Posted: 11/18/19: Net Control Operators are needed for EPAEPTN. At the moment I have openings available Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. NCS is also needed for the PA Fone Net on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you are interested in any session, please contact me. Experience not necessary. NCS is really easy and we will provide training.
73,
George W3GWM
Eastern PA Section Manager
w3gwm@arrl.org
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.
Attention ARRL members: You are invited to meet Howard Michel, WB2ITX, ARRL CEO, Tom Abernathy, W3TOM, Atlantic Division Director, Bob Famiglio, K3RF, Atlantic Division Vice-Director, George Miller, W3GWM, EPA Section Manager and Tom Mills, AF4NC, EPA Assistant Section Manager at WARC’s ARRL Night on Thursday, November 7th at 7:30 pm. This event of the Warminster Amateur Radio Club is at the Benjamin Wilson Senior Center, 580 Delmont Ave., Warminster, PA. Come out and hear about everything all things ARRL related.
The Limerick Generating Station Emergency Preparedness Drill will occur this Tuesday November 19. As we have done in the past, PAARC has granted permission for Montgomery County ARES to use the 147.21 repeater and Berks County ARES to use the 224.02 repeater during this exercise. It is possible that some activity may also show up on the 443.55 repeater.
We are requesting that normal communications that would occur on our repeaters be minimized or curtailed during the drill. It is expected that the drill will be active between 4 PM and 8 PM.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Bob K3DBD, K3ZMC Trustee
– Learn About ARES Connect https://epa-arrl.org/ares-connect/
– Berks County ARES-RACES https://k3ti.n3vmt.com/ARES_RACES_2016.html
– Chester County CCAR http://www.w3eoc.org
– Montgomery County MCAR http://www.aa3e.org
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!
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
Executive Board Members