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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Club Meeting: 4/5 – Sailing with Amateur Radio

Join us on Friday, April 5th at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the benefits of amateur radio when sailing with Donna Ferron, KB3DCB (moved from March). Pete - K0BAK will also give a brief talk on Parks on the Air. We meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in...

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Dave Burton, KC3EYL – SK

David C. Burton, KC3EYL passed away suddenly on March 10, 2019 at age 58.  He was an active member at PAARC and a could frequently be found on the 2M repeater where he enjoyed friendly banter with his friends at PAARC. He resided in Pottstown with his beloved wife of...

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Technician License Class by EAAR – 3/31 & 4/14

The Education Alliance for Amateur Radio is sponsoring a Ham Radio Technician Cram Class.  This is a 8 hour cram class broken into two 4 hour sessions. Studying is essential- It usually takes about 10 hours of study to master the tech exam materials (not including the...

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Glenn Mohler, AB3TQ – SK

It is with deep sadness that we report the sudden passing of Glenn Mohler, AB3TQ of Mohnton, PA on March 4, 2019. Our condolences go out to his family and friends. He will be missed. We will post more information when it becomes available. Glenn was a member of both...

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CANCELED Club Meeting & VE Test – 3/1

We have cancelled the 3/1 club meeting and VE test session due to anticipated slippery road conditions per the National Weather Service.   Future Meetings -  4/5  Donna Ferron KB3CBE Sailing with amateur radio -  5/3  RF Interference -  6/7  Roving w/ KOBAK

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Austria World Radio Day 4U0R – 2/13-28

Members of the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (ARCDXC) [4U1A] will be active with special callsign 4U0R from the Vienna International Center, Austria, for the 'World Radio Day' (February 13th) until February 28th. Activity will be on various HF bands...

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Mesh Networks Presentation

In case you missed the January meeting, you can view the the presentation on mesh networks from our presenter (and new PAARC member), Tom Nolan W3EX here.   Tip: WV3P posted ths on the Yahoo Reflector -For those of you who were at the last club meeting, and ask the...

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New General Question Pool – 7/1

New General Class Question Pool ReleasedEffective July 1st The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEX) Question Pool Committee has released the 2019 – 2023 FCC Element 3 General Class Question Pool into the public domain. The 2019 – 2023...

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Club Meeting: Fox Hunting – 2/1

Join us on Friday, Feb. 1st at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, PA for a talk and demo on fox hunts, aka radio direction finding. Our presenters will be Bill W3FRB, and Jim K3CHJ. Learn what it takes to get started in this fun radio sport and try your...

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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
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