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 3rd Meeting is on 2M Repeater at 7:00 pm

PAARC members are welcome to join on the 2M repeater on Friday, April 3rd at 7:00 pm for our monthly meeting. Find us on the 2M Repeater: 147.21 / 147.81 MHz  PL 131.8. For now, in-person meetings at the church hall are canceled.

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4/3 Meeting & License Test at the church are canceled

Our Friday, April 3rd meeting and amateur radio license test session at the church have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. We hope to reschedule the presentation on attic antennas for a later date. Please note the May 1st meeting has a high likelihood of...

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Monthly Meeting: 3/6 – EPA Section Mgr. via Zoom

Join us on Friday, March 6, at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, PA for a presentation by the ARRL EPA Section Mgr., George Miller, W3GWM, via a Zoom videoconference. Refreshments served. All are welcome to attend.   There will also be an amateur radio...

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PA House Bill 37 Adversely Affects Amateur Radio

ARRL EPA Section Manager, George Miller, W3GWM, and Atlantic Division Vice-Director, Bob Famiglio, K3RF urge Pennsylvania amateurs to write to their PA State Senators about House Bill 37.   On HB 37, now in the Transportation Committee:  1. There is a serious flaw in...

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Club Meeting – 2/7: Mesh Networks

Join us at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, PA for a presentation on AREDN mesh networks by Tom Nolan, W3EX. Tom is our Montgomery County ARES Emergency Coordinator. Refreshments served. All are welcome to attend.   There will also be an amateur radio...

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Member Dues are Due

Our membership year is the calendar year so your renewal dues are due and payable by Jan 1, 2020. See our Treasurer, Nate, N2ADD to make a payment at a monthly meeting, or use any of the following payment methods:     Pay In person at a meeting. Cash, check or money...

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PAARC Nominates and Elects 2020 Board of Directors

At the November 1, 2019 meeting we held nominations for the 2020 PAARC Board of Directors. The following members were nominated for positions, and since they were the only nominations, they accepted these positions on the board for next year: 2020 Officers with one...

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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

2024 MEETINGS
First Friday Meetings are at 7:00 pm
at St. James Lutheran Church except in summer
⇒ Jan. 5  Drones
⇒ Feb. 2  Radiation & You
⇒ Mar. 1  Oscilloscopes & Multimeters
⇒ Apr. 5  Antique Radios
⇒ May 3  Police Technology
⇒ June 7 Ice Cream Social
⇒ July 5 & Aug. 2 online only
⇒ Sept. 6 Club Social
⇒ Oct. 4  Fire Safety
⇒ Nov. 1 Board Nominations
⇒ Dec. 6 Member Night & Election

See Club Calendar for Google Meet login

EVENTS
⇒ Apr. 28 PAARC in the Park POTA
⇒ June 8 Fox Hunt
⇒ June 22-23  Field Day at Welkinweir

BOARD MEETING
⇒ Oct. 28 on Google Meet

LICENSE EXAMS
Held on most first Fridays at 5:00 pm
except during July & Aug.
No walk-ins. Dates may change.
Next exam: Dec. 6, 2024
Register for an Exam

BREAKFASTS
All hams welcome.
WQ Diner, 99 King St.-Rt. 100, Pottstown 
⇒ Sun. 7 am 
⇒ Wed. 9 am 

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

 

 

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