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!
| George AC8KJ | Akron, Ohio |
| Dennis AD8OL | Niles, Ohio |
| Christopher KD8QDZ | Shaker Heights, OH |
| Dan KF8CCX | Streetsboro, Ohio |
| Bryan N8OQQ | Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Kyle W7KFR | Cody, WY |
| John K5JMS | Ed K8IV | Greg KA8TOA |
| John KB8UHN | Christopher KD8QDZ | Stephen KD9ZDY |
| Michael KP4VZ | Amy N8AMY | Deron N8XTH |
The PCARS December meeting will be held at the Kent American Legion Post 496 on Monday, December 9, 2024. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM sharp!
This is our annual Christmas Dinner meeting, open to all PCARS members and their families. The dinner will be catered by the Kent American Legion Post. Don’t forget, dinner will be served at 7:00 PM!
After the dinner, there will be a short PCARS meeting and our PCARS Gift Exchange! Please bring a ten-dollar gift and mark it for a HAM or a NON-HAM. (Non-ham gifts should be gender-neutral.)
If you are bringing children, please bring a special gift for your own children, and mark the child’s name on the gift so we can make sure it gets to him or her.
45 Reservations – KB8TUY KB8UUZ KP4VZ WP4PLR AC8QG (+4) AD8FQ AD8IR KE8KBJ KD8WCK WB8OVQ WD8BIW WB8LCD (+1) KD8LIR WA8UWV (+1) K8CAV N8QE (+1) KD9ZDY KD8DFL KD8ERY K8PJW WA8LRW WA8AR KE8WZP NR8W N8OQQ N8WCP WG8X (+1) W8HFY (+1) W8NET (+1) KE8MXR KE8SMS KE8EGF (+1) KC8FQV
The HF WAS & DX Nets SIG meeting on December 3 (TOMORROW!) will be at 7:30pm, NOT 7:00pm. I will ask everyone in attendance to join me on the 3905 Century Club 40m SSB net and stay for one round (or more). The net starts at 0000z (8:00pm EDT). Depending on propagation, conditions, number of check ins, etc, the first round will be done at 9:00-9:15pm. I will stay until everyone goes or the net closes.
Last time we had a great time, with MANY contacts! I will have some snacks or something to nosh on.
This is also a good way to see NetLogger up close and get some hard-to- get states confirmed!
Hope to see you there on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:30pm!
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73 de W8NET Miles “Gene” Marsh
ARRL A1 Operator
3905 Century Club Master #47
3905 Century Club 8th Area Director
Hurricane Watch Net member
Portage County Amateur Radio Service trustee
The PCARS December meeting will be held at the Kent American Legion Post 496 on Monday, December 9, 2024. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM sharp!
This is our annual Christmas Dinner meeting, open to all PCARS members and their families. The dinner will be catered by the Kent American Legion Post. The cost is $21 per plate (plus the PayPal processing fees). The entrees for this year’s dinner will be your choice between Chicken Breast or a 7 oz strip steak. Each meal also comes with parsley potatoes, candied carrots, and salad. Beverages will be available from the American Legion canteen. Dessert will also be provided. Don’t forget, dinner will be served at 7:00 PM!
IMPORTANT! You must RSVP by November 28! You can RSVP today on our website!
After the dinner, there will be a short PCARS meeting and our PCARS Gift Exchange! Please bring a ten-dollar gift and mark it for a HAM or a NON-HAM. (Non-ham gifts should be gender-neutral.)
If you are bringing children, please bring a special gift for your own children, and mark the child’s name on the gift so we can make sure it gets to him or her.
All payments must be made by PayPal. Upon submitting your payment, kindly send an email to president@portcars.org to confirm that the transaction has been completed.
If, for any reason, you do not have access to PayPal, you must reach out to the treasurer (Greg, KA8TOA – treasurer@portcars.org) prior to November 26th and arrange for direct payment to him.
27 Reservations as of 11/22/24 14:22 – KB8TUY KB8UUZ KP4VZ WP4PLR AC8QG (+4) AD8FQ AD8IR KE8KBJ KD8WCK WB8OVQ WD8BIW WB8LCD (+1) KD8LIR WA8UWV (+1) K8CAV N8QE (+1) KD9ZDY KD8DFL KD8ERY K8PJW
PCARS members
We will be wrapping up our Center of Hope fundraising on Friday, November 22.
We kindly invite you to make a donation by visiting the PCARS website, where you can easily donate online via PayPal. Alternatively, you can write a check payable to ‘The Center of Hope’ and hand it to our treasurer.
Thank you for your support!
https://www.portcars.org/wp/club-info/center-of-hope-donation
We really appreciate your support for this wonderful cause!
73’s
Mike – KP4VZ
President
The last meeting of the year for the PCARS Antenna Special Interest Group will be held today, November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM. We will be in-person at the PCARS club site and on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/99273855876?pwd=VWhuemc0T3JRdWVUd2NTZGJZWnBUQT09
Meeting ID: 992 7385 5876
Passcode: 047804
The Antenna SIG meetings are open to all PCARS members and guests. All ham radio operators or anyone interested in Amateur Radio are also welcome to attend. We will be discussing all aspects of antenna design, construction, test equipment, and experimentation. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion to talk about their antenna related projects with the group or anything else ham radio related.
Bob N8QE
