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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Walter E. Grube, Jr. WD8MNE SK

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Walt Grube, WD8MNE on April 11, 2025. Walt was a member of PAARC and the Reading Radio Club. We will miss seeing him at club meetings, and hearing him on the air. Our condolences go out to his family. May he rest in peace. ...

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May 2 Meeting: AM & FM Broadcasting Signals, with KB3WXX

Join us on Friday, May 2, at 7:00 pm for the PAARC monthly meeting at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. Topics include: Factors affecting transmission and reception of MW (AM) and FM signals, directional AM transmitting antenna configurations,...

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4/17: ARRL Leadership at Mt. Airy VHF Club Meeting

Very special ARRL  night! All local Radio Clubs are cordially invited to attend. The Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club (Packrats) will be holding their annual ARRL Night general meeting on Thursday April 17th, 2025. The meeting will take place at the Ben Wilson Senior Activity...

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UHF 443.55 Repeater Update

The UHF Repeater 443.55 was removed for service on 3/23/25. One of the cooling fans has failed and needs to be replaced. There are two fans in each repeater, Presently, the fans run continuously. The cabinet fan has failed, the condition of the second fan on the...

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Spring Hamfests 2025

April 26   Delmarva Radio & Electronics Expo and ARRL State Convention Cheer Community Center, 20520 Sand Hill Road, Georgetown, DE  19947 http://www.radioelectronicsexpo.com/ April 26  York HAMFEST One of the Area’s oldest Hamfests, their 69th Year. Gleview...

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April 4 Meeting: POTA with Pete Kobak, K0BAK

Join us on Friday, March 7, at 7:00 pm for the PAARC monthly meeting at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. The presentation will be on Parks on the Air (POTA,) and our speaker is Pete Kobak, K0BAK. Pete is incredibly active with POTA, and this...

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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
⇒ May 3  PAARC Anniversary Picnic at Ironstone 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
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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 

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

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