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Be sure and check out our NEWSLETTER PAGE for all the current PCARS news and events coming up, as well as an archive of all past newsletters.

Current Issue:

Issue 36: January 2009 NEWSLETTER: PCARS-Jan2009.pdf

The Next PCARS Meeting -- January 12, 2009

Mark your calendar for the January 12th, 2009 PCARS meeting where Chuck, W8PT, will be giving us a presentation on contesting.

4112 State Rte. 43
Brimfield, OH 44240

Telephone: 1-330-677-5177

On the calendar for upcoming meeting topics and activities are:

o January 12^th meeting – Chuck, W8PT, Contesting

o January 24^th activity – Tom, KB8UUZ, Coax and Connectors

o February 9^th meeting – Jim, KC8PD, et al., Ham Radio Deluxe

o February 21^st – Freeze Your Acorns Off¸ Roy Smith Shelter House, Fred Fuller Park, Kent

o March 9^th meeting – HF Antennas Roundtable (tentative)

o March 21^st activity – Jim, KC8PD, J-Pole Antenna Kits

o April 13^th meeting – Bill Weisinger, WB8UAH, Low Power Commercial FM

o April 25^th activity – G5RV Antenna Workshop (tentative)

o May 11^th meeting – Dick Pascoe, G0BPS, President, QRPARCI

o May activity – Antenna Day (date TBS)

o June 8^th meeting – Nancy Rabel Hall, KC4IYD, NASA researcher, 2008 Alan Severson Award winner

o June 27^th-28^th – FIELD DAY!

New 2009 PCARS Officers

More: Officers Page

New Membership Application:

Download PCARS-MembershipApp-14Jan08.pdf 37KB Adobe PDF Format

Emcomm: Portage County RACES
from January 2008 by Jim Aylward, KC8PD

Click Here for more Information

PCARS VE Test Sessions

PCARS VE sessions are scheduled for the first Saturday of every other even numbered month.

2009

Feb 7 | Apr 4 | Jun 6
Aug 1 | Oct 3 | Dec 5

VE sessions for Technician, General & Amateur Extra start at 10 am at the Center of Hope: 1034 West Main St. in Ravenna.

Walk-ins are always welcome.

Please bring your original license, a copy of your license, your FRN number if you are already licensed or registered with the FCC (or your SSN number if you're not registered), your original CSCE, a copy of your CSCE, a photo ID, and a check for $15.00 made out to "ARRL-VEC"

We look forward to seeing you there!!!!!

Jim, KC8PD
PCARS VE Coordinator

2009 Dayton Hamvention® Countdown:

The 2009 Hamvention will be May 15, 16 and 17, 2009.
Hara Arena
Trotwood, Ohio

http://www.hamvention.org/

http://www.tricountytraffic.net/

Tri-County Traffic Training Net Schedule:
Sunday, Tuesday, Friday
9:30pm Local Time
147.015 (+) No PL Tone

Alternate frequency 146.85(-) will be used during Skywarn weather operations on 147.015, or when the primary frequency becomes unavailable.

PCARS GROUP on YAHOO!

A group has been added at the suggestion of our membership. The Yahoo Group PCARS is a way for PCARS members and others to interact, share files and group messages with each other. Join today!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCARS/

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PCARS Shirts are available from:

You must mention the PCARS logo in order to get it.
They can reference previous orders from WB8LCD, KC8PD, KB8UUZ.

http://www.callsignwear.com/

To contact any PCARS officer or member, send an e-mail to
member or club officer call sign@portcars.org