Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club

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.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

RRC Indoor Fox Hunt Practice – 1/27

The Reading Radio Club's Fox committee will offer 2 indoor classes to help you hone your fox hunt (transmitter hunt) skills. If you have your own equipment, please bring it, but if not, they will have extra equipment available to teach hunting skills for the first 30...

Philmont ARC Auction-Fest – 1/8

Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at 7pm at ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Wolcoff Auditorium, 5800 RIDGE AVE. (Ridge Ave & Jamestown St.) PHILADELPHIA PA 19128 Visit their website for details and item photos: http://www.phil-mont.org Buyer's Sheet:...

2019 Amateur Radio License Exams

If you're planning to take your Amateur Radio license test in 2019, take it with the friendly and experienced team at PAARC. We offer tests monthly on most first Fridays at 5:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., in Limerick, PA, except during the summer...

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

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
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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