No Meeting on Fri., July 3rd
There won’t be a club meeting on the 2M repeater on Friday, July 3rd. We’re having issues with the repeater. Enjoy the holiday weekend and the 13 Colonies Special Event that runs July 1 to 7. See http://www.13colonies.us
May 1st Club Meeting on the 2M Repeater
We expect to be still under the COVID-19 stay at home guidelines for the Friday, May 1st meeting. The meeting will take place on the 2M repeater.
Find us on 147.21 / 147.81 MHz PL 131.8.
Also, Amateur Radio license test sessions are on hold for now.
PAARC Nominates and Elects 2020 Board of Directors
At the November 1, 2019 meeting we held nominations for the 2020 PAARC Board of Directors. The following members were nominated for positions, and since they were the only nominations, they accepted these positions on the board for next year:
2020 Officers with one year terms:
President – Wes Hammerschmidt, N3HWH
Vice-President – Ed Leshinskie, K3BVQ
Treasurer – Nate Rosenthal, N2ADD
Secretary – Melody Bowers, KB3SJR
Executive Board Member Elected to a 3 year term ending Dec. 2022:
Jay Moyer, K3JY (finishing a term in 2019, and re-elected)
2020 Board Members who continue to serve their terms:
Executive Board – Pete Kobak, K0BAK
Executive Board – Steve Sobota, K3ALV
Club License Trustee – Bob Rex, K3DBD
We are grateful for all who served the board in 2019 including those named above, plus Bill Stauffer, KA3RMM (Club License Trustee) and Ben Trave, K3BJT (Vice-President). Thank you all for stepping forward to lead the club. And thank you to all who voted at the 11/1/19 meeting.
Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club (PAARC) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization focused on education.
2020 Board – 11/1 nominations & 12/6 election
Nominations for 2020 PAARC Board of Directors
PAARC is seeking nominations for the following positions in 2020 at the Friday, November 1st 2019 meeting. Only current members may vote. Please consider running for a position on the board. You can help steer the ship in 2020 and beyond. It’s fun being on the board and giving back to a wonderful club and hobby!
- Officers – each with a one year term: President, Vice President. Secretary, Treasurer
- Executive board – three year term: one position open
Current members may also send their nomination in via email to secretary at paarc dot net by Oct. 31st.
The Election will be held at December 6th meeting. Descriptions of duties are in the PAARC Bylaws.
2019 PAARC Board
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- President – Ed Leshinskie, K3BVQ
- Vice President – Ben Trave, K3BJT
- Secretary – Melody Bowers, KB3SJR
- Treasurer – Nate Rosenthal, N2ADD
Executive Board Members
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- Steve Sobota, K3ALV
- Pete Kobak, K0BAK
- Jay Moyer K3JY (term ends in 2019)
- Bob Rex, K3DBD K3ZMC License Trustee
Glenn Mohler, AB3TQ – SK
It is with deep sadness that we report the sudden passing of Glenn Mohler, AB3TQ of Mohnton, PA on March 4, 2019. Our condolences go out to his family and friends. He will be missed. We will post more information when it becomes available.
Glenn was a member of both PAARC and the Reading Radio Club. He brought energy and enthusiasm for participating in and organizing fox hunts for both clubs. He also enjoyed spending time outdoors on the challenge of geocaching and operating for Summits On The Air (SOTA).
Glenn wrote an article for the PAARC website on fox hunting in 2017 where he mentioned many of the friends he made on PAARC foxhunts. His enthusiam for the hunt was shared with his good friend, Ron K3RJW. You can view Glenn’s article here: https://www.paarc.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/First-PAARC-Foxhunt-by-AB3TQ.pdf