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.

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April 28 – PAARC in the Park POTA Event

This event was a great success. See the write up in the PAARC May Newsletter and the EPA Section blog post by the Section Manager, Bob Willson, W3BIG.  Original post: Get ready for an electrifying event! Join us for an Amateur Radio Parks on the Air (POTA)...

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March 1: Club Meeting – Oscilloscopes & Multimeters

Please join us on Friday, Feb. 2nd at 7:00pm for our monthly meeting at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. All are welcome. Refreshments served.  Our presenter will be Ron Medykiewicz, WA3VEE, and his presentation will be an overview of...

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Jan. 22: PAARC Board Meeting

The 2024 PAARC Board will meet via Zoom on Jan. 22, 2024. Contact secretary at park dot net if you have any business to bring before the board. This notice was cross posted on PAARC's private Groups.io.

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Feb. 2: Club Meeting – Radiation & You, with Ron, KC3ACL

Please join us on Friday, Feb. 2nd at 7:00pm for our monthly meeting at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. The evening's presentation is "Radiation and You," given by Dr. Ron Bellamy, KC3ACL.  This talk will cover the basic principles of natural...

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Jan. 5: Drones with Walt Skavinsky, KB3SBC

Please join us on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 at 7:00pm for our monthly meeting at St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, PA. The evening will feature an updated presentation on Drones with our club expert on the topic, Walt Skavinsky, KB3SBC. Come learn about these...

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2024 PAARC Board Nominations and Dec. 1 Election

At the Nov. 3, 2023 PAARC monthly meeting we held nominations for the Pottstown Area amateur Radio Club (PARC) Board of Directors. Here are the results:  2024 PAARC Board Nominations During our nomination procedure, two people were nominated for President. PAARC...

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Dec. 1: Club Meeting: Member Night & Election

Join us on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Saint James Lutheran Church for the PAARC monthly meeting. It is Member Night, and members are welcome to present 5-10 minute talks about their radio equipment, projects, or share their knowledge about another hobby, trip...

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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
⇒ 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
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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 

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