Hi Everyone

Please join Rick K8CAV for the Thursday night 2 meter net on the PCARS 146.895 repeater at 8:00 pm. The repeater has a neg offset and a PL tone of 118.8. Also the ECHO link node K8BF-L . So let’s give Rick a good showing. Tune in for club updates and the latest local amateur news

Feel free to pass this along to your friends, everyone is welcomed . Hope to hear you on the net,

73’s from

Greg KA8TOA NCC

PCARS Members:

Just another reminder:

Chuck – W8PT is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Host PCARS DX/Contest SIG

Time: Feb 23, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 871 3624 2530

Passcode: 022422

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73 – Chuck W8PT

Hello PCARS,

The March PCARS newsletter “The RADIOGRAM” is in the works and could use some inputs from YOU.

Deadline for inputs is Friday – February 26th th at 8pm local.

Please, try to get your inputs in before the last minute. The earlier, the better. And, don’t forget the in-focus, large format, photos as well.

Send your inputs in .TXT format to KB8UUZ@gmail.com

73 and I hope to hear from you soon,

Parky, KB8UUZ

PCARS Newsletter Editor

Just wanted to let everyone know that there will be an Auction of Ham and Antique Radio equipment tomorrow, Feb 21, in Youngstown, Ohio. The equipment is from the collection of Tim Yeany, W3BVG. There are pictures of equipment and stuff (all?) being auctioned on the auctioneer’s website (shown below). The auction starts at 1 PM, directions and a map are also on the website. I do not know anything about the equipment other than what I see online.

Information and Location:

Anglin Auction Service

2431 Youngstown Hubbard Rd.

Youngstown, Ohio 44505

Tony

PCARS Members:

Chuck – W8PT is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Host PCARS DX/Contest SIG

Time: Feb 23, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 871 3624 2530

Passcode: 022422

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73 – Chuck W8PT

Our friends over at The Massillon Amateur Radio Club (MARC) are sponsoring a license class for both the Tech and General class.

Classes start on Friday, February 19th at 7:30 PM. Students must purchase the ARRL License Manual. Each class will run for 2 hours and will be held at the R.G. Klein Museum in Downtown Massillon at the corner of Erie and Federal Avenue. Parking is available at the rear of the building.

They still have space for about 6 students.

Contact Terry Russ, N8ATZ for additional details or to sign up.

Hi Everyone

Please join us at 8:00 PM local time for the PCARS Net, on the 146.895 repeater with a neg offset and a PL tone of 118.8. Also the K8BF-L EchoLink node for contacts from around the world.

Our own Andrew KE8BWA will be hosting . Please help him reach 25 check ins. He will be using the club call K8BF

Please stay safe and warm. Till then 73’s from

Greg KA8TOA NCC

Hi Everyone

Yes it is that time again for the PCARS Net night at 8:00 pm local time on the 146.895 repeater. You can find us with a neg offset and a PL tone of 118.8 and echo link node K8BF-L . Please join Tom WB8LCD as he wows us with great information and club activities and of course the rest of us. Hope to hear you on the net.

Please remember if you are using EchoLink to use the K8BF-L node. The K8SRR node is no longer operational.

Please stay safe and warm. Till then 73’s from

Greg KA8TOA NCC

Apologies to all who attended our last virtual meeting of the Digital Special Interest Group on Tuesday February 2^nd. In attempting to hold the meeting both on-the-air and on Zoom simultaneously I shortchanged those who attended on-the-air, though not by design. The lesson learned is that going forward it will be one or the other formats, not both. During future Zoom sessions I will monitor the repeater in the event a member is having difficulty checking into a Zoom session.

There was also an issue on Zoom of some people not being able to get into the Zoom meeting using the link by itself that was sent in the QST e-mail. One of the members said that you also need to provide the access code that’s in the notification. While I’ve used Zoom as a client for the past year, I’m new at hosting Zoom meetings so I will try and get clarification on how exactly to use the link and access codes I publish prior to our next Zoom meeting.

Again, I apologize for the less than stellar experience and hope to have everything corrected for our next meeting.

73, Rick K8CAV

The next PCARS meeting will be held Monday, February 8th at American Legion Post 496 on Mogadore Rd in Kent. We will once again be in the Underwood Hall, so we’ll have plenty of room for “social distancing.” The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM sharp!

For anyone not attending in-person, I hope you’ll join us via Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting:

This month’s meeting features Robb Zarges K2MZ from the Long Island CW Club as our guest speaker. He will be presenting via Zoom, and his topic is teaching kids Morse code.

DON’T FORGET! Purchase your 50/50 tickets on the PCARS Website – you don’t have to be present to win – everyone is eligible. Just look for the PAYPAL Button marked 50/50 tickets.

Nick AC8QG

PCARS President