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!
| Christopher KD8QDZ | Shaker Heights, OH |
| Dan KF8CCX | Streetsboro, Ohio |
| Dennis KF8CIW | Niles, Ohio |
| Bryan N8OQQ | Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Kyle W7KFR | Cody, WY |
| Stephen KD9ZDY | Kent, OH |
| Denise DRENFROE | George K3GP | Tim K3LR |
| Tyson K8TTX | Kristen KB3OQV | Parky KB8UUZ |
| J.C. KC8JC | Paul KD8BXY | Susan KD8ERY |
| Zeb KD8WZS | Brandon KE8ARB | David KE8QEP |
| Bear KF8AEM | Jerry N8ATV | Ralph N8BAY |
| Jack N8BI | Scott N8SY | Nick N8WLE |
| Tim W8GPN | Bob W8RID | Al WA8CCU |
| Dale WA8EFK | Bob WD8PME | Ashley WP4PLR |
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
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! https://www.portcars.org/wp/pcars-christmas-party-2024/
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.
PCARS Thanks All Veterans
Thank You!!!!!
When your country needed you, you stood up
When others might have found an excuse, you soldiered on
When the job was not fun or glamorous, you did what needed done
You served in time of peril and strife, thanks to you our country still knows life
Happy Veteran’s Day!
