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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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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Aug. 7th Club Meeting on 2M repeater

Join us for the first Friday, August 7th club meeting on the air at 7:00 pm. The meeting will take place on the 2M repeater at 7:00 pm. Find us on 147.21 / 147.81 MHz  PL 131.8.  We do not plan on meeting in person until sometime in the Fall or later. Also, Amateur...

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Digital Mobile Radio Webinar – Wed., July 29

To All EPA Hams: The ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section will be hosting the next in our series of Webinars, “I’m On (or Almost On) DMR. So Now What?” on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 at 7:30 PM. Mark Wheeler, KZ3MW, will be presenting this webinar on Zoom. If you are...

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PAARC Field Day Fun – June 27 to 28

The club Field Day location is closed to the public for now so members will be operating from home. The good news is that you can submit your field day contacts into the ARRL Web Application and have them accrue to our club. And you get 50 bonus points for using the...

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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  

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13 Colonies Special Event webinar – June 15

On Monday, June 15th, at 7:30 PM the ARRL EPA Section will be holding a webinar on the 13 Colonies Special Event coming up on July 1st through the 7th. Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO, will be the presenter. If you registered previously you should have received the login...

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PAARC Field Day – June 27 & 28

We will not be at Welkinweir for Field Day since it's closed for public events for now. Instead, individuals will operate from the location of their choice, and members can attribute their scores to the club on the ARRL submission form. Our official contest club name...

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June 3rd Club Meeting on 2M Repeater

We expect to be still under the COVID-19 guidelines for the Friday, June 3rd meeting. The meeting will take place on the 2M repeater at 7:00 pm. Find us on 147.21 / 147.81 MHz  PL 131.8. Also, Amateur Radio license test sessions are on hold through September. 

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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

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 

AREA HAMFESTS
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