PCARS (K8BF)

Welcome to PCARS

Jan 15

Posted by wb8lcd in News

PCARS puts the FUN in Ham Radio!

Check us out at our local meeting and see how much fun we’re having in person! In addition to our monthly meeting, we try to have at least one activity each month—another good opportunity to check us out. If you think we look like we’re having FUN, then the next step is to join us.   We’ve got members as far away as California and we welcome all Hams as part of our group.

In addition to having fun, we have made friendships with other Amateur operators, and have spread the message about what Ham radio is all about to our communities. Read the rest of this entry »

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New PCARS Members

Dec 4

Posted by k8srr in News

Welcome to the latest members of PCARS!

Michael KD8VWY Kent, OH
Jim WA8OSS Stow, OH

If you meet these people on the street, in a meeting, or on the air, be sure to say Hi and introduce yourself. Let’s make our new members feel welcome!

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Birthdays this Month

Dec 1

Posted by k8srr in News

Ed K8IV Bruce KA8SWC Greg KA8TOA
Terry KB8AMZ John KB8UHN Jim KC8PD
Errol KC8RJR Richard KC8TZU John KD8EPE
Ryan KD8FPP Jenna KD8GHA Tim KD8ICP
Michael KD8LLN Christopher KD8QDZ Amy KD8SKL
Arlene n/a Deron N8XTH David WA8GCF
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Antenna Special Interest Group Is Coming Up

Dec 10

Posted by KD8MQ in Club Activities

Each Tuesday evening the PCARS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) meet at our club site(705 Oakwood Street in Ravenna ).

The meetings begin at 7:00 pm, and are open to all PCARS members.

The next scheduled SIG meeting is the Antenna SIG, which meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, and is moderated by Tony, WA8AR email.
If you are considering building a new antenna/antenna system at your QTH please feel free to stop in and discuss your plans with the group! As always, the floor will be open for discussion of any antenna topic by members attending the meeting.

If you have any questions about a particular group, contact the moderator, using the e-mail link below. Or, if you have a suggestion for any other group that you would like to get started (satellites, D-STAR, EME, you name it) send a note to Tom, WB8LCD email.

Here is the current schedule for SIG meetings, along with the moderator contact info for each:

  • First Tuesday of the month: Digital Modes (Rick, K8CAV email)
  • Second Tuesday of the month: QRP/CW (WA2DFC email /WB8LCD email)
  • Third Tuesday of the month: Antennas (Tony, WA8AR email)
  • Fourth Tuesday of the month: DX/Contesting (Chuck, W8PT email / Joe, W8KNO)
  • Fifth Tuesday of the month:Linux for Hams (Terry, KB8AMZ email/Mike, KB8TUY email)

For More information on any of these Special Interest Groups, Click Here.

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CW / QRP SIG

Dec 10

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

Tonight at 7:00PM at the clubsite.
Discussion will be Upcoming Freeze Your Acorns Off event.
Tom wb8lcd

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Tuesday Night Digital Net

Dec 10

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

PCARS will be holding its semimonthly digital net on Tueasday December 10th at 7:30 PM on the K8IV 146.895 repeater, 110.9 PL (Rootstown) 118.7 PL (Kent). Whether you’re new to digital and wanting to learn the ins and outs or a seasoned digital veteran, make plans to check in. We’ll be sending and receiving messages and traffic in a variety of digital modes and if there’s one we don’t use that you’d like to try out just let the NCS know. Two popular software packages, both free are fldigi and the associated NBEMS suite of programs and EasyPal for digital slow scan TV. The download page for fldigi can be found at http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html and the download page for EasyPal can be found at http://www.kc1cs.com/ so make plans to check in and join the fun!
 
73, Rick K8CAV 

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What to do tonight

Dec 9

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

It's a blustery, grey, NE Ohio kind of day.  Lift your spirits – come out and spend the evening with us at the PCARS annual Christmas meeting.  7:00PM at Stringz & Wingz.
Hope to see you there!
73,
Tom wb8lcd

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DX / Contest SIG

Dec 7

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

For those of you who attend the DX/Contest SIG, we will not be meeting this month since the fourth Tuesday falls on Christmas eve.  So we will see you in January. Have a very Merry Christmas and if we don't touch base beforehand, have a very safe New Year's.

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 73 – Chuck Patellis  W8PT

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HamRadioNow – latest episodes

Dec 6

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

http://hamradionow.tv/
HAMRADIONOW.tv
Episode 107: KICKSTARTING Orlando/Dayton
Episode 108: Last Ham… Still Standing

First, when you stop by the web site, you’ll see A Ham’s Night Before Christmas (the movie) greeting you. It’s quite possibly the shortest thing we’ll ever do, so take a minute to get in the spirit.

Next, we’re looking forward to the Orlando and Dayton hamfests, and realizing that we can’t afford to go! Not as a show, anyway. So in Episode 107, you’ll see Jeff and me record a pitch to use for KICKSTARTER. I finished the application today, and we’ll see if it’s approved in a few days.

Then we turn our attention to some things that George W5JDX missed in his Smoke and Solder segment on Power Poles on last week’s Ham Nation. We never miss anything, so we feel justified in filling in George’s gaps!

Episode 108 is our review of Mike Baxter (Tim Allen) KA0XTT’s mostly coherent rant about Ham Radio on the Thanksgiving episode of Last Man Standing. If you missed it, you can catch up on the ABC TV web site.

73, Gary KN4AQ

Yahoo Group for HamRadioNow

A reminder that we’ve launched a Yahoo Group for discussion of HamRadioNow episodes and the show in general. You’re welcome to post comments here on QRZ.com, or course, but we’re hoping to make the Yahoo Group a central point to interact with viewers.

watch this episode on the HamRadioNow.tv web page

HamRadioNow is supported by viewer contributions
If you enjoy the programs, visit www.HamRadioNow.tv and “click the pig”


http://hamradionow.tv/

THANK YOU to all our contributors!

–

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Cary, NC 27513
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SKYWARN Recognition day

Dec 5

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

You can go to this site for more information on SKYWARN Recognition day 2013, Saturday  December 7.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio/

Mike   KD8FLZ

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Get Ready for the PCARS Christmas Party

Dec 5

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

The PCARS Christmas Party is this coming Monday – December 9, 2013 at Stringz & Wingz.  The official meeting starts at 7:00PM.  I would suggest arriving early if you plan to have dinner there.  Following is what Bill – WB9LBI – sent out earlier with all the complete details.  I hope to see you there!

Tom  wb8lcd

Our Annual PCARS Christmas
Party is right around the corner on
December 9. Time to make your plans! Bring your spouse!  Bring the kids! Our venue again this year is Stringz & Wingz in Streetsboro.

Santa Claus
himself will be appearing live to assist with the World Famous PCARS gift
exchange. Here’s how it works:

  • Wrap up a gift suitable for a man, woman, or ham
    (i.e., a gift directly related to ham radio).
  •  Address your gift to Man, Woman, or Ham.  Under from, write it your own callsign. This
    way, the Man, Woman, or Ham, will know who to thank or blame for your     generous
    contribution.
  •  
    Price ceiling: $15 for all gifts·         

        Trade your gift for a
ticket at the door. You must have a ticket for Santa to call your name at the
party. Everyone else gets coal in their stocking.

Use your imagination to see how far you can make that gift
budget stretch! For example, $15 will get you
  • ·        
    15 helium balloons (have fun wrapping them)
  • ·        
    A year’s supply of duct tape ($3.27/roll), in a
    rainbow of colors (Definitely a Ham gift)
  • ·        
    2 jars of peanut butter, 2 jars of jelly, 2
    loaves of bread. This constitutes a complete menu for your next 24-hour radio
    contest.
  • ·        
    15 Bags of candy (Dentist bill compensation not
    included).
  • ·        
    The Duck Dynasty Christmas video

As if all this weren’t enough, Tom WB8LCD will be making a surprise presentation at the December
meeting. Tom will attempt to explain to the non-ham audience the reasons that
electricity and Radio are so fascinating to us as hams, with a little bit of
history. Shh!  Don’t tell him we told you.

Have a Happy Holiday season, and I hope to see you and your
family at our Christmas Party on December 9.

73 de Bill WB9LBI

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ARES invite

Dec 5

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

Hello everyone,

Please join us tonight at 7:00pm for the ARES of Portage County
bi-weekly training net. All are welcome and we hope to hear you check
in. The repeater frequency is 146.895 with pl tones of 110.9 and 118.8.

73,

Mike DiCarro, KD8FLZ 

EC Portage County, District 5

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Special February PCARS Meeting

Dec 4

Posted by Hops the Squirrel in News

Hello!
Attached is a flier for the special PCARS meeting we will have in February.  Since this is something out of the ordinary, I'd like to encourage you to invite any and all of your ham friends to join us for this special presentation.  After all, we have room!  So, if you've got any ham friends, PCARS members or not, please invite them to this presentation!  Also, if you belong to any other ham clubs, please forward this to them for their newsletter or email blast.  By the way, as a PCARS member, this is one you don't want to miss!

Everyone is welcome at the PCARS meeting!
73,
Tom wb8lcd

pdf icon10Feb2014-PCARS.pdf

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