May 31, 2020 | Club event, Events, Field Day, News
We will not be at Welkinweir for Field Day since it’s closed for public events for now. Instead, individuals will operate from the location of their choice, and members can attribute their scores to the club on the ARRL submission form. Our official contest club name is Pottstown Area ARC. See our Field Day page.
Club Field Day discussions are on our Groups.io Field Day subgroup. Write to secretary@paarc dot net for more information.
Good luck everyone and stay safe and healthy!
Learn more about ARRL Field Day: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
ARRL Field Day Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966096706830030/
Logging Software
The following logging software is known to offer a Field Day profile, and/or can be used for logging Field Day contacts.
FDLog http://www.fdlog.info/ (watch the web site for FD2020 software update)
N3FJP https://www.n3fjp.com/fieldday.html (updated for FD2020)
N1MM+ https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/ (updated for FD2020)
Entries must be postmarked or submitted via web app at http://field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php by Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
Mar 7, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Club event, Club Meeting, License Exams, News, Repeater
Our Friday, April 3rd meeting and amateur radio license test session at the church have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. We hope to reschedule the presentation on attic antennas for a later date. Please note the May 1st meeting has a high likelihood of cancelation as well.
Instead of a face-to-face meeting, PAARC will have a First Friday Repeater Net with Ed, K3BVQ as Net Control. Repeater info: 147.21 / 147.81 MHz PL 131.8
The board meeting scheduled for 3/20 is also in flux. We will either move it online or postpone it to a later date.
PAARC is doing what we can to keep our community safe. Thank you for your understanding.
Dec 13, 2019 | Club event, Club Meeting, License Exams, News
Join PAARC members on Friday, Jan. 3rd, 2020 at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA for a presentation by Walt, KB3SBC, and area author Ed, WA3WSJ, on their many travels in pursuit of amateur radio contacts. See WA3WSJ’s webpage for his adventures with Pedestrian Mobile.
An Amateur Radio license exam will take place at 5:00 pm prior to the meeting. Visit the License Exam webpage for details on how to sign up.
Nov 8, 2019 | Club event, Club Meeting, News
Join PAARC members on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm for a pleasant evening with a discussion of callsigns and what your callsign means to you. This is an informal meeting without a presenter, but with an open mic. Here the the types of things you may choose to speak about: your name and call, when you were first licensed and your call then, what class of license you now have, what phonetics you use, who was your first contact, what strange or best looking QSL Card did you ever receive, and what mode of transmission do you prefer.
The 2020 Board was nominated at the Nov. meeting and since there were only single members nominated for each office, we will have a meet and greet of the new board. Holiday refreshments will be served. We meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA.
An Amateur Radio license exam will take place at 5:00 pm prior to the meeting. Visit the License Exam webpage for details on how to sign up.
Aug 5, 2019 | ARRL, Club event, License Exams
Amateur Radio License Tests resume on 9/6 at 5:00 pm – PAARC’s VE team led by Tom, K3TWL will resume testing on Friday, 9/6, at 5:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, Kugler Rd. and Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA. See the
PAARC License Exams page to sign up and for more information.
