PCARS is an ARRL Affiliated, Special Services Club. We are a group of Amateur Radio hobbyists located in Portage County, Ohio who believe that the whole point of being in the hobby of Amateur Radio is to have fun with it. Whether you are a new ham or an “old timer”, PCARS has something to offer you. The PCARS monthly meeting is held the second Monday of each month and the meetings start at 7:00 PM. We meet at The American Legion Post 496 – 1945 Mogadore Rd, in Kent. Click for more info!!
Welcome to the latest members of PCARS!
| Mike KE8WZP | Garrettsville, Ohio |
| Nicholas AC8QG | Dick G0BPS | Don KD8LDG |
| John KE8MXR | Eric KE8TFJ | Karen N8HUC |
| Paul N8QZ | Bob N8XAD | Robert W2THU |
| Cory W3JL | Chuck W8PT | Bill WB9LBI |
Are you looking forward to enjoying a beautiful day outdoors this weekend? If so, join us at the Multi-Club POTA event, where we can almost guarantee it. The weather forecast promises sunny skies and warm temperatures—perfect for a day outside.
Three different clubs are coming together to set up four distinct park activations on Saturday. This event is organized by the PCARS Portable Operating SIG and the Silvercreek ARA, with the Cuyahoga Falls ARC also participating.
The event runs from 9 AM to 3 PM. Visitors are encouraged to visit any or all of the activations to experience different operating styles and setups.
The PCARS group will be at Pavilions #1 & #2 at Lake Milton State Park, located on the east side of the lake in the Harry Meshel Picnic Area. You can find directions here: Lake Milton State Park Directions. We’ll provide hot dogs, sloppy joes, and bottled water. Feel free to bring additional food items to share.
The SARA group will have two activations: one at the East Boat Ramp at the end of Gilbert Rd., off Cable Line Rd. Directions can be found here: East Boat Ramp Directions. They’ll serve hot dogs and hamburgers, and you’re welcome to bring sides or snacks to share.
Additionally, the SARA group is hosting a hike-in activation on the Buckeye Trail. Those interested in joining should arrive between 9 AM and 9:45 AM at the East Boat Launch Shelter – 5998 Gilbert Road, Ravenna, OH 44266. The group will leave from there around 10 AM to go to the starting location of the hike at the Park Office.
The Cuyahoga Falls ARC will be at Church in the Valley – 2241 Everett Rd, Peninsula, OH. Directions can be found here: Church in the Valley Directions. For more information about this activation, you can contact Jim, WA3JAT, via email.
Feel free to visit any or all of these operations to see the various POTA setups in action.
There’s a flyer you can download at https://www.portcars.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MCPE-Flyer-rev20240724.pdf
John Myers, WG8X
wg8x.radio@gmail.com
330-936-5021
It looks like tomorrow night (Thursday) is going to be Beautiful! A PERFECT night for the PCARS weekly net and a perfect evening for the PCARS Mini-Hamfest.
Come on out and join us at the Clubsite!
Bring some snacks to share.
Bring your Ham Radio Stuff to sell.
Bring some Ca$h to buy some stuff.
A Splendid time will be had by all!
Doors will open about 5:30PM and we’ll hang out till around 9:30 or 10:00PM.
73 – Hope to see you there! Tom WB8LCD
NCDXA DX Roundtable invitation to a presentation of LotW and other Radiosport Topics by Bart Jahnke, W9JJ on 7/25/24 at 0730 PM eastern Time
To all addresses,
This special presentation by Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, is open to all radio amateurs and NCDXA appreciates your spreading of the invitation to your respective clubs and those of your amateur radio contacts. The invitation to the Zoom meeting is found below.
Looking forward to seeing our many friends at the meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87821663751?pwd=ghFxrYQMQ2C45O2nGKQIYbEGdfISpA.1
Meeting ID: 878 2166 3751
Passcode: 112636
73 Phil K3EW
Lead Director , NCDXA
PCARS DXers & Contesters:
Our monthly DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting will take place this coming Tuesday, July 23th, at 7PM at our famous PCARS World HQ.
Our discussion will be on the PCARS participation in the North American QSO Party – RTTY Mode, that took place July 20-21. We will discuss what went right and if anything was sort of wonky. We will also be discussing how we can do more of these.
Event: DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting
Topic: NA QSO Party – RTTY
Time: July 23th at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98524721220?pwd=TDUwRjd3VHB5K1c3RTl5U3k4WkwxQT09
Meeting ID: 985 2472 1220
Passcode: 088557
73 – Chuck W8PT
This Thursday evening is our monthly “Net Night at the ClubSite”. This month will be our Special, PCARS, Mini-Hamfest – live at the PCARS World Headquarters, 705 Oakwood St. Ravenna, Ohio 44266, USA, planet Earth.
Come on out to SELL! Come on out to BUY! Come on out if you just want to hang around and look at what everybody brought out….. just have some cash in your pocket in case you see something you just HAVE to HAVE!
I’ll be there to open the doors by 5:30PM and we’ll stick around till about 9:30PM. If you want to set up outside please bring your own table. No pizza or dinner, but if you want to bring some snacks to pass along that would be appreciated.
Don’t forget – check into the net wherever you are!
73, Tom WB8LCD
