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.

Amateur Radio at Exeter STEM Fair

Exeter Township School District hosted their annual "Spring in to STEM" fair on April 26, 2018. The purpose of the event is to engage students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Club members Jon Durand, N8EUL, and Shawn Pauley, W3SMP,...

Reading Radio Club Fox Hunt – 5/6

Reading Radio Club will hold a hidden transmitter "Fox" hunt on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 1:00 pm. They'll meet at the Reading Pagoda on Skyline Drive a little before the start time. The hunt initially requires a drive of less than 12 miles, then multiple low power...

Club Meeting & License Test – 5/4

Join us on Friday, May 4, 2018 at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. Club Meeting – 7:00 pm: May 4: FT8, with Barry Fierman, K3EUI License Exam Session – 5:00 pm – Go for your Amateur Radio license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register by sending...

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!

RF Hill RC Auction – April 25

The RF Hill Amateur Radio Club auction takes place on Wed., April 25, 2018. The doors open at 6:30 pm, and the auction starts at 7:30 pm. Location: Sellersville Fire Dept., 50 N. Main St., Sellersville, PA. Look for the yello "hamfest" signs. For more info, visit...

Club Meeting & License Test – April 6

Join us on Friday, April 6, 2018 at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. Club Meeting – 7:00 pm: All are welcome to attend. Outdoor adventures in the West, with Rick Rhoads, W3ALG. All are welcome. License Exam Session – 5:00 pm – Go for your...

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....

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....

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...

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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