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!!
If you are interested in joining PCARS, click on Club Info to find out how!
| Nicholas AC8QG | Dennis AD8OL | Dick G0BPS |
| Don KD8LDG | John KE8MXR | Eric KE8TFJ |
| Ray KO6FYU | Paul N8QZ | Bob N8XAD |
| Robert W2THU | Cory W3JL | Chuck W8PT |
| Bill WB9LBI |
Hello PCARS DXers & Contesters:
Here is a friendly reminder that the DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting will take place Tuesday evening, July 22nd at 7PM at our World Famous headquarters.
Among our topics of discussion will be a review of our participation in the North American QSO Party – RTTY Mode that tookplace July 19-20. We will look forward to August to see what contests many of us can play in from home.
Of course, we will discuss the upcoming Ohio QSO Party that takes place on August 23-24. This is one of our better attended events since it is also our BBQ open house.
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: July 22, 2025 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Meeting ID: 966 8610 8444
Passcode: 915088
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73 – Chuck W8PT
Hi POTA fans!
This weekend is the annual Summer Support Your Parks POTA Event. We will be at West Branch State Park Saturday from 8:00am-2:00pm:
WBR Shelterhouse: Google “Plus code”, 4VM5+M4 Ravenna, Ohio
ALL ARE WELCOME!
8:00am-2:00pm
Gene will be there early and late (maybe until 5 or 6, depending on the heat)
Reminder: NO POWER AT THE SHELTER
Hot dogs – Karl
Buns – Gene
Charcoal – Kenny
Cooler – Gene
Ice – Gene
Water – John
Pasta Salad – Kenny
Any other drinks – ??? – we have space in the cooler!
Mustard/ketchup, etc -Gene
Bowls, forks, napkins – Gene
AGAIN: NO POWER AT THE SHELTER. Bring your batteries, solar panels, hamster-driven generator, etc!
Any questions, please contact me at (330) 619-9194 or w8net@me.com
Cya at West Branch State Park!
73 de W8NET Gene
Please join us for the PCARS Monthly Meeting Monday July 14th at the American Legion post 496 located at 1945 Mogadore Rd. Kent, OH 44240. The meeting starts at 7:00PM sharp!
We will have Ward Silver N0AX speaking on EndFed antennas. One of our favorite POTA tools
You can review the June meeting minutes using the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zqyj4wlZXk5U3YAOD2kUvOdreK–Bwpk/view?usp=sharing
As usual we will enjoy great conversations while meeting with our fellow club members.
If you can’t attend in person, please attend using Zoom. Information for the meeting is below. Remember Zoom will be started between 6:30 PM and 7 PM but the meetiing will not start until 7 PM.
Looking forward to seeing you,
Jim, AC8NT
PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PCARS K8BF’s July Monthly Meeting
Time: Jul 14, 2025 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 929 7042 8984
Passcode: 747104
TONIGHT @ 7:00pm
A reminder that our Raspberry Pi Clinic will be at 7:00pm tonight (7/9/25) at PCARS World Headquarters in Ravenna. No Zoom, only in person .
Cya there!
73 de W8NET, Gene
PJ2Y – Curacao
The Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure, a team of four young ops, callsign PJ2Y for this one, arrive on the island the afternoon of July 17.
They might be on the air as early as that evening, but full operating should be underway on Friday, July 18 through Monday, July 21. Return to the US is Tuesday, July 22.
They plan SSB and CW with “FT8 a maybe.” Limitations on what gear they can take, how much room in their luggage, is a factor on that. They are setting up Club Log for the trip and will have special QSL cards afterwards.
They encourage multiple contacts on the same band and mode for their “WAK,” “Worked all Kids” award. If it’s a different voice or you can otherwise tell it’s a different one of the four youth, give ’em a QSO. They may be on the WARC 1979 bands, 30, 17 and 12, also. Some of the four ops are “very good already.” Otherwise, use patience with them.
They thank the Caribbean Contesting Consortium for use of the station and DL8OBQ “for taking vacation time and spending $$$ to be the station host,” and DARA, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, as the major funding club.
