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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New General Question Pool effective July 1, 2023

New General Question Pool is effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027 The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators' (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee has released the 2023 - 2027 General Class FCC Element 3 Syllabus and Question Pool to the public....

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Membership Renewal

Dues payments can be made in-person at monthly meetings, via PayPal, or by mail. Full Membership is $25. Additional family members are $5 each, student membership is $10, and associate membership (non-licensed friend of the club/family member) is $5. Renewing members...

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Feb. 3 Monthly Meeting: Fldigi with N2ADD

Join us for our first Friday monthly meeting on Feb. 3rd at at 7:00 pm. Location:  St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. The meeting is open to area hams. Refreshments served. The presentation at the February PAARC meeting will be devoted to the...

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Jan. 6 – Monthly Meeting – Fire Extinguishers

Join us at 7:00 pm on Friday, January 6, 2023 for our first meeting of the new year. The presentation topic is fire extinguishers, with Chris Wilcox, W3CJW.  We meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. Refreshments served. If there is enough...

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Dec. 2 – Member Night

Members, please join us at 7:00 pm on Friday, Dec. 2nd for a fun and informative meeting where members give short presentations and demos. Holiday treats galore. Location: St. James Lutheran Church in Limerick, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. The church is having their...

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Nov. 4 – Soldering with KC3SLM

Join us for our monthly meeting at 7:00 pm on Friday, Nov. 4th meeting* at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. The topic is soldering with J.R. McGee, KC3SLM. Area radio amateurs are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.  *In-person...

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Nov. 5 – Fox Hunt

NEXT FOX HUNT: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 at 9:30 am See the PAARC Fox Hunting webpage for more information. The PAARC begins at the Pottsgrove Middle School on 1351 N. Hanover St., Pottstown 19464 N 40 deg., 16.27 min, W 75 deg. 38.15 min. About amateur radio "fox...

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Oct. 7 meeting update

Join us for our monthly meeting at 7:00 pm on Friday, October 7, 2022 meeting* at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd., Limerick, PA. Our originally scheduled program on fire extinguishers has been postponed. Instead we will have a social gathering. Refreshments...

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Oct. 8 – Fox Hunt

In the world of amateur radio, planned transmitter hunts are known as fox hunts, bunny hunts, and radio sport. We combine radio direction finding with a fun group challenge. Learn more here:  wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_hunting PAARC begins our fox hunts at the...

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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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