Dues are Due

2022 Dues Payments – Please renew your membership at the March meeting
Renew in-person, online, or by mail.  Full Membership is $25, and additional family members are $5 each, student membership is $10, associate membership (non-licensed friend of the club) is $5.

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Existing members may renew via PayPal (with small surcharge): visit https://www.paarc.net/membership.
To pay by mail 
fill out the membership form and send a check to:
PAARC, PO Box 1485, Pottstown, PA 19464-0897.
Your dues support your club. Thank you

Friday, Dec. 3rd Meeting: Intro to POTA with KB3SBC

The next meeting is Friday, Dec. 3rd at 7:00 pm  at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. The VE exam that begins at 4:45 pm take’s place in the meeting hall, so if you arrive before 7:00 pm, please help the examinees focus by speaking softly. Note that If there is any new guidance or update to our schedule it will be sent via Groups.io and posted to the homepage of www.paarcdotnet.

The church follows CDC guidelines which mean masks are required, except when eating or presenting. 

At this meeting:

  • Walt, KB3SBC will give a short introduction to Parks on the Air (POTA). If you decide you want to learn more, sign up for his full class on Dec. 19, 2021 from 9:00 am to noon at the Upper Pottsgrove Twp. building. Visit https://www.radiostemalliance.org to learn more. Register for Walt’s Dec. 19th class here:  https://tinyurl.com/Parks-on-the-air
  • We will hold an election for 2022 board positions. Current licensed members may vote. 
  • Please feel free to bring a recent home-brew item or kit build to show us, or bring an item to sell.
  • We are accepting dues payments for 2022 at this meeting. See Melody, KB3SJR to make a payment; our treasurer will be away. 

Reading Radio Club Hamfest – Sat., Aug. 8th

The Reading Radio Club will be holding a Hamfest live at Heritage Park in Sinking Spring (992 Clematis St.) on Saturday, August 8. The event will be open to hams selling equipment from 0700 local, and those who would be interested in buying equipment can arrive at 0800 local. Volunteer examiners will also be administering license exams for anyone who wants to get an amateur license or existing hams that want to move up to a higher-level license. Tickets are $5 for shoppers, $8 for sellers; no entry fee for people taking license exams, unlicensed spouses, or anyone under the age of 18. The usual $15 fee applies if you want to take an exam, but there is no further charge to enter the hamfest. Since so many in-person events have been canceled or switched to virtual, online venues, this will be a good way to enjoy an in-person amateur radio event again. Please remember to follow the necessary precautions that may be in place on the date of the hamfest, including any requirement for wearing a mask and social distancing. View the Facebook page for the latest information: https://www.facebook.com/RRCW3BN.  Visit their website: https://www.qsl.net/w3bn/

They are offering an Amateur Radio license test session. You must pre-register for it. See this URL for more info: https://www.qsl.net/w3bn/vetest.html