Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship, Service, and Amateur Radio

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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August 7 – RRC Hamfest

RRC Hamfest 2021- Saturday, August 7th Location: Heritage Park, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania Off routes 422 & 724 - look for signs SINKING SPRING, PA (Reading area) - Reading Radio Club Hamfest Heritage Park, Sinking Spring, PA. West on 422 at Rt. 724, after one...

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Aug. 6th Meeting on Zoom

Join us on Friday, August 6th at 7:00 pm on Zoom for a casual member discussion about ham radio and more. This summer session has no formal presentation and will not be recorded. Members can contact secretary at PAARC dot net for meeting credentials.

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Field Day on June 26 & 27

PAARC welcomes members to our private Field Day event at Welkinweir beginning at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 26, and ending at noon on Sunday, June 27.  Sorry, but this event is not open to the public. Members will need to sign Welkinweir's COVID-19 waiver at the sign-in...

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June 4th Meeting on Zoom – Field Day

We encourage members to join in the Friday, June 4th Zoom at 7:00 pm to discuss field day plans. Whether you expect to join us at Welkinweir for Field Day, or if you plan to participate from home, let's discuss what worked during 2020 at home, and what we plan to do...

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2021 Hamfests

Here is a list of hamfests for 2021, compliments of the ARRL EPA Section Manager, George, W3GWM:  07/03/2021 - Firecracker Hamfest, ARRL Pennsylvania State Convention                     Location: Harrisburg, PA                     Type: ARRL Convention...

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Club Field Day – June 26 & 27

We have a location for PAARC’s ARRL Field Day 2021 once again at Welkinweir on June 26th and 27th. Due to the lingering pandemic this event is a members-only event. Our special event callsign is W3U. If we have a GOTA station it will be K3ZMC. Members will discuss...

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May 7th Meeting on Zoom – POTA

Please join us for our first Friday meeting on Zoom on May 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM.  The topic is Parks on the Air (POTA) with PAARC member, Pete Kobak, K0BAK. All hams are welcome to attend. Write to secretary at PAARC dot net for credentials and be sure to include your...

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Tower work and 2 meter Fusion Repeater

All repeaters will be down for tower maintenance on Monday, April 5.  There will be installation of new antennas, and tower climbers will need to be working in a RF free environment.  No idea how long this will take but it should be done by end of day. In addition,...

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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

2026 MEETINGS
First Friday Meetings are at 7:00 pm
at St. James Lutheran Church, except in Summer
⇒ Jan. 2  AM/FM Broadcasting, part 2
⇒ Feb. 6  Radio Astronomy
⇒ March 3  Space Weather II
⇒ April 3  GNU Radio
⇒ May 1 Alaska Trip
⇒ June 5 Ice Cream Social
⇒ Summer Recess
⇒ Aug. 17 Board Meeting
⇒ Sept. 4  Show & Tell
⇒ Oct. 2  Meshtastic
⇒ Nov. 6 Board Nominations
⇒ Dec. 4  Member Night

2026 EVENTS
⇒ May 3  PAARC in the Park
⇒ Sept. 19 Anniversary Picnic at Ironstone Park
⇒ K3ZMC is PAQP Bonus Station

LICENSE EXAMS
Held on most first Fridays at 5:00 pm
except July & Aug.
No walk-ins. Dates may change.
Next exams:
Sept. 4
Oct. 2
Nov. 6
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2025 MEETING HISTORY
⇒ Jan. 3  Antenna Analyzers
⇒ Feb. 7 Senior Scams
⇒ March 7 Tech Talk
⇒ April 4 POTA
⇒ May 2 AM & FM Broadcasting
⇒ June 6 Fox Hunt
⇒ June 6 Ice Cream Social
⇒ June 14 Fox Hunt
⇒ Sept. 5  SKYWARN
⇒ Oct. 3 Space Weather
⇒ Nov. 6 Thursday Meeting
Board Nominations & Social
⇒ Nov. 10 Board Meeting
⇒ Dec. 5 Member Night 

AREA HAMFESTS
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