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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W3UU Winterfest in Harrisburg – 1/11

The Harrisburg Radio Amateurs’ Club (HRAC) presents WINTERFEST, a Harrisburg Hamfest on Sat., Jan. 11, 2020 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Get the flyer: http://www.w3uu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Winterfest-2020-Flyer.pdf Location: Vietnam Veterans of America, 8000...

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Club Meeting – 2/7: Mesh Networks

Join us at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, PA for a presentation on AREDN mesh networks by Tom Nolan, W3EX. Tom is our Montgomery County ARES Emergency Coordinator. Refreshments served. All are welcome to attend.   There will also be an amateur radio...

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Wed. Night Nets Holiday Schedule

The following Wed. night nets are on hiatus for the holidays: 12/25/19 - Wed. 7:30 pm 2M Net with Ed K3BVQ. This net will return on Jan. 1st, 2020. 12/25/19 & 1/1/20 - Magician's Net and Mini Boat Anchor Net will return on Jan. 8th, 2020. We look forward to...

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Club Meeting – 1/3/2020: Travels with KB3SBC & WA3WSJ

Join PAARC members on Friday, Jan. 3rd, 2020 at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA for a presentation by Walt, KB3SBC, and area author Ed, WA3WSJ, on their many travels in pursuit of amateur radio contacts.  See WA3WSJ's webpage for his...

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Club Meeting – Dec. 6: Callsigns Open Mic

Join PAARC members on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm for a pleasant evening with a discussion of callsigns and what your callsign means to you. This is an informal meeting without a presenter, but with an open mic. Here the the types of things you may choose to speak...

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Help Save Winlink & PACTOR – Act Today!

5 November 2019 To: All Amateur Radio Emergency Coordinators throughout the United States From: Radio Relay International Ref: The Future of the Winlink System and PACTOR Does your ARES, RACES or similar local emergency communications unit use Winlink, DTN or similar...

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Control Ops Needed for EPA Section Nets

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...

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PAARC Nominates and Elects 2020 Board of Directors

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...

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WARC ARRL Night – 11/7

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...

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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
Register for an Exam

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
https://epa-arrl.org/epa-hamfests/

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