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!
| George AC8KJ | Akron, Ohio |
| Dennis AD8OL | Niles, Ohio |
| Christopher KD8QDZ | Shaker Heights, OH |
| Dan KF8CCX | Streetsboro, Ohio |
| Bryan N8OQQ | Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Kyle W7KFR | Cody, WY |
| John K5JMS | Ed K8IV | Greg KA8TOA |
| John KB8UHN | Christopher KD8QDZ | Stephen KD9ZDY |
| Michael KP4VZ | Amy N8AMY | Deron N8XTH |
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? 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. Start the year off right with your story.
Please send your inputs either in a plain old text with full size pictures to kc8jc@portcars.org by 27-Dec-2024.
Enjoy your holidays and stay safe!
73
J.C. Wilson – KC8JC
PCARS Thursday Night Net Tonight
Net Night Tonight!
Hope to hear you on the air…
On the K8IV repeater, 146.895 Mhz, PL
118.8. And EchoLink on the K8BF-L EchoLink node.
73,
Tom WB8LCD
This Thursday evening (12/19/2024) will be the final PCARS 2 meter Club Net of 2024. I’m asking EVERYONE to check in! You belong to one of the BEST AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS anywhere – Please Support our Net.
Why? Your participation shows that you care about our club. It shows others that participating in our activities is worthwhile and builds a sense of “camaraderie” between all club members. It’s a good place to hear about all the activities PCARS has coming up. For the new people in our club, and those who might be listening but aren’t members (yet) it lets them know that we are a place where you can find other like minded folks who are getting the most out of our hobby! It’s where you find out who’s doing what.
It’s not mandatory, but I sure hope I’ll hear you on the net this Thursday evening!
On the K8IV repeater, 146.895 Mhz, PL 118.8. And EchoLink on the K8BF-L echolink node.
73,
Tom WB8LCD
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. Don’t forget, dinner will be served at 7:00 PM!
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.
45 Reservations – KB8TUY KB8UUZ KP4VZ WP4PLR AC8QG (+4) AD8FQ AD8IR KE8KBJ KD8WCK WB8OVQ WD8BIW WB8LCD (+1) KD8LIR WA8UWV (+1) K8CAV N8QE (+1) KD9ZDY KD8DFL KD8ERY K8PJW WA8LRW WA8AR KE8WZP NR8W N8OQQ N8WCP WG8X (+1) W8HFY (+1) W8NET (+1) KE8MXR KE8SMS KE8EGF (+1) KC8FQV
The HF WAS & DX Nets SIG meeting on December 3 (TOMORROW!) will be at 7:30pm, NOT 7:00pm. I will ask everyone in attendance to join me on the 3905 Century Club 40m SSB net and stay for one round (or more). The net starts at 0000z (8:00pm EDT). Depending on propagation, conditions, number of check ins, etc, the first round will be done at 9:00-9:15pm. I will stay until everyone goes or the net closes.
Last time we had a great time, with MANY contacts! I will have some snacks or something to nosh on.
This is also a good way to see NetLogger up close and get some hard-to- get states confirmed!
Hope to see you there on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:30pm!
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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
