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.

Recap: PAARC at 4H Fair

PAARC at the 2016 Montgomery County 4H Fair On August 12 and 13, the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club operated and did demos of amateur radio for the public. This was our third year at the fair. Thanks go to Wes N3HWH who got the club involved back in 2014. It is a...

Club Meeting – Sept. 2

Our next meeting will be on Friday, Sept. 2, at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, Kugler Rd. and Swamp Pike in Limerick. Members, friends, and prospective hams are invited to join us. The presentation is on remote operation, with Tom W3EX. Melody and Jane will be...

Amateur Radio Exam Session – Sept. 2

PAARC will offer an amateur radio license exam session on Friday, Sept. 2, at 5:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., (intersection of Swamp Pike & Kugler Rd.) Limerick, PA 19468. Go for your license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register for the test by...

Fly-in Breakfast – Sept. 11

PAARC will be operating from the Fly-in Breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 11, from 8 am to 12 noon at Heritage Field airport in Limerick. Parking is free. Pancakes, eggs, ham, juice and coffee for $8 per adult, $5 for kids. Antique, modern, experimental and war planes on...

PAARC at 4H Fair – Aug. 12 & 13

PAARC will be an exhibitor at the Montgomery County 4H Fair once again. Ed McCoy/N3WXW is setting up the K3ZMC demo station to introduce amateur radio to the large number of people, young and old, at the fair. Join us to operate, or come out to see the fair and stop...

6M Nets from the Fire Tower – Aug. 31

Calling all PAARC members…. Yes, it’s that time of the year again when we run nets from locations other than our shack. This year we’ll be running both the Magicians Net and the AM Mini Boat Anchor Net from high atop the Hopewell Fire Tower at French Creek...

Fox Hunt – July 16th

Our next PAARC fox hunt will be on July 16th at 9:30 am. We'll start at the Pottsgrove Middle School on 1351 N. Hanover St., Pottstown 19464 N 40 deg., 16.27 min, W 75 deg. 38.15 min. Al AG3T and Dori will be the foxes. If anyone needs to borrow equipment contact...

Amateur Radio Exam Session – Aug. 5th

PAARC will offer an amateur radio license exam session on Friday, Aug. 5, at 5:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., (intersection of Swamp Pike & Kugler Rd.) Limerick, PA 19468. Go for your license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register for the test by...

Valley Forge Hamfest – July 9th

The 2016 Valley Forge MARC Hamfest will be held on Sat., July 9th at the Kimberton Fire Company grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) south of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA. The MARC Hamfest announcement can be downloaded here. Directions to the...

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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