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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Club Meeting May 6th – Green Radios

Our May club meeting will be on Friday, May 6th at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, Kugler Rd. and Swamp Pike in Limerick. Members, friends, and prospective hams are invited to join us. There will be a presentation on military "green" radios and their use in the...

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Fun with Magicians and Boat Anchors

After a nice chat on the phone with our very own Dr. Bill/W3FRB I was told that both the Magician Net & the Mini Boat Anchor Net were listed on the EPA ARRL website.  After enlisting the help of Melody/KB3SJR she graciously found the article posted below.  The...

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World Amateur Radio Day is April 18

04/07/2016 - Article reposted from the ARRL: http://tinyurl.com/worldamateurradioday2016 World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), observed every April 18, marks the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in 1925. As they do every year, radio amateurs...

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Club Meeting on April 1st – Bald Eagles

April Meeting: Friday, April 1st at 7:00 pm Presenter: Tom Mills/AF4NC, the Assistant Section Mgr./EPAEPTN Net Mgr., is an avid photographer and he’ll share his favorite photos of bald eagles with us. Location: St. James Lutheran Church, at the corner of Swamp Pike...

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Amateur Radio License Exam – April 1 at 5 pm

PAARC will offer an Amateur Radio License testing sessions on Friday, April 1 at 5:00 pm, before our regular First Friday meetings at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., (intersection of Swamp Pike & Kugler Rd.) Limerick, PA 19468. Go for your license or try...

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2M Repeater Antenna is Fixed

The club was fortunate to have the assistance of members and friends to get the 2 meter antenna fixed after wind blew some connections loose. It is now working again at normal signal strength.

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UPDATE – Club Meeting moved to March 11th

2/12 - We've had to move our meeting to a later date. The church is having work done in the room where we meet. Mark your calendar for the new date: Friday, March 11, at 7:00 pm.  Pete Kobak/K0BAK will present on getting started on operating mobile in HF and VHF...

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WV3P Tips for Learning Morse Code

We enjoyed another great Wednesday night on the Magicians Net (50.130 MHz @ 8:30 pm). With all the talk going on about operating 160 meters, QRP, vertical antennas vs. horizontal, and other topics too numerous to mention, I’d like to mention another topic that seems...

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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
⇒ Jan. 3  Antenna Analyzers
⇒ Feb. 7  Senior Scams
⇒ March 7 TBD

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
⇒ 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: Jan. 3, 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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