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!
| Walter W8AR | Stow, OH |
| Josh W8HRF | Akron, OH |
| Roger KE8TEJ | Kent, OH |
| Ray KO6FYU | Auburn, CA |
| Agnes AD8IR | David K1ZZ | Mark KC8FQV |
| Joe KD8GHB | Alice KE8EGG | Mike KE8WZP |
| Bill KW8K | Bryan N8OQQ | Bob N8QE |
| Dave WB2DFC |
Hi everyone,
I have to cancel the meeting tonight. Sorry for the late notice.
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
Greetings PCARS Members, ARRL Officials, Amateur Radio Clubs and all interested people.
The latest issue of THE RADIOGRAM is on the web and ready for you to enjoy. Check out all of the latest happenings with PCARS!
www.portcars.org/wp/go/april-2025-radiogram
In this action packed issue: Club Officers share their updates – A New Decoration For The Club Site – Tips And Tricks – Links from Around The World – Upcoming Events – And much, much more!
Please feel free to share this newsletter with anyone who has an interest in ham radio or the Portage County Amateur Radio Service in Ohio (PCARS).
Thanks & 73!
J.C. – KC8JC
PCARS Newsletter Editor
It’s time again to collect Inputs for the upcoming edition of The Radiogram!
Have you been working on a project? Made some exciting new contacts? Tried something new? Have some neat links? Made a change to your shack? 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 a great time to share something with the club.
Please send your inputs either in a plain old text with full size pictures to kc8jc@portcars.org by Saturday, March 29th.
73!
J.C. Wilson
Don’t let today’s sunshine keep you from checking into tonight’s PCARS 2-meter net!
Mike – N8WCP – will be Net Control Operator.
Net starts at 8:00PM local on the K8IV repeater – 146.895 mhz (PL 118.8) and also on the K8BF-L EchoLInk node. Check in from ANYWHERE and let us know how you’re doing.
And don’t forget, tonight is the monthly “Net Night at the Clubsite” – stop in at the PCARS World Headquarters (706 Oakwood St. Ravenna, OH 44266) for some Ham Radio fellowship, and possibly some beverages and snacks. Mike – KB8TUY will be your host tonight (while I convelese from cataract surgery earlier this week).
73, and I hope to hear you on the NET tonight!
Tom wb8lcd
Hello PCARS DXers & Contesters:
One more gentle reminder that the DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting will take place tomoorow evening, Tuesday, March 25th at 7PM at our World Famous headquarters.
Among our topics of discussion will be the Florida QSO Parties that take place April 26-27. We will be going over the Rules and how we will be operating for these contests and any other topic(s) that members bring up.
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: Mar. 25, 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
