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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PAARC Fox Hunt – 7/28

Dori K3TES and I will be hosting the next PAARC foxhunt on July 28th at 10:00 am starting from the Pottsgrove Middle School, 1351 N. Hanover St. Hope to see the usual gang plus some new hunters! - Al, AG3T (See the Fox Hunt web page for more info on transmitter...

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RRC Fox Hunt – 7/15 (cancelled)

Event cancelled due to bad weather. Meet at 1:00 pm at the Reading Pagoda (98 Duryea Dr, Reading, PA) parking lot. Hunters will point their antennas toward the direction which gives the strongest signal and then drive toward that location. Upon finding the hidden...

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Summer Happenings

2 pm Sat. 6/23 - 2 pm Sun., 6/24  ARRL Field Day PAARC at Welkinweir in Pottstown. Join us! Learn more:  www.paarc.net/field-day ARRL Field Day page:  www.arrl.org/field-day ARRL Field Day locator: www.arrl.org/field-day-locatorSat., 6/30   Harrisburg ARC Firecracker...

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MARC Valley Forge Hamfest – 7/14

The 2018 MARC Hamfest will be held on Sat., July 14th at the Kimberton Fire Company grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) south of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA. Doors open for sellers at 0700 and for buyers at 0800. Admission is $6. and...

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K3ZMC POTA Kilo Award

PAARC is proud of our members who made so many QSO's from French Creek State Park that our club station, K3ZMC, was recognized by POTA with a Kilo Activator Award. Thanks to Pete Kobak/K0BAK for submitting the entries!

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New Digital Net on Sundays @ 8 pm

All are welcome to join in on the new PAARC digital net for Yaesu System Fusion operators on Sundays at 8:00 pm local time on 443.550. Net Control is RC, KC3HRV. This net follows the 70 cm Club Net at 7:30 pm on 443.550 with Ed, K3BVQ. See these and the other PAARC...

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D-Star Class – 7/8

The Education Alliance for Amateur Radio is offering a free D-Star training class on July 8th 2018 from 10 am - 2 pm at the Upper Pottstgrove Township Office 1409 Farmington Ave, Pottstown, PA 19464.  The topics that will be covered are D-Star basics, using android...

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13 Colonies Special Event – 7/1-7

13 Colonies Special Event dates:  July 1 (9AM EST) to July 7 (Midnight EST) (July 1, 2018-1300 UTC to July 8, 2018-0400 UTC) This is the 10th Anniversary of the 13 Colonies Special Event! Stations working the special event station in at least one of the original 13...

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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  TBD
⇒ May 1 Alaska Trip

2026 EVENTS
⇒ May 3  PAARC in the Park

LICENSE EXAMS
Held on most first Fridays at 5:00 pm
except during July & Aug.
No walk-ins. Dates may change.
Next exams:
Feb. 6, 2026
March 6, 2026
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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 

2025 EVENTS
⇒ May 4 PAARC in the Park
Evansburg SP POTA
⇒ June 14 Fox Hunt
⇒ July 26 Fox Hunt
⇒ Sept. 20 Fox Hunt

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

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