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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Gerald Harley WA2TTI, SK

We are saddened to inform our members that Jerry (Gerald) Harley, WA2TTI passed away on Nov. 25, 2020. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. He was a longtime friend of the club and former member. Here is his obituary from the Pottstown Mercury: Gerald H....

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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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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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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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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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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

2026 EVENTS
⇒ May 3  PAARC in the Park
⇒ May 3  PAARC Anniversary Picnic at Ironstone Park

LICENSE EXAMS
Held on most first Fridays at 5:00 pm
except June, July & Aug. 2026
No walk-ins. Dates may change.
Next exam:
Sept. 4
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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 

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