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 & VE Test – March 2

Join us on Friday, March 2nd, 2018 at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA.   Club Meeting – 7:00 pm: Trip to Bald Knob and the Green Bank Observatory in WV, with Ed Breneiser, WA3WSJ, and friends Walt KB3SBC, and Bill KA3RMM.   Refreshments served....

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NASA on the Air Event – 12/17 – 12/18 

The Amateur Radio clubs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers around the US have invited the Amateur Radio community to join the NASA On The Air (NOTA) special event. NOTA gets under way in December 2017 and continues through December 2018....

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Dayton Hamvention – May 18-20

It's time to dust off the cob webs of winter and start making plans for a spring trip to Dayton, OH for Hamvention 2018!  This is billed as the world's largest expo for Radio Amateurs since 1952. Hamvention will be held May 18, 19 and 20, 2018 at the Greene County...

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ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, to Retire

www.arrl.org/ 01/18/2018 ARRL’s chief executive officer for the past 2 years, Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, announced his retirement as CEO, as the ARRL Board of Directors prepares to meet January 19-20. He will step down on March 2. Gallagher, who had earlier advised ARRL...

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Winter Field Day – Jan. 27 & 28

Baby it's cold outside, but that shouldn't stop you from working ham radio! Check out the Winter Field Day Assoc. event for camaraderie, field operation, emergency operating preparedness, and outdoor fun, all in the midst of winter! The last full weekend in...

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Harrisburg Winterfest – Jan. 13

Harrisburg Radio Amateurs Club WINTERFEST - Jan. 13 Harrisburg Radio Amateurs Club will host their 2018 WinterFest on Jan. 13, at the Vietnam Veterans of America (8000 Derry Street, Harrisburg). Admission is $3/person. Testing at 9:00am. Click here for flyer.

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ARRL International Grid Chase: Jan. – Dec.

ARRL International Grid Chase - New Year's Eve to Dec. 31 An event for all radio amateurs. Taking part is as simple as just getting on the air and making contacts: The objective of the year-long event is to work stations on any band (except 60 meters) in as many...

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2017 PAARC Honorees

In case you missed the Dec. meeting, we honored the following members for their contributions to the club: Bob Rex, K3DBD - Chairman of the Technical Committee and longtime supporter of the club and its members. Bob put the club repeaters on the air way back when, so...

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Club Meeting & VE Test – Feb. 2

Join us on Friday, Feb. 2nd, 2018 at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA.   Club Meeting – 7:00 pm: Amateur Radio and Sailing, with Donna Ferron, KB3ZCB. Refreshments served. All are welcome to attend. License Exam Session – 5:00 pm – Go for 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
https://epa-arrl.org/epa-hamfests/

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