Jun 22, 2021 | Amateur Radio, ARRL, Club event, Club Station, Field Day
PAARC welcomes members to our private Field Day event at Welkinweir beginning at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 26, and ending at noon on Sunday, June 27. Sorry, but this event is not open to the public.
Members will need to sign Welkinweir’s COVID-19 waiver at the sign-in table in order to visit or operate. Our event call is W3U, and the GOTA station will be K3ZMC. There will be a refreshments table in the pavilion.
We expect our classification to be 3A. The following operators will have stations set up for the duration: K3TWL, WA3LAB (CW), and KE3KQ. We anticipate a visit from K0BAK with a VHF 6 station.
The GOTA (Get On The Air) station is available for new hams and those who may not have operated in awhile. Coaching is available from K3AFV.
Visit our Field day webpage
May 10, 2021 | Club event, Field Day
We have a location for PAARC’s ARRL Field Day 2021 once again at Welkinweir on June 26th and 27th. Due to the lingering pandemic this event is a members-only event. Our special event callsign is W3U. If we have a GOTA station it will be K3ZMC. Members will discuss field day at the June 4th meeting on Zoom. See the field day webpage here: https://www.paarc.net/field-day-2/
Welkinweir is a permanently preserved 224 acre rural property with a focus on ecological issues, sustainability, and land stewardship. It is beautiful and on the top of a modest hill. The property is closed on the weekends so our usage is likely to be one of few events happening on the property.
If you want to keep up on the plans for Field Day, there is a sub group on the PAARC groups.io forum specifically for Field Day so just join that subgroup.
ARRL rule changes from last year remain in effect with minor modifications (class D &E power limit) so club members have can work field day at Welkinweir or participate from home according to the ARRL classifications from last year.
Learn more about ARRL Field Day here: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
Jan 31, 2021 | Club event, News, Zoom
Come Zoom with us on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 8:00 pm for a discussion of the impending storm, Contact secretary at paarc dot net for Zoom credentials.
Jun 11, 2020 | Club event, Zoom
Members are welcome to join in on our Monday PAARC Roundtable Zoom at 7:30 pm. Write to secretary at paarc dot net for the private Zoom login.
May 31, 2020 | Club event, Events, Field Day, News
We will not be at Welkinweir for Field Day since it’s closed for public events for now. Instead, individuals will operate from the location of their choice, and members can attribute their scores to the club on the ARRL submission form. Our official contest club name is Pottstown Area ARC. See our Field Day page.
Club Field Day discussions are on our Groups.io Field Day subgroup. Write to secretary@paarc dot net for more information.
Good luck everyone and stay safe and healthy!
Learn more about ARRL Field Day: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
ARRL Field Day Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966096706830030/
Logging Software
The following logging software is known to offer a Field Day profile, and/or can be used for logging Field Day contacts.
FDLog http://www.fdlog.info/ (watch the web site for FD2020 software update)
N3FJP https://www.n3fjp.com/fieldday.html (updated for FD2020)
N1MM+ https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/ (updated for FD2020)
Entries must be postmarked or submitted via web app at http://field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php by Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
