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.

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Oct. 10 & 11: K3ZMC Bonus Station for the PA QSO Party

The PA QSO Party has chosen PAARC to be the 2026 Bonus Station. This is in honor of our 50th Anniversary. We will operate as K3ZMC from one location: Ringing Hill Fire Company's small pavilion, 815 White Pine Lane, Pottstown, PA 19464. Members may sign up to work...

Nov. 6: Matt Butch, KV3JGB – ARRL EPA Section Manager

The PAARC Friday, November 6th monthly meeting at 7:00 pm will feature a presentation by Matt Butch, KV3JGB, ARRL EPA Section Manager. We will also take member nominations for the 2027 PAARC board. The meeting will take place at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler...

Oct. 2: Meshtastic & MeshCore, with W8SLR

The PAARC Friday, October 2nd monthly meeting at 7:00 pm will feature a presentation on MESHTASTIC and MeshCore with Seth, W8SLR. These are off-grid communication platforms for everyone. The meeting will take place at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in...

Sept. 4: Show & Share

Join us for our Friday, September 4th monthly meeting at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. This will be a show and share night, where members are encouraged to bring an amateur radio related project to show, or share a summer...

PAARC’s K3ZMC is the PA QSO Party Bonus Station

70th PA QSO Party - October 10 & 11, 2026 - Always the 2nd Full Weekend in October https://www.paqso.org/index.html K3ZMC is the bonus station for 2026. PAARC member are welcome to sign up to operate from the Ringing Hill Fire Company in Pottstown. We have a...

Upcoming Hamfests

Upcoming Summer and Fall Hamfests for 2026 ... August 9 MARC Hamfest in Kimberton Sunday, 8/9/26. Kimberton Fire Company Grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) (GPS: 40.12748, -75.56726) west of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA. Doors open for...

PAARC 50th Anniversary Events

SPECIAL EVENT STATION Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship, Service, and Amateur Radio 09/19/26 through 09/26/26 Join the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club as we celebrate 50 years of organized amateur radio in the Pottstown area. Throughout the week, club members will...

Reggie Leister, N3KAS SK

Reginald I. Leister, 78, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, passed away on June 29, 2026, at Manatawny Manor. He was the husband of Sarah J. (Stetler) Leister, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Reggie was a certified Consumer Credit Business Executive, having devoted...

Field Day 2026

PAARC will not be hold a field day exercise this year. We encourage amateur radio operators and the public to seek out other amateur radio groups using the online field day locator: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every...

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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
⇒ K3ZMC is PAQP Bonus Station

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

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

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