April Birthdays

Agnes, AD8IRDavid, K1ZZAlice, KE8EGG
Mike, KE8WZPBryan, N8OQQMark, KC8FQV
Dave, WB2DFCBob, N8QEWilliam, KW8K
Royal, K1HTQJoe, KD8GHB
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IMD – International Marconi Day 2026

The UK’s Cornish Radio Amateur Club says this event is Saturday, April 25,
Guglielmo Marconi’s birthday. Here is the club’s website,
https://gx4crc.com/ and the IMD Award page: https://gx4crc.com/imd/imd-
award/

On the air, the event is the entire 24 hours of April 25, all bands and modes
for your QSOs, toward an award. Internet modes like EchoLink, DMR and other
digital voice modes will not count for the IMD award. The award certificate,
they say, is very high quality and “well worth obtaining,” the design based on
Marconi’s original stock certificate from 1901. There are 57 registered
stations: https://gx4crc.com/imd/official-imd-stations-2026/ from AO7IMD in
Spain to W2RTM in New Jersey, USA. Many of them, of course are from Marconi-
related sites and museums. Of particular interest for DXers are the Vatican
and the Falklands.

AO7IMD Cadiz, Spain
EI0MAR Martello Tower, Dublin
EI1K Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, Ireland
EI2WRC Rosslare, Ireland
EI3IMD Coastguard Station, Tramore, Ireland
EI7HMD Brow Head Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station, Co. Cork, Ireland
G2LO Borough Hill, Daventry, UK
G2NM Amberley Museum ARC, West Sussex, UK
G3SKY The Needles, Marconi Monument, Isle of Wight
GB0CMS Caister Marconi Station, Life Boat Station, Norfolk, UK
GB0IMD Weston Super Mare, UK
GB0MBS The Old Marconi beam station building, Nr Poundbury, Dorset, UK
GB2DOVER Maison Dieu, Dover, UK
GB2GM Poldhu ARC, Cornwall, UK
GB2IMD Dragon Amateur Radio Club, Waunfawr, Gwynedd, Wales
GB2MRS Mid-Somerset ARC, Somerton, Somerset, UK
GB2SFL The Marconi Hut, Maison Dieu, Dover, UK
GB2SJ Souter Lighthouse, Whitburn, UK
GB4FPR Fort Perch Rock, Merseyside
GB4IMD Cornwall, UK (Organizers)
GB4LD Lizard Wireless Station, Bass Point, Cornwall, UK
GB4MHS Museum of History & Science, Oxford, UK
GB4MPC Marconi Point, Cullercoats, UK
GB5LSG Lochboisdale, Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
GB5LT Luttrell’s Tower, Hampshire, UK
GB8MD Telford & District ARS, Gwynedd, Wales
GB8DW Maison Dieu, Dover, UK
GX0MWT Chelmsford ARS, Essex, UK
HV1CN Vatican Radio , Vatican City
IY0CG Castel Gandolfo (Rome)
IY0GA Capo Figari – Golfo Aranci (SS) – Sardinia Island
IY0M Santa Marinella, Rome
IY0IMD Forte Michelangelo – Civitavecchia (RM)
IY0MMR Forte Monte Mario, Roma
IY0ORP Osservatorio Geofisico di Rocca di Papa (RM)
IY0TC Torre Chiaruccia – Santa Marinella (RM)
IY1TO Gino Lisa – Mirafiori (Torino)
IY1MR Rapallo (GE)
IY1SM? Santa Margherita Ligure (GE)
IY1SP La Spezia, Museo Tecnico Navale
IY4FGM Villa Griffone – Pontecchio Marconi (BO)
IY5PIS Coltano (PI)
IY6GM Monte Cappuccini (AN)
IY7M Molo San Cataldo (BA)
K2M Marconi Tower, Binghamton, NY, USA
K3S Baltimore, USA
K6KPH Maritime Radio Historical Society, California, USA
KM1CC Marconi Cape Cod RC, Marconi Wireless Station Site, Wellfleet, MA USA
OE26M ORF Centre, Vienna, Austria
PA6IMD Gouda & District Section Veron, Netherlands
TM8DW Marconi Site, Wimereux beach, North France
VK2IMD Hornsby & District ARC, Hornsby, NSW, Australia
VO1IMD Signal Hill, Newfoundland, Canada
VP8VPC Stanley, Falkland Islands
W1AA Marion (Mass, USA) Marconi Transmitter Building site
W1WCC Chatham, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, USA
W2RTM New Jersey Antique Radio Club, New Jersey, USA


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Cleveland Marathon May 15-16, 2026

If anyone isn’t going to Hamvention and wants to come up to Cleveland and work a public service event:

We are still looking for many people to help with the Cleveland Marathon on both Saturday May 15th and Sunday May 16th. Please sign up if you can!
Cleveland Marathon Saturday 5k/10k https://volunteerham.com/event/a9698233-cc30-46fd-85f8-51f546bf4c04/
Currently only 5 people signed up. We need about 15
Cleveland Marathon Sunday Full/Half https://volunteerham.com/event/74c0e87f-c42a-41d8-8dc2-a6e9a4cbf23a/
Currently only 10 people signed up. We need about 30
Thanks

Mat KC8NZJ


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Spring “Support Your Parks” POTA Event, Sat. 4/18/26 9:00am

Greetings PCARS,
Our next POTA event is Saturday, 4/18/26 9:00am-3:00pm at West Branch State Park – WBR Shelterhouse (west boat launch).
Since it is now “first come, first served” for the shelter, I will be there very early – just in case. We also have a backup plan for an instant gazebo/tent, if needed.
We will have smoked sausages/buns, condom mints (HA!), coleslaw and water. EVERYONE is welcome.
Looks like we will have better weather than last year (or every other prior year!). Visit us after the PCARS clean up Saturday!!!
73 de W8NET, Gene
POTA Cat Herder


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PCARS Field Day 2026 Staff Meeting Wed 4/15/26 7:30pm

There will be a Staff Meeting for FD 2026 will be held at the PCARS Club Site on Wednesday 4/15/2026 at 7:30 pm. For anyone not able to make it out to the Club Site, there is a link for the zoom meeting shown below. PCARS Members other than staff are welcome to attend via zoom. For FD Staff only, please let me know if you can’t make it to the meeting in person or via Zoom by email, at tromito99@gmail.com. I will provide a summary of my meeting notes for any FD Staff who cannot attend the meeting.
Event: Field Day Meeting
Topic: Various topics as listed above
Time: April 15, 2026 at 07:30 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
Thank You
73 Tony WA8AR
Field Day Chairman


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PCARS March Meeting MinutesPortage County Amateur Radio Service, Inc

Monthly Club Meeting Minutes

03/09/2026

Club members present

Club officers and members 41 total and some on Zoom.

Call to Order

By Greg KA8TOA at 7:00pm at the American legion post in Kent

Approval of Minutes

No minutes from February meeting still no secretary

Treasures Report

13,255 in the general fund presented by Paul KE8EGF

Motion to accept and passed

Trustees Report

Bob N8QE nothing to report

PRESIDENTS REPORT

DISCUSSION ON INVITING A BOY SCOUT TROOP TO THE CLUB SITE FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF

AMATUER RADIO AND CONTESTING, DATES AND TIMES TO BE DETERMINED. I WILL BE LOOKING

FOR 12 VOLUNTEERS TO PUT ON THE TRUNK FEST ON JULY 12. THIS HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY

APPROVED BY OUR LANDLORD. N8WCP HAS AGREED TO BE OUR PIO OFFICER, THANKYOU. WE

DISCUSSED CHANGING THE CHRISTMAS DINNER TO A LUNCHEON ON A WEEKEND ONCE WE

GET A CONFIRMED DATE. THIS IS TO SEE IF WE GET MORE MEMBERS TO ATTEND. PCARS IS STILL

LOOKING FOR A SECRETARY FOR THE CLUB. FIELD DAY SITE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE

FREEDOM TWSP TRUSTEES. WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS FROM CONTSTANT

CONTACT TO GROUP IOS TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE CLUB. PAY PAL BUTTONS WERE PLACED ON

THE WEB SITE FOR OUR TWO CHARITIES THAT WE SUPPORT AND DONATIONS WILL BE

INCLUDED TO OUR DONATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND. NONE OF THE MONEY GOES TO OUR

CLUB. I WILL TRY TO SCHEDULE A CLUB CLEAN UP TOWARD THE END OF MARCH.

VICE PRESIDENTS REPORT

CHK EMAILS

SIG CAPTAINS REPORTS

FROM CHUCK W8PT FYAO WAS A SUCCESS AND HE HANDED OUT CERTS. HE ALSO HANDED

OUT CERTS FOR THE 2025 OHIO QSO PARTY. HE IS ALSO PLANNING AN EVENT FOR ROAST YOUR

ACORNS OFF DATE AND PLACE TO BE DETERMINED. HE IS HAVING A CONTEST THIS WEEKEND

AT CLUB SITE. JOHN WILL BE COVERING FOR GENE THIS TUESDAY FOR POTA SIG.

ADJOURNED

MOTION BY TIM,SECONDED BY MANY PASSED

PROGRAM STARTING SHORTLY

Submitted by Greg Ash KA8TOA


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