Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club (PAARC) is an ARRL affiliated club with educational programs of interest to amateur radio operators on first Fridays in Limerick, PA. We offer weekly radio nets, license exams, and operating opportunities to build skills and advance the interest, knowledge, fraternalism of amateur radio in the community, and to serve the public interest and safety.  PAARC operates 4 FM repeaters including C4FM analog and digital, and APRS Digi.

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Dec. 4th Meeting on Zoom – Member Night

Join us on Friday, Dec. 4th at 7:00 pm for a discussion on Zoom and show off your home-brew projects. We will also see a short presentation on the Able Archer Special Event and hear some exciting news on the area AREDN mesh network. Contact the secretary for Zoom...

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Nov. 6th Meeting on Zoom – Antenna Matching with K3EUI

Join us for our monthly club meeting and Zoom presentation at 7:00 pm on Friday, November 6. Barry Feierman, K3EUI will present on antenna matching. Interested Amateur Radio operators should contact the secretary at "secretary at paarc dot net" for the Zoom credentials.

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Ron Schwendt, N3AR SK

Ronald Joseph Schwendt, 89 of Union Twp., Berks Co., PA, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Penn State Health-St. Joseph in Bern Twp., Berks Co., PA. Born September 30, 1930 in Trenton, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Joseph Schwendt and the late Helen...

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Sept. 4th & Oct. 2nd Meetings

Our first Friday meeting on Sept. 4th will be on the 2M repeater at 7:00 p.m on 147.21 / 147.81 MHz  PL 131.8. Our 7:00 p.m. October 2nd meeting via Zoom will feature a presentation by Tom Nolan, W3EX on the Elbow Reef Lightstation: The last remaining kerosene fired,...

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New EPA Section YouTube Channel

The EPA Section Manager, George Miller W3GWM, launched a new YouTube Channel. There are two recent presentations uploaded: Digital Mobile Radio, and Becoming a Better Net Control Station. See them both here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9pFjWjOMIl61cX4umAp9g/...

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EPA Section DMR Net – Thursdays at 7:30 pm

From the ARRL EPA Section website: We’ve been having a lot of activity on the EPA Section DMR Brandmeister Talkgroup. If you have a Hotspot our Talkgroup is 31426. I try to monitor whenever I can. We’re going to try holding a net. Most people seem free on Thursday...

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New Weekly Statewide WIRES-X Talkgroup

Sunday nights at 8 PM choose ID#60328 on your C4FM radio and join the statewide WIRES-X net. The Keystone-Wide room, (formerly the Uniontown Amateur Radio Club’s Keystone-West room) is now open to everyone in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Steel City ARC’s Christine...

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Reading Radio Club Hamfest – Sat., Aug. 8th

The Reading Radio Club will be holding a Hamfest live at Heritage Park in Sinking Spring (992 Clematis St.) on Saturday, August 8. The event will be open to hams selling equipment from 0700 local, and those who would be interested in buying equipment can arrive at...

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Repeaters

147.21 / 147.81 MHz  PL 131.8
224.02 / 222.42 MHz  PL 131.8
443.55 / 448.55 MHz  PL 131.8

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2024 MEETINGS
First Friday Meetings are at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church
⇒ Jan. 5,  Drones
⇒ Feb. 2,  Radiation & You
⇒ Mar. 1,  Oscilloscopes & Multimeters
⇒ Apr. 5,  Antique Radios
⇒ May 3, Police Technology
⇒ June 7, Ice Cream Social
⇒ No in-person meets in July & Aug. 

EVENTS
⇒ Apr. 28 PAARC in the Park POTA
⇒ Jun. 22-23  Field Day at Welkinweir

LICENSE EXAMS
Held on first Fridays at 5:00 pm
except during July & Aug.
No walk-ins. Dates may change.

Register for an exam 
⇒ June 7

 

 

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