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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RRC Indoor Fox Hunt Practice – 1/27

The Reading Radio Club's Fox committee will offer 2 indoor classes to help you hone your fox hunt (transmitter hunt) skills. If you have your own equipment, please bring it, but if not, they will have extra equipment available to teach hunting skills for the first 30...

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Club Meeting: Fox Hunting – 2/1

Join us on Friday, Feb. 1st at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, PA for a talk and demo on fox hunts, aka radio direction finding. Our presenters will be Bill W3FRB, and Jim K3CHJ. Learn what it takes to get started in this fun radio sport and try your...

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Philmont ARC Auction-Fest – 1/8

Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at 7pm at ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Wolcoff Auditorium, 5800 RIDGE AVE. (Ridge Ave & Jamestown St.) PHILADELPHIA PA 19128 Visit their website for details and item photos: http://www.phil-mont.org Buyer's Sheet:...

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Dec. Meeting & VE Test Moved to 12/14

12/14 - VE test at 5:00 pm and Member Night meeting at 7:00 pm, both held on this 2nd Friday of the month, 12/14/2018 at St. James lutheran Church in Limerick, PA. We changed the date due to church event conflict. Dec. The 12/14 meeting agenda: Board member elections...

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1st & 3rd Sat.: Lunch at Our Place Restaurant

For the past few Saturday lunches area hams have been meeting at noon at Our Place Restaurant & Bar on Swamp Pike in New Hanover Twp. Listen to the 2M repeater on 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings of teh month for updates or see K3BVQ or KA3RIX for details. All are...

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Board Nominations on 11/2 & Election on 12/14

On November 2nd at 7:00 we will hold nominations for the following: Officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer (1 yr. term), and a Board Member at Large (3 yr. term). Please consider running for a position on the board. You can help steer the ship in...

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PAARC Fall Amateur Radio License Tests

PAARC's next license test sessions are Fri., Nov. 2nd at 5:00 pm, and Fri., Dec. 14th at 5:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, Limerick PA. Go for your Amateur Radio license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register by sending a request to VETesting@PAARC.NET. Test sessions...

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Meeting – 11/2: Electric Vehicles & Plug-in Hybrids

At our monthly meeting on 11/2 at 7:00 pm we will hold nominations for the 2019 PAARC Board. Meeting topic: Electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Ben KE3KQ will discuss the benefits of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. We expect to have a Tesla Model 3 and a Honda...

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Amateur Radio License Exam – 11/2

PAARC’s remaining 2018 Amateur Radio license test sessions are Fri., Nov. 2nd at 5:00 pm, and Fri., Dec. 14th at 5:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, Limerick PA. Go for your Amateur Radio license or try for an upgrade. Pre-register by sending a request...

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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

2025 MEETINGS
First Friday Meetings are at 7:00 pm
at St. James Lutheran Church except in summer
⇒ Jan. 3  Antenna Analyzers
⇒ Feb. 7 Senior Scams
⇒ March 7  Tech Questions Demystified

BOARD MEETING
⇒ Feb. 3, 2025

LICENSE EXAMS
Held on most first Fridays at 5:00 pm
except during July & Aug.
No walk-ins. Dates may change.
Next exam: Feb. 7, 2025
Register for an Exam

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

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

 

 

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