PCARS (K8BF)

Based on monitoring for the past several days I’m going to stick with 3.8975 MHz +/- QRM, LSB, for this evening’s Flex Net. If that spot is occupied, tune around this frequency to find us.

73, Rick K8CAV

Please join us for the PCARS Monthly Meeting Monday February 10th at the American Legion post 496 located at 1945 Mogadore Rd. Kent, OH 44240. The meeting starts at 7:00PM sharp!

Our speaker, who will be at our meeting this month, is Bret Stemen KD8SCL. He will be discussing plans for restarting ARES in Portage County. It is something we have talked about for a long time and I am sure he has a plan for the restart.

You can review the January meeting minutes using the following link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12xQ73_d570b9__35v3IOCe5uvZQ0uEdG/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.

Looking forward to seeing you,

Topic: February Monthly Meeting

Time: Feb 10, 2025 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/92758301031?pwd=GbNi000k5IOWPT1cZ3Jba6OSEkh9vd.1

Meeting ID: 927 5830 1031

Passcode: 156900

Attn All you Winter hardy QRP Ops:

On Saturday, Feb. 15, we will once again venture out to Fred Fuller Park in Kent and congregate in the Roy Smith Shelter House to hold our Yearly QRP event…namely FREEZE YOUR ACORNS OFF.

This will be our 20th year doing this so let’s make it a real BIG FUN event. Come prepared to brave whatever Mother Nature throws at us. Make sure that your portable stations are set to handle snow, ice, wind, and frozen acorns.

And don’t forget, there is that other contest within the event. The Best Recipe Cookoff. Those of you who may not be braving the elements, will want to bring something scrumptious to eat. We will have “impartial” judges to grade your offerings. Soup, stew, chili, Mac & Cheese, or something we haven’t seen before. Again, let’s simply get together and have some fun.

Festivities start with set up at 9AM and the contest will begin at 10AM and go until 3PM. I’m hoping to see many of you there. I will keep reminding you as we get closer to the date.

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73 – Chuck W8PT

Hi everyone!

The monthly PCARS POTA SIG meeting will be held at PCARS World Headquarters on Tuesday 2/11/2025 at 7:00pm.

We will be discussing our fantastic Winter POTA event at Wingfoot Lake SP, and our plans for a spring POTA event.

Please join us in Ravenna, or on Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/96687118167?pwd=M40XjSbLcaP4Ui3KNWNGGDBc9DF6qR.1

Meeting ID: 966 8711 8167

Passcode: 183655

73 de W8NET Miles “Gene” Marsh

If you are interested in Skywarn training, please see the notice below. I recommend all ham radio operators attend one of these session.

The Portage County EMA will be hosting a Skywarn Spotter Training course on

                      Wednesday, March 5th, 2025.

            Training is free and will be held from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

                   At the Portage County EMA/EOC

                 2978 SR 59 in Ravenna Ohio 44266

               Registration is required and can be found at

     https://weather.gov/cle/SKYWARN and follow the Skywarn Schedule link.

Thanks go out to Gregg Gary WB8YYS for providing this information.

Jim, AC8NT