showcasing the symbiotic relationship between activators and hunters in POTA. The program will also stress the importance of both roles, as activators rely on hunters, and many hunters transition into activators to support each other. Whether you’re new to POTA, an experienced operator, or simply curious, the event highlights the flexibility and challenges of the activity. POTA allows participants to pursue their interests in their own way, emphasizing the importance of skills and adaptability in dealing with various elements. This event not only showcases the excitement of POTA but also fosters learning and community among amateur radio enthusiasts in the region. See you there!
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Dec 17, 2023 | Club event, Education, STEM
ARRL Kids Day Event
Jan. 6, 2024, 1:00 PM to 6:59 PM
Civil Air Patrol Squadron 904 – Quakertown Airport, 2425 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, PA 18951
The Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club (K3ZMC) and the Education Alliance for Amateur Radio (KE3AAR) will offer an ARRL Kids Day event. The Civil Air Patrol Squadron 904 from Quakertown will be aiding and hosting us at their facilities.
What is Kids Day?
The ARRL offers an event twice a year to promote amateur radio to our youth. Share the excitement with your kids or grandkids, a Scout troop, a church, or the public! Kids Day is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people and foster interest in getting their own license. It is also intended to allow older hams to share their station and love for amateur radio with their children.
For Kids:
If you are a young person interested in amateur radio, stop by during the event. Take the opportunity to get on the air and learn what amateur radio is all about.
For Civil Air Patrol Members:
Stop by and assist in operating the station and expand your knowledge of communications. An amateur radio license can provide valuable knowledge and experience that can be brought over to CAP in your role as a member or if you desire to pursue a Communications specialty track.
For Amateur Radio Operators (We need PAARC member participation):
Listen on any of the following frequencies 10 Meters: 28.350 to 28.400 MHz, 12 Meters: 24.960 to 24.980 MHz, 15 Meters: 21.360 to 21.400 MHz, 17 Meters: 18.140 to 18.145 MHz, 20 Meters: 14.270 to 14.300 MHz 40 Meters: 7.270 to 7.290 MHz, 80 Meters: 3.740 to 3.940 MHz or the Pottstown Amateur Radio Club repeaters 147.210+ 131.8 and 443.55+ 131.8. FT8 on 40 and 20 Meters. Answer any “CQ Kids Day” calls. The suggested exchange is name, age, location, and favorite color. Be sure to work the same station again if an operator has changed. To draw attention, call “CQ Kids Day.”
If you have any questions, contact Walt Skavinsky (KB3SBC) kb3sbc at radiostemalliance dot org
Jun 4, 2023 | Club event, Field Day
The PAARC 2023 Field Day event is at beautiful Welkinweir again. The park is not open to the public on weekends, so this is a members-only event, though members may bring their friends and family to experience ham radio and get on the GOTA station, with or without license. We expect to operate on Saturday, June 24th beginning at 2:00 PM through 9:00 PM (gates will be closed overnight), and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. We will operate as W3U, and will likely operate as 3A EPA on commercial power. Enjoy plentiful food and refreshments in the pavilion along with some fun fellowship with your fellow hams!
View the PAARC Field Day webpage for directions
Learn more about ARRL Field Day here: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
View the ARRL Field Day Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966096706830030/
Jun 13, 2023 | Club event, Fox Hunt
PAARC’s planned June 24 fox hunt was postponed to Sat., July 1st at 9:00 AM. The start will be at the Upper Parking Lot at the Pottsgrove Middle School on 1351 N. Hanover St., Pottstown 19464 N 40 deg., 16.27 min, W 75 deg. 38.15 min. AG3T will be the fox.
Learn more about fox hunting, aka transmitter hunting, here: https://www.paarc.net/fox-hunting/
Jun 21, 2022 | Club event
PAARC Members: You, your family and guests are invited to the club’s private field day event at Welkinweir. PAARC field day is not open to the public this year.
We will be classified as 4A, and operating as W3U. We hope to have a GOTA station on the air for some hours on Saturday. See our field day webpage for more information.
If you’re participating in field day from home and want to add your score to the club score, please fill out the ARRL form after the event and list PAARC as “Pottstown Area ARC” as your club. Field Day entries must be postmarked or submitted via web app at field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php by Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
