PCARS (K8BF)

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? 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 Thursday May 30th.

73!
J.C. Wilson – KC8JC

PCARS DXers & Contesters:

Last minute friendly reminder that our DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting will take place tomorrow evening, May 28th, at 7PM at our famous PCARS World HQ.

Since Field Day is our only event in June, this will be an open meeting to discuss any Amateur Radio topic you would like to discuss. We have planned to enter the NA QSO Party, RTTY contest in July, so we might stalwart to discuss how we will set up for that one.

Event: DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting
Topic: Open Discussion plus RTTY Contest in July.
Time: May 28 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98524721220?pwd=TDUwRjd3VHB5K1c3RTl5U3k4WkwxQT09

Meeting ID: 985 2472 1220
Passcode: 088557

73 – Chuck W8PT

Please join me in congratulating fellow PCARS member Tim Duffy, K3LR, for his induction into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. Tim has been a member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame since 2006 however his lifetime achievements in Amateur Radio are far more extensive than contesting alone.

Tim became PCARS member 308 when he was given a lifetime Honorary Membership to PCARS on September 14, 2015, for his contributions to PCARS’ success as a new club in the Amateur Radio community. Tim continues to support PCARS, and many other clubs throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania and beyond. Thank you, Tim, for your unending selfless dedication to the best hobby in the world! We appreciate you!

Tim Duffy, K3LR, Inducted into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame (onallbands.com)

PCARS 2024 Field Day Dinner will be served Saturday, June 22 starting between 5:45 and 6:00 pm. Dinner will be delivered to on-duty station operators/loggers first. Dinner for PCARS members and guests will start immediately after.

Dinner is free to all pre-registered PCARS Members. Guests will be charged $5.00 each. I am requesting that everyone who wants to share FD Dinner with us please register by June 8 so we can have enough food available for everyone.

To register online for FD Dinner click the following link:

2024 PCARS Field Day Dinner Reservation Form

As of May 26th, the reservation form had already been completed by the following members:

KP4VZ WP4PLR AC8NT W8PT W8NET(+1) KE8MXR
KB8UUZ KD8WCK KE8KBJ N8KBX K8IV W8AHC
AC8QG(+4) KE8LWO AD8FQ AD8IR KA8TOA N8GIE
KD8WZS(+1) WD8DAU K8KSU N8QE KD8WCK KE8KBJ
WA8AR KE8KCJ KD8DFL KE8BFA KD8OBA W8KFW
W8AHC K8CAV W8HFZ KB8TUY W8KNO KD8EPF K3GP
WA8UWV KD8ERY

Dinner Menu: Rigatoni; Fried Chicken; Parsley Potatoes; Green Beans; Rolls & Butter. Bottled water will be available (no charge); soft drinks may be available (no extra charge).

Please note that to have dinner with us you must be on the dinner registration list. Those on this list will be served first. PCARS members (and paid guests) not registered for dinner may be served after registered members have eaten (if extra food is still available).

Tony WA8AR, Field Day Chairman

PR POTA

Mega POTA Puerto Rico 2024 takes place Sunday May 26th.

What is Mega Pota?
23 clubs will activate 23 national parks in Puerto Rico. Mega Pota (Parks on the Air) is an event that celebrates amateur radio in natural environments, promoting operation from national parks and other protected areas.

Fun for all the POTA people !!

Details can

be found at: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/mega-pota-puerto-rico-2024.915183/