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!
| Raymond KA8WCV | Rootstown, OH |
| Eric KF8CUA | Stow, Ohio |
| Walter W8AR | Stow, OH |
| Josh W8HRF | Akron, OH |
| Agnes AD8IR | David K1ZZ | Mark KC8FQV |
| Joe KD8GHB | Alice KE8EGG | Mike KE8WZP |
| Bill KW8K | Bryan N8OQQ | Bob N8QE |
| Dave WB2DFC |
It’s time again to collect Inputs for the upcoming edition of The Radiogram!
Have you been working on a project? Built a kit? Set up a new antenna? Reworked your old antenna? Made a change to your shack that you wish you’d made sooner? Your fellow PCARS members want to hear about it! Share what you’re enjoying in The Greatest Hobby On Earth.
If you’ve never contributed to The Radiogram or if it’s been a while, now is the best time to submit something.
Please send your inputs either in a plain old text with full size pictures to kc8jc@portcars.org by Monday April 28th.
73!
J.C. Wilson – KC8JC
ATTEN: PCARS Contesters:
One more reminder:
The 2024 Florida QSO Party (FQP) begins this weekend on Saturday, April 26th and concludes on Sunday, April 27th. There are two 10-hour operating periods separated by a 10 hour break.
Saturday (Noon EDT) til Saturday Night (9:59:59PM EDT)
Sunday (8AM EDT) to (5:59:59 PM EDT)
Special 2024 FQP Spelling Bee info: They will have a total of 12 special 1×1 stations whose suffixes spell PIRATES. There will be two stations per suffix. Contact at least one station of each suffix letter spelling PIRATES to earn this award. Many of these stations will be on both modes and should be very accessible. QSL these 1×1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via LogBook ofThe World (LoTW).
We should gather an hour earlier (11AM) on Saturday to review rules one more time and to answer any other questions or issues. I hope to see many of you there. And for those who want to find out what contesting is all about, I encourage you to come out. We can even give you some on the spot training, if you wish.
See you there.
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73 – Chuck W8PT
This is it! Thursday nite’s night will be our monthly “at the Club Site” net!
Come on out if you can make it to the K8BF Club Site. Doors open +/- 6:30 PM and we’ll be on our way home by 10:00 PM. I’ll be “unveiling” the new PCARS 20th Anniversary award program – You’ll want to take part in this! Jenny – KD8LIR says we’ll get some Pizza too! It’s gonna be a great night, make other plans for mowing your yard.
See you there! ***Those unable to attend are expected to check into the net on the K8IV repeater – 146.895 Mhz, PL 118.8. You can also check in via EchoLink on the K8BF-L node. The net starts at 8:00 PM Sharp, Bob – N8SKN is our scheduled Net Control Operator – Let’s give Bob a Really Big Net! (RBN)
73,
Tom WB8LCD
Hello PCARS DXers & Contesters:
One More reminder that the DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting will take place Tuesday evening, April 22nd at 7PM at our World Famous headquarters.
Among our topics of discussion will be the Florida QSO Party that takes place April 26-27. We will be going over the Rules one more time and how we will be operating for this contests. We will also discuss any other topic(s) that members bring up including upcoming contests in May.
As always, the meeting will be available on ZOOM. So I hope to see a lot of members either in person or on ZOOM.
Event: DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting
Topic: Various topics as listed above
Time: April 22, 2025 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96686108444?pwd=hN5hDgTGWwdLBLXkLSeAfVOfSa4nGq.1
Meeting ID: 966 8610 8444
Passcode: 915088
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73 – Chuck W8PT
Hi POTA fans!
Our next PCARS POTA shindig will be at Cuyahoga Valley National Park TOMORROW Saturday April 19, 2025 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. This is our “World Amateur Radio Day + 1 Day” event AND the “Spring POTA Support Your Park” weekend. We will be at Shady Knoll Picnic Area, with spill over (if needed) at Boston Run Trailhead.
Shady Knoll
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rTmmakeQUT5eSWyBA?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
Boston Run Trailhead
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MU1cJUexopRPqYZ9A?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
Both areas are just west of Rt 8 on 303.
I will be there early (8:00am?). We will have a tent (enclosed if needed), and a grill. Both areas have NO electricity, so get your battery, solar, squirrel-driven generator, etc ready!
IF YOU COMMITTED TO BRING SOMETHING, DO NOT FORGET! If you have any questions, let me!
Rain or shine! We will have a tent (or two).
EVERYONE IS WELCOME! We have a great time at our POTA events.
Cya there!]
73 de W8NET Gene
